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Industry Fellowships Program (IFP) Grant Guidelines (2024 edition)

Early Career Industry Fellowships
Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
Industry Laureate Fellowships

Opening date:               Available on GrantConnect
Closing date and time:      Available on GrantConnect
Commonwealth policy entity  Australian Research Council
Enquiries:                  Researchers are required to direct requests for information to the Research Office within the Administering Organisation.
                            ARC Contacts are on the ARC website.
Date guidelines released:
Type of grant opportunity:  Restricted competitive

Australian Research Council Act 2001
I, Jason Clare, Minister for Education, having satisfied myself of the matters set out in section 58 of the Australian Research Council Act 2001, approve these grant guidelines under section 59 of that Act.

Dated
29 July 2024

Jason Clare
Minister for Education

Contents
1 Linkage Program: Industry Fellowships Program processes...............4
2 About the Linkage Program........................................5
3 Grant amount and period..........................................6
4 Eligibility criteria................................................7
5 What the grant money can be used for................................8
What grant funds can be used for.....................................8
What grant funds cannot be used for...................................9
6 How to apply...................................................10
Application process..............................................10
Timing of the grant opportunities.....................................10
7 The grant selection process.......................................10
Eligibility and assessment..........................................10
National Interest Test Statement.....................................10
Who will approve grants?..........................................11
Requests not to assess process.....................................11
Rejoinder process...............................................11
8 Successful grant applications.....................................11
Advice and Announcement.........................................11
Grant Agreements...............................................12
Responsibilities.................................................12
Specific research policies and practices................................13
Monitoring and Reporting..........................................14
9 Probity.......................................................14
Appeals process................................................14
Conflicts of interest...............................................14
Privacy and protection of personal information...........................15
Confidential information...........................................15
Freedom of information............................................15
Part A Early Career Industry Fellowships...............................16
Part B Mid-Career Industry Fellowships................................18
Part C Industry Laureate Fellowships..................................20
Appendix A: Glossary...............................................22
Appendix B: Eligible Organisations....................................26

   1         Linkage Program: Industry Fellowships Program processes

The Linkage Program supports the Australian Government's objectives for research and innovation.
This grant program contributes to the ARC's Outcome 1, which is to grow knowledge and innovation through managing research grants, measuring research excellence and providing advice. The Early Career Industry Fellowship, Mid-Career Industry Fellowship and Industry Laureate Fellowship grants are funded within the Linkage Program.
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The grant opportunity opens.
We (the ARC) publish the grant guidelines and advertise on GrantConnect.
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You (the Administering Organisation) complete and submit an application.
You work with Industry Partners to complete an application on the ARC's Research Management System (RMS), addressing eligibility and the assessment criteria.
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We manage the assessment of all applications.
We manage the assessment of applications against eligibility criteria and assessment criteria.
Your application may be assigned to Detailed Assessors to undertake in-depth assessments. You will have an opportunity to respond to any Detailed Assessor's written comments through a rejoinder.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) members will then assess Your application, consider any Detailed Assessors' ratings and comments and Your rejoinder and assign a final score.
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We make grant recommendations.
The Selection Advisory Committee considers applications