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ARC Future Fellowships – FT17UQR&I Information Session

Nicole Thompson - Director, Research Management Office, UQR&IKate Hellings - A/Manager, Sponsored Research (Fellowships), UQR&IProf Brad Sherman – ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, School of Law

26 October 2016


Agenda

• UQ Performance in ARC Future Fellowships• ARC Future Fellowships (FT) Scheme Overview:

o Objectives & Criteriao Funding Rules o Key Section Tips

• Writing Your Strategic Statement• FT17 Application Process• Q&A


UQ Performance in Future Fellowships

Go8 – Future Fellowships – Awards (including national rankings) 2009 - 2015

Go8 University

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Totals

Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Rank

Adelaide 5 8 8 9 10 11 1 52 8ANU 21 25 26 16 14 16 5 123 3Melbourne 25 17 17 18 27 22 6 132 1Monash 11 17 21 18 18 10 8 103 5New South Wales 15 14 15 19 14 10 1 88 6

Queensland 16 31 21 19 22 16 5 130 2

Sydney 17 21 17 22 11 13 3 104 4Western Australia 10 8 14 6 11 4 2 55 7

National 200 200 203 209 201 150 50

…..awaiting 2016 Future Fellowship outcomes!


FT Scheme Overview - Objectives

• In 2017, the scheme is offering up to 100 awards nationally, with preference given to Australian Researchers.

• The Scheme Objectives are to: ensure that outstanding mid-career researchers are

recruited and retained, by Administering Organisations in continuing academic positions;

build collaboration across industry and/or research institutions and/or disciplines;

support research in national priorities that will result in economic, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and

strengthen Australia’s research capacity by supporting innovative, internationally competitive research.


FT Scheme Overview - Selection Criteria

Changes have been made to the Selection Criteria from the previous round: Fellowship Candidate remains at 40%, with separate criteria for

Levels 1-2 and Level 3. Project Quality remains at 35%, with a focus on significance,

innovation and advancement of knowledge. Feasibility & Strategic Alignment is now 10% (down from 15%),

with the addition of ‘Feasibility’ as a key criteria. Benefit & Collaboration/Outreach is now 15% (up from 10%),

with the addition of:• ‘Benefit’ as a key criteria;• Sub-criteria regarding the delivery of new knowledge and/or

innovative benefit to the community; and• Sub-criteria regarding the project’s cost-effectiveness and

value for money.


FT Funding Rules - Eligibility

• A FT17 Candidate must, at the closing time of submissions: o have been awarded a PhD on or between 1 March 2002

and 1 March 2012; oro have obtained DVCR certification for the equivalency of their

postdoctoral research experience taking account of any significant and not overlapping career interruptions.

• A researcher may only apply for up to two FTs over the period in which they are eligible.

• Key changes to eligibility under FT17: Removal of Eligibility Exemption Request process – UQ

now manages certification internally; and Primary carers can still claim up to 2 years per dependant child

as a career interruption, with provision for additional claims for extensive caring responsibilities.


FT Funding Rules – Project Limits

• Within the Discovery Programme a researcher can be funded for a maximum of:

a. two Projects as a CI, or b. one ARC Fellowship or ARC Award, and one Project

as a CI • Key changes to limits under FT17: Limits are now considered in terms of the life of the project

ie. including project carry-forwards and end date extensions; Future Fellowship proposals will not be ruled ineligible at

the time of application due to these grant limits; Successful Fellows would still be required to relinquish any

additional ARC projects after the award; and Current DECRAs can only apply for an FT in the final year

of funding, inclusive of any approved salary carryover.


