Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01187:reg:9:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01187
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 7/11)
Character Range: 44764–48774

Acronym  Description                                    Acronym  Description
ACN      Australian Company Number                      HDR      Higher Degree by Research
ARC      Australian Research Council                    HECS     Higher Education Contribution Scheme
ARC Act  Australian Research Council Act 2001           HELP     Higher Education Loan Program
CEO      Chief Executive Officer                        IFP      Industry Fellowships Program
CGRGs    Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017  IP       Intellectual Property
CI       Chief Investigator                             ITRP     Industrial Transformation Research Program
FTE      Full Time Equivalent                           NCGP     National Competitive Grants Program
FOI Act  Freedom of Information Act                     PDRA     Postdoctoral Research Associate
GST      Goods and Services Tax                         PGR      Postgraduate Researcher
                                                        RMS      Research Management System

Definitions
Term                                    Definition
active project                          a project receiving funding under an existing Funding Agreement or grant agreement, with carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to the project end date.
academic level                          The system of academic titles and ranks in Australia (although titles may differ between institutions):
                                               * Level A — Tutor/Associate Lecturer/Research Associate
                                               * Level B — Lecturer/Research Fellow
                                               * Level C — Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow
                                               * Level D — Associate Professor
                                               * Level E — Professor.
Administering Organisation              an Eligible Organisation which submits a grant application and which will be responsible for the administration of the grant if it is approved for funding.
applicant                               the Administering Organisation.
application                             a request for funding under an ARC grant program submitted by an Administering Organisation through RMS. It specifies the proposed grant activity and administrative information required to determine eligibility.
ARC College of Experts                  the experts of international standing appointed to assist the ARC identify research excellence, moderate assessments and advise the ARC CEO on applications. Members are drawn from the Australian research community as specialist and generalist experts in their fields. Membership is published on the ARC website.
ARC Fellowship                          a named Fellowship position with a salary funded wholly or partly by the ARC.
assessment criteria                     the principles or standards, against which applications will be considered. These criteria are used to assess the merits of applications and, in the case of a competitive grant opportunity, to determine application rankings.
Australian Government priority areas    priority research areas of the Australian Government, including the Science and Research Priorities
bench fees                              fees an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. For example, infrastructure could include an office or laboratory space or non-specialised equipment.
cash contribution                       the cash from a partner organisation transferred to and managed by the Administering Organisation.
controlled entity                       an entity that is subject to the control of another entity. An entity has the capacity to control a second entity if the first entity has the capacity to determine the outcome of decisions about the second entity's decisions and policy making.
date of effect