The Linkage Projects scheme supports collaborative research and development projects between higher education organisations and other organisations, including within industry, to enable the application of advanced knowledge to problems.
Discuss all aspects of the Proposal with your prospective Partner Organisation/s including the requirement to enter into a Research Agreement if the Proposal is successul.
It is critical that you read through the Funding Rules, Funding Agreement and Instructions to Applicants to understand the application process and requirements.
If you have an existing GAMS account click the Reset password link on the RMS login page and follow the prompts. You will be asked for a username, this is the same as your GAMS ID with all letters capitalised. Once you have entered a valid username you will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Follow the instructions in the email and you will be able to login.
If you do not have an existing GAMS account click the Request new account link on the RMS login page and follow the prompts. You will be asked to enter a RMS User Id; this is not a pre-existing ID, you are being asked to set your own username which you will use in future to log on to RMS. A username is not the same as a Person ID which is the unique identifier that RMS will create. Outcomes of your User Account request will be emailed to you.
Selecting Monash University as the 'Organisation that will administer this RMS account' will allow the Monash Research Office to view and edit details of that personnel account. PIs who are not affiliated with another Australian University, should select Monash University.
Note: ALL GAMS accounts have now been migrated to RMS.
Complete the application form in RMS
Please refer to the Instructions to Applicants (pdf 247kb, rtf 360kb) and the Tip Sheets below.
Partner Organisation Contributions: PO cash/inkind contributions spreadsheet - APAI-only (xls 60kb) PO cash/inkind contributions spreadsheet - less than 500k pa (xls 61kb)
Submit the form in RMS
- Review all components to ensure the information to be submitted is complete, and save each page once more; - Ensure all components are complete and valid (note: a green tick does not always mean the section is complete); and - Generate a PDF (whole Proposal document PDF)
To submit to the Monash Research Office please click on 'Submit Proposal to Research Office'.
Complete the ARC Certification Proforma
Obtain original signatures and submit one copy of the certification to the Monash Research Office with your draft application.
Note: You do NOT need to obtain a signature from the DVC(R). The Monash Research Office will arrange for this.
Complete the Monash Research Office Cover Sheet
Complete the Monash Research Office Application Cover Sheet (here). The form must be printed, signed by the relevant Head of School and Associate Dean (Research), and attached to your draft application.
Submit one full copy of the proposal to the Monash Research Office by 15 April 2009 (Round 1) or 21 October 2009 (Round 2) (revised 8 April 2009)
One copy of the proposal for review
Signed ARC Certification Proforma
Completed and signed Monash Research Office cover sheet
PO contributions spreadsheet (both hardcopy and email)
Final Submission
Following the review of your Proposal, you will be asked to provide the Monash Research Office with 1 hard copy of your final Proposal.
If you wish to request the exclusion of particular individuals as assessors of your Proposal you must complete and submit a Request Not to Assess form.