FT Application – Key Sections

PART A – Administrative Summary

A4 – Proposal Summary:• Write this for non-expert in your research field• Aims, Significance, Expected Outcomes and Benefits• ARC now provides a defined format for A4 under FT17

A5 – Impact Statement:• Demonstrable contribution beyond academia (economy, society,

culture, national security, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life)

• Outline the intended path to impact of the proposed research – use the ARC Research Impact Principles and Framework as a guide -http://www.arc.gov.au/research-impact-principles-and-framework

Don’t forget the word cloud!

http://www.arc.gov.au/research-impact-principles-and-framework



PART C – Personnel and ROPE• The quality of Future Fellowship applicants will be assessed on the

basis of their Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence(ROPE).

• Applicants should give very careful consideration to how ROPE is crafted in Part C of the application:

Part C9: Career and opportunities for research - this is a key context setting exercise. Answer each component of the ARC’s line of questioning as relevant to you.

Part C12-C15: Performance evidence and track record – link directly to attributes of applicable FT candidate Level, justify every claim, highlight achievements and provide evidence of quality, performance and impact.

Reminder - must include a mobile number in your RMS profile



PART D – Project Description

D1 – Project Description (8 pages, including references):• Must use the ARC’s heading structure: UQR&I has provided a

template.• Keep selection criteria and weightings in mind.

D3-D4 – Medical Research:• ARC Medical Research Policy defines research ineligible for

ARC support.• Focus on direct research outcomes and take care when

selecting FoR Codes.• Make use of the D4 Medical Research Statement question as

necessary.



PART E – Project Cost• When entering information into the budget table please remember

to choose the academic level one step higher than you current academic level (or equivalent) at the closing time of submission of Proposals.


FT Application– Key Sections

PART E – Project Cost

• Ensure that each budget item requested can be fully justified in terms of need and cost in Part F1.

Higher degree by research stipends have a fixed rate of $26,300 (2016$) per annum and a maximum of one per proposal.

Travel costs are limited to $100,000 over the life of the Fellowship(not including field research travel or carer’s costs in travel).

The ARC will not support budget requests for bench fees, capital works, costs not directly related to the research e.g., professional membership fees, visas, insurance, patent application fees, relocation.

Only enter Administering Organisation contributions above and beyond the requirements of the scheme – do not include in-kind contributions in Part E budget table.


FT Application– Key Sections

Parts F and G – Use the UQR&I templates• F1 - fully justify each budget item for each year – use the same

headings entered under Part E.• F2 - in-kind contributions from the Administering Organisation can

be included under Part F2.• G1 - research support for FT Candidate (2016-2021).• G2 – statements on progress for ARC-funded projects.

Part H – Host Organisation• If funding is requested from the ARC to travel to an organisation to

undertake research, then this organisation must be listed as a Host Organisation in Part A of the application.

• Part H of the application must also be completed and signatures from the host secured on the UQ Certification Proforma.


ARC Future FellowshipsWriting Your Strategic Statement


ARC Futures – Strategic Statement

D2 – Statement by the Administering Organisation outlining Strategic Alignment• Outlines the area of core or emerging research strength• Describes the level of resources to be provided to

support the successful Candidate• Outlines plans to retain the successful Future Fellow in

a continuing position, subject to appropriate performance during the Fellowship

• Where the Future Fellowship Candidate is an existing employee of UQ, describes how the salary that was previously provided by UQ will be used


Process• UQR&I provides a template• No “one size fits all” approach - must be about you and your

fit to UQ research strengths/research strategy• Future Fellowship Candidate to draft the body of Statement

(with input from School/Faculty/Institute)• Full draft Statement to be included when the application is

submitted internally for UQR&I review• UQR&I will provide comment on the Statement, and any

further suggestions for improvement• UQR&I will arrange DVC(Research) signature and upload

the Statement once it is finalised



The process is more like Nomination than Application

• It’s not just about you• Key role for Associate Dean Research/Institute

Deputy Director and Head of School:• Your post-Fellowship appointment• Your strategic alignment with long-term

financial and research plans for the research area

• UQ is required to ‘co-invest’ with ARC



Consider the strategic purpose of this nomination

Why do we seek to appoint:• Person – ie, someone like you• Place – in this research area

• At UQ (not necessarily just in your org unit)• At this point in the development of this

research strength/emerging priority at UQ• Plan – our bigger plans for this area• Four key parts to the Strategic Statement



1. Introduction• An Executive Summary of the Candidate

and their achievements• Crafted to emphasise how your work has

been influential in its field

The purpose of the introductory statement is to draw out the main strengths and profile of the applicant and their work in an accessible summary form, setting the context for the detailed statements to follow.



