Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975:reg:9:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 11/13)
Character Range: 66148–69667

the Australian Qualifications Framework Second Edition January 2013.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA)                a postdoctoral research associate funded by the Commonwealth through the Administering Organisation, who will be employed on the project.
Postgraduate Researcher (PGR)                         a postgraduate research student funded by the Commonwealth through the Administering Organisation, who will undertake a Higher Degree by Research through the project.
project                                               an application approved by the ARC Accountable Authority to receive funding from the ARC through an application.
project activity period                               the period during which a project receives funding according to the original grant offer, has carryover funds approved by the ARC, or an approved variation to its end date. During this period, the project an 'active project'.
project end date                                      the expected date by which project activity will be completed and all grant funding has been spent.
recipient                                             an individual or organisation who has received grant funding from the ARC.
research                                               the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understanding. This could include new and creative synthesis and analysis of previous research. This definition is consistent with OECD definitions of 'creative and systematic work undertaken … to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge.'

                                                       OECD (2015), Frascati Manual 2015: Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development (p.378).

research infrastructure                                the assets, facilities, services, and coordinated access to major national and/or international research facilities or consortia which directly support research in higher education organisations and more broadly, and which allow researchers to undertake research and deliver innovative outcomes.

Research Office                                       a business unit within an Eligible Organisation responsible for contact with the ARC on its applications and projects.
Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE)  an ARC policy framework used to consider and assess the quality and research excellence of a named participant within the context of the participant's career and life experiences. One key element is that the assessment process takes into account the quality rather than simply the volume or size of the research contribution.
Selection Advisory Committee (SAC)                    a group of experts from academia and industry appointed to assist the ARC to evaluate applications and to provide a recommendation for funding to the ARC Accountable Authority. A SAC may be drawn from the ARC College of Experts.
Special Condition                                     a condition specified in a grant offer which governs the use of ARC funding.
value for money                                       'value for money' is a judgement based on the application representing an efficient, effective, economical and ethical use of public resources determined from a variety of considerations: merit of the