Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975:reg:9:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 3/13)
Character Range: 39978–43409

holds a professional equivalent to a PhD which is relied upon as the relevant qualification, this must be certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent.

Assessment criteria
    A1.9       Your application must address all assessment criteria. We will assess Your application based on the weighting given to each criterion. The assessment criteria for the Early Career Industry Fellowship grant opportunity are:
       1. Investigator/Capability 35%
          * Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE), including a demonstrated track-record of high-quality research outputs appropriate to the discipline/s;
          * Demonstrated capability to undertake research projects in collaboration with industry and/or other research end-user groups; and
          * Alignment of the candidate's skills and experience to the project.
      b.         Project Quality and Innovation 35%
          * Contribution of the project to address an important gap in knowledge or significant problem identified by the Key Industry Partner;
          * Novelty and innovation of the project in the context of previous research in the area;
          * Cohesiveness and clarity of the project design and implementation plan (including the appropriateness of the aim(s), conceptual framework, method, data and/or analyses); and
          * The clear presence of the Key Industry Partner in the design, method and delivery of the research.
    If the project involves Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander research, additional criteria include:
          * The project's level of collaboration, engagement, relationship building and benefit sharing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and First Nations Organisations and Communities;
          * The project's strategy and mechanisms for Indigenous research capacity building within the project;
          * The project's adherence to the Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles (2018); and
          * The project's understanding of, and proposed strategies to adhere to, the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020) and NHMRC's guidelines on Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities (2018).
      c.         Feasibility and Strategic Alignment 15%
          * Strength of engagement between the candidate and the Key Industry Partner, including previous projects (where applicable), and interactions to date on the proposed project;
          * The extent to which all parties demonstrate a commitment to the success of the project, and to developing and expanding a collaborative relationship, including the necessary facilities, resources and development opportunities that the organisations will provide for the candidate; and
          * The feasibility of the research in terms of the project's design, participants, requested duration, required resources/facilities, risk management, and cost-effectiveness of the budget.
      d.         Benefit 15%
          * Delivery of actionable outcomes for the industry partner(s) and other research end-users;
          * New or advanced knowledge expected to result from the project;
          * Appropriateness, completeness and effectiveness of proposed pathways for short-, medium- or long-term adoption, translation, and/or commercialisation of the project outcomes, including IP management,