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Laureate Fellowships

The Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme reflects the Commonwealth’s commitment to support excellence in research by attracting world-class researchers and research leaders to key positions, and creating new rewards and incentives for the application of their talents in Australia.

Open to applications from outstanding researchers of international repute, the Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme encourages proposals involving Australian and international researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with Project Funding in addition to a salary supplement and salary-related (on-cost) support.

For funding commencing in 2012, up to 17 Australian Laureate Fellowships may be awarded, with up to two of these fellowships allocated to exceptional female researchers who will also undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research. Preference will be given to researchers who will play a significant, sustained leadership and mentoring role in building Australia's internationally competitive research capacity.

For an overview of the scheme please refer to the ARC website.

Enquiries should be directed via email to Judy Alexander or telephone ext 18859.

2012 Documents

Closing Dates

  • Draft applications due to Research Office Monday 21 November 2011 (email pdf to Rhiannon Campbell)
  • Final application due to Research Office Monday 5 December 2011
  • ARC submission Wednesday 14 December 2011

RMS and GAMS Access

All new applications for ARC grants need to be prepared in the ARC's RMS system. Final reports need to be completed and submitted in GAMS. To access either RMS or GAMS follow the instructions on the ARC web site. For assistance on using RMS/GAMS please contact Neroli Finlay on extension 15353.

Click here on 'How to set up an RMS Account and create a Partner Organisation"

Using RMS

The RMS system is best supported using these browsers in order of preference:

  1. Firefox 3.0
  2. Internet Explorer7
  3. Alternatively, Internet Explorer6 can be used if Adobe Flash Player10 ActiveX is installed. To install Flash Player, go to http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html.
    NB: This is not a self-extracting file. It has to be downloaded, unzipped, find the folder, find the file, unzip again and install.

Tools for Completing Your Application

Please note: The ARC used to warrant confidentiality.  Now the Funding Rules state " the ARC gives no undertaking to keep confidential any information provided in the Proposal except where required by law". Due to this change it is now recommended that the researcher submitting a research project with potential IP which could be patented/exploited or involves an Industry Partner which requires confidentiality should insert the following sentence at the start of the project Description within their application:

"The following project is disclosed to the ARC in confidence for the purpose only of applying for ARC Funding."

 

  1. Validate and Local Submit the application in RMS.
  2. In RMS generate a PDF copy of the application.
  3. Email research-grants@newcastle.edu.au advising application submitted in RMS.
  4. Deliver to the Research Office the ARC Certification and Clearances form. This form must be signed by the applicants and their respective Heads of Schools.  Your application will not be submitted until the signed copy has been received.

Please also refer to to the FAQ document under ARC Discovery Project Applications

  • ARC Reporting

If you have a current ARC grant, please see the reporting requirements at the ARC Reporting page