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will have an opportunity to respond to any Detailed Assessors' written comments through a rejoinder.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC) members will then assess Your EOI application, consider any Detailed Assessors' ratings and comments and Your rejoinder.
The SAC will collectively consider all EOI applications and recommend a shortlist of EOI applications to be invited to submit a full application.
The recommended shortlist and advice on any due diligence matters is submitted to the ARC Accountable Authority for decision on invitation to full application.
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We notify You of the shortlist result.
You will be advised of whether or not your EOI application has been shortlisted on RMS.
If Your EOI application has been shortlisted, We invite You to submit a full application.
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Stage 2
If invited, You complete and submit a full application.
You will complete a full application on RMS.
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We manage the assessment of full applications.
We manage the assessment of full applications against eligibility criteria and assessment criteria.
Your full application may be assigned to Detailed Assessors to undertake in-depth assessments. You will have an opportunity to respond to any Detailed Assessors' written comments through a rejoinder. SAC members will then assess Your full application, consider any Detailed Assessors' ratings and comments and Your rejoinder and assign a final score.
The SAC will consider all full applications and may recommend a shortlist of full applications to be invited to participate in an interview. You will be advised if your full application is not shortlisted on RMS.
The SAC will undertake interviews with You and other people associated with the full application.
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We make grant recommendations.
When all interviews are completed, the SAC considers all shortlisted full applications, and recommends those to be funded, including the level and duration of funding for each Centre, to the ARC Accountable Authority.
The ARC Accountable Authority then makes an assessment and recommendation to the Minister.
In making recommendations to the Minister, the ARC Accountable Authority considers the SAC's advice, alignment with Australian Government priorities and any other due diligence matters. The ARC Accountable Authority may also consider advice from other Commonwealth agencies in their recommendations.
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Grant decisions are made.
The Minister decides which full applications are approved, and the level of funding and duration of funding for each approved Centre. If the Minister decides not to fund a project for reasons relevant to security, defence or international relations of Australia, the Minister must notify the ARC Accountable Authority, advise the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and take any other steps required under the ARC Act.
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We notify You of the outcome.
We advise You if Your application was successful or not through RMS.
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