ARC Linkage Projects

Required Monash Research Office (MRO) Documents

• Certification proforma (doc 50kb)- signed by ALL named participants and their Head of Department (CI/APDI), or Employer (PIs)
  
  
• MRO Cover Sheet - signed by the Head of Department and the Associate Dean Research
  
  
• Obtain ALL required signatures and submit one copy of the above documents to the MRO at the time you submit your draft application
  
  
• NOTE: Signed copies of the the ARC certification form and the MRO Coversheet must be received by the MRO prior to submission of your proposal to the ARC
  
  

Download and read the scheme-specific documents

• Funding Rules (pdf 376kb)
  Updated April 2011
  
• Instructions to Applicants (pdf 919kb)
  
  
  
• FAQs (pdf 169kb)
  
  
• Draft Funding Agreement (TBA)
  
  

Attend relevant information sessions & subscribe to information updates

• Check out the MRO's main event calendar, to see what sessions are coming up
  
  
• Subscribe to LP Email List to receive up-to-date LP information from the MRO
  
  

Special Requests

• Eligibility Exemption Request – considered only under the following circumstances:
  
  
  • Type 1 - when the APDI Fellowship candidate does not meet the eligibility criteria (rtf 535kb)
    
    
  • Type 2 - when the Partner Organisation does not meet the Minimum Cash Contribution requirement (pdf 42kb)
    
    
• Request Not to Assess (rtf 302kb) – for the exclusion of particular individuals as assessors of your Proposal (due 17 November 2010)
  
  

Prepare draft application in RMS, using these resources to assist you

Tips and Guidance

• Guidance Sheets for each section of the application are available here
  
• Tips for RMS (MRO information)
  
  
• FOR and SEO Classification Codes - overview | Classifications Correspondence Tables (xls 644kb)

Research Environment

• Monash University Research Strengths (pdf 94kb)

Part G

• Partner Organisation letter template (doc 38kb - Updated 21/09/2011)

Part H

• Research Support table template (doc 28kb)
  
  

Resources for Budget calculations (Monash only)

• LP12 Budget Calculator (Excel 2007 (xlsm); Excel 2003 (xls)) [UPDATED 19-07-2011]
  
  
• Salary Scales (xls 99kb) [UPDATED 18-05-2011]
  
  
• Research Only Staff Classification
• Professional Staff Classifications (HEW)
  
  

Other Resources

• ATO Tax Ruling for Domestic & Overseas Travel - Tax Determination TD 2010/19 - web page version | (pdf 138kb)
  The PDF version is the authorised - and when completed - legally binding version of the document
  
  
• Useful Budget Links
  
  

Submit the draft application in RMS

• Review all components to ensure the information is complete.
  
  
• Work through each page of the RMS form and click 'save and continue' to update all fields - you must do this BEFORE you generate the PDF.
  
  
  • Caution: A green tick does not always mean the section is complete!
    
    
• Generate a PDF of the whole document.
  
  
• Submit to the MRO by clicking on 'Submit Proposal to Research Office'
  
  
• Notify the MRO by email (please include Project ID in Subject Heading) that your application is ready for review. Attach a fully signed scanned copy of the MRO coversheet.  The MRO will review your draft application and provide feedback
  

IMPORTANT: Draft submission is now electronic only. No need to submit a hard copy of your draft to the Monash Research Office. But your faculty may have different requirements, so please check with your Faculty Administrating Officer

Final Submission in RMS

• Please address the issues you received from the MRO, save the application and submit the final version in RMS, by clicking the 'Submit to Research Proposal to Research Office' button. Please Note: Final submission is electronic ONLY
  
  
• Notify the MRO by email (please include Project ID in Subject Heading) when you have submitted your FINAL application
  
  
• The MRO will perform a brief final check of your proposal (for ommissions) and will submit the final application to the ARC on your behalf by the closing date