Establishment Grants for ARC DECRAs
Critical Dates
Establishment Grants for DECRA
Academic Divisions specify different dates for application submissions. The faculty dates and details for the 2023 DECRA round are as below:
| Faculty | Faculty Establishment Grant Due Date | Contact | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture, Building and Planning | 21 December 2021 | abp-research@unimelb.edu.au | Candidates seeking to submit a DECRA proposal through ABP are asked to please email abp-research@unimelb.edu.au to obtain details of internal requirements for submitting an Establishment Grant request. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Please send to RIC for review along with your review-ready DECRA application due for the submission period of 4-6th January 2022. |
| Arts | N/A | Jeanette Wrench (+61 3 9035 4040), and Nur Shkembi | All Arts applicants will be recommended for an Establishment Grant subject to applicants forwarding their draft Statement by the Administering Organisation and HoS signed coversheet to RIC between 4 - 6 January 2022. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Please send to RIC for review along with your review-ready DECRA application due for the submission period between 4-6 January 2022. |
| Business and Economics | 20 December 2021 | Establishment Grants Contact: Lishia Singh Contacts for Administering Organisation Statement support: Sylvia Schaffarczyk Lishia Singh | Applicants should apply for the Establishment Grant (up to $50,000) via the online Smartygrants form by the Faculty Establishment Grant 5pm Monday 20th December 2021. FBE Research PSU will arrange approval by the HoD/ Associate Dean Research Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by FBE. Please email a draft Statement by Administering Organisation using the RIC provided template available on the RIC DECRA webpage: https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/research-funding/arc/decra) to fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au by 5pm Tuesday 4 January 2022 to allow sufficient time for review of draft. |
| Melbourne Graduate School of Education | 17 December 2021 | Jan Seesod | All potential Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) applicants should complete the MERI Establishment Grant form for DE23 and send to Jan Seesod at mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au by 17 December 2021. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by MGSE. Statement drafts and MGSE Establishment Grant Forms are due to mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au by 17 December 2021. |
| FEIT | N/A | Nicole Barbee | Faculty of Engineering and Information Systems (FEIT) supports supports DE23 co-investment; please contact Nicole Barbee for more information. The Statement by Administering Organisation must be reviewed by FEIT Research Services. These statements are due to to feit-research@unimelb.edu.au by 23 November 2021. |
| Law | N/A | Mas Generis | Melbourne Law School applicants should contact Mas Generis to apply for an Establishment Grant. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Please send to RIC for review along with your review-ready DECRA application due for the submission period of 4 - 6th January 2022. |
| Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | 20 December 2021 | Please see the MDHS intranet page for further details. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Please send to RIC for review along with your review-ready DECRA application due for the submission period of 4 - 6th January 2022. | |
| Science | 4 January 2022 | science-research@unimelb.edu.au | To avail of the Establishment Grant, applicants must provide the Faculty of Science Research and Industry Office with a draft Statement by Administering Organisation (Part D3). Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by the Faculty of Science. DECRA applicants are required to submit draft Statements by the Administering Organisation to science-research@unimelb.edu.au by 8 December 2021. For further Faculty information, please consult the Intranet pages here: https://staff.unimelb.edu.au/science/research/research-discovery-portfolio/decra |
| Veterinary and Agricultural Science | 16 December 2021 | Jessica Finlay | To be considered for an Establishment grant applicants are asked to send a draft of their Statement by Administering Organisation to fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au by 16 December 2021 to confirm School and Faculty contributions prior to RIC review. Statement by Administering Organisation will then be reviewed by RIC. Please send to RIC for review along with your review-ready DECRA application due for the submission period of 4 - 6 January 2022. |
| Fine Arts and Music | 15 December 2021 | Bernardo Jarrin | Applicants should contact fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au to discuss Establishment Grant funding. Statement by Administering Organisation will be reviewed by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Applicants must email their draft Statement by the Administering Organisation to fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au. |
Overview
The Scheme aims to:
- Support successful ARC DECRAs in establishing their research program at the University of Melbourne
- Enhance the candidate’s competitiveness when applying for the ARC DECRA scheme.
Faculties may set their own objectives and priorities in determining which candidates will be nominated for Establishment Grant support. DECRA applicants must apply to their host faculty for Establishment Grant support through whatever process the faculty deems appropriate. Establishment Grant requests must be submitted by faculties to Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC), not directly by individual DECRA applicants. For further information refer to your Academic Division Research Manager.
Funding
Chancellery will offer grants of up to $25,000 per project. To be eligible for central support, the host department/school/faculty must provide matching funding on a 1:1 basis. The minimum amount per project committed by the faculty/school/department should be $12.5 thousand to ensure the Total Establishment Grant package has an impact. Chancellery may reduce its level of support in the event that requests exceed the budget for this program.
Chancellery does not impose any restrictions on how the Chancellery funding can be used, as long as it directly supports the DECRA and their project. Faculties may enforce restrictions on the use of funding as appropriate. Chancellery Establishment Grant support is conditional on the ARC DECRA being administered by the University for its entire duration.
How to apply
If applying for a DECRA Establishment Grant follow steps 1-7 below:
Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI).
The NOI should be completed early to provide RIC with CI contact details.
Update RMS profile and CV
Obtain access to RMS and update profile information (see RMS information)
Review documentation
Review the DECRA Grant Guidelines 2023, Instructions to Applicants and Changes documents.
Complete the draft application in RMS
Complete the application in RMS
Apply to host faculty for support
DECRA applicants apply to their host faculty for support (see Critical Dates for faculty-specific information and dates).
Faculties may need to rank applications if they wish to limit support for a particular round.
Faculty to submit request for support to RIC
Faculties should submit a list of names with a faculty/school/department commitment and the requested RIC commitment by 22 December 2021.
Total requested Establishment Grant support details
DECRA applicant should include details of the total requested Establishment Grant support in their ARC application, specifically:
- Statement by the Administering Organisation – include details of the total financial support being provided by the Administering Organisation and how this will support the candidate and project
- Project costs - Part E1 budget table and Part E3 justification of non-ARC funds
- Research Load table - Part F6 (example below).
| Description | Same Research Area (yes / no) | Support Status (requested / current / past) | Proposals / Project ID | 2022 ($’000) | 2023 ($’000) | 2024 ($’000) | 2025 ($’000) | 2026 ($’000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M, Smith | YES | R | N/A | 50 |
Supporting documents
ARC DECRA Grants webpage.
Contacts
- Establishment Grants for ARC DECRAs questions and primary email
- ric-arcdecra@unimelb.edu.au
Key contacts
| Elizabeth Morfe | +61 3 8344 2064 |