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2         About the program

2.1.         The Industry Fellowships Program (IFP) is funded under the ARC's Linkage Program. The Linkage Program is one of two ARC National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) Programs which promotes national and international research partnerships between researchers and business, industry, community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies. Information about the Linkage Program is on the ARC website.
2.2.         The primary goal of the IFP is to create a pathway to support academic researchers in establishing careers in industry, and industry-based researchers to work in university settings, with the aim of increased two-way mobility and skill-building in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation. The Schemes will also drive research collaboration, translation and commercialisation outcomes across a range of industry settings.​
2.3.         There are three levels in the IFP. All levels seek to:
           * develop a strong pipeline of researchers in Australia with capabilities in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation;
           * open up and maintain a diversity of career pathways traversing university and industry settings;
           * increase strategic engagement and alignment between universities and industry;
           * contribute to the solving of industry-identified challenges and opportunities; and
           * create commercial, economic and other benefits for Australia through enhanced translation and commercialisation, including the development of start-up companies.
2.4.         Specific aims at each of the levels are:
Early Career Industry Fellowships     * develop the industry collaboration skills of early career researchers;
                                      * support early career researchers to achieve translatable and/or commercialisable outcomes.
                                      * strengthen the industry collaboration skills of mid-career researchers
Mid-Career Industry Fellowships       * encourage uptake of a wider range of career options for established researchers; and
                                      * supervise and develop future research and nurture their development of collaboration, commercialisation and translation skills; and
                                      * deliver significant, actionable outcomes for industry partners and end-users.
                                      * provide leadership in the development of high quality and impactful collaborations between university and industry personnel;
Industry Laureate Fellowships         * fund significant programs of research that deliver step-changes across a variety of industry settings;
                                      * provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary mentorship to nurture the development of collaboration, commercialisation and translation skills among early career researchers and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students; and
                                      * attract and retain, within Australia, outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation with demonstrated capacity for collaboration, commercialisation and/or translation.