2. Alignment with UQ Core or Emerging Research Strengths• Fit between the Candidate & research strengths

(or emerging areas) • How does The Person and The Project fit with,

and complement, The Place• What is the value-add?



How well does the person/project align with UQ• Link the focus of the Candidate & their work to UQ

strength/s and priorities - existing or emerging • Detail how well the Nominee aligns with UQ research

strengths or emerging priorities • Why is this research area an existing strength or

emerging priority at UQ? (international profile, critical mass of researchers or centres in this/related areas)

• ERA outcomes ... some detailed analysis of strength in relevant related Fields of Research



3. Research Environment including support of the Candidate• Positioning of the Fellow in a quality research

environment (collaborative …intellectual and physical/infrastructural resources)

• Who will you work with? Alignment with specific expertise of UQ researchers and/or collaborators working in areas of strength

• Level of support for the successful Candidate (egsalary top-up, PhD students, project costs)



What will the Fellow add?

• Broader perspective: how the Fellow will complement, enhance and extend UQ research capacity and profile?

• …our plans to develop the staffing profile, specific portfolio of expertise in this research area…critical mass



What are our bigger plans for this area?

We need someone with these attributes because:• We are working towards…• S/he will enable our existing human and physical

infrastructure to… (be used in innovative ways)• We have these colleagues, who s/he will enhance

by…• We have…available support



4. Capacity Building and Post-Fellowship retention plan• “Outline plans to retain the Future Fellowship

Candidate in a continuing position, subject to appropriate performance during the Fellowship”

• Evidence of institutional plan to integrate the Fellow into UQ’s research development of this field and maintain the momentum of the Fellowship



Research Capacity Building

How will this Fellowship + post-fellowship employment develop the Research Capacity of the Candidate?• Why does this person need to be here, now?• Why do we need to keep them after the Fellowship?How will This Fellowship + post-fellowship employment develop national research capacity?Link to statements about collaboration with• Industry &/or research institutions &/or other

disciplines, research capabilities, techniques



The Person: if you are a continuing UQ employee

You MUST strongly justify how the Fellowship:• will enhance their research capacity and UQ’s• will facilitate this at this time• NEVER “more time to do more of the same”

Why award a Future Fellowship to this applicant?Why now?How will the salary that was previously provided by UQ be used?



Application Process – FT17


FT17 - Application Process

Submit application to UQR&I for internal review - once your full proposal and all of its attachments are ready (and valid) in RMS, you will need to submit internally as follows:• Submit online to UQR&I by pressing the ‘Submit to Research Office’

button on the Action Centre home page. • Email [email protected] to advise that the

application is ready for review. Please attach to this e-mail:o a scan of your completed and signed UQ Coversheet;o a scan of your completed and signed Certification Proforma; o where relevant, your completed Request not to Assess form; o a word document of your Part D2 Strategic Statement.

UQR&I Due Date: Wednesday 16 November 2016UQR&I will review and provide feedback to applicant. Final submission instructions will be provided with review.

mailto:[email protected]


FT17 – UQR&I Scheme Contacts

Email• [email protected]

RMS Help• http://www.uq.edu.au/research/research-management/arc-rms

or• [email protected]

UQR&I Future Fellowships Webpage• http://www.uq.edu.au/research/research-management/arc-

future-fellowships

mailto:[email protected]://www.uq.edu.au/research/research-management/arc-rmsmailto:[email protected]://www.uq.edu.au/research/research-management/arc-future-fellowships


Q&A

QUESTIONS?

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