Establishment Grants for ARC Future Fellows
Critical Dates
Each faculty has its own process for Establishment Grant requests and D3 Statement by the Administering Organisation review. The faculty dates and details for the FT23 round are listed below:
| Faculty | Faculty Establishment Grant Due Date | Contact | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture, Building and Planning | 24 October 2022 | Jennie Ramsey | Candidates seeking to submit a Future Fellowship proposal through ABP are asked to please email their draft application with their requested establishment grant amount incorporated into their budget to abp-research@unimelb.edu.au by the Faculty Establishment Grant Due Date. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Applicants must email to RIC their D3 statement along their review-ready FT application between 2-4 November 2022. |
| Arts | N/A | Jeanette Wrench arts-staffresearch@unimelb.edu.au | Arts applicants who meet Arts and RIC review dates and requirements (including RIC Review) will be recommended for an Establishment Gant. No additional/separate EG application is required. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Applicants must email to RIC their statement along with their reiew-ready application between 2-4 November 2022. When preparing their Statement by the Administering Organisation applicants must liaise with their school and ensure the HoS approves the content of the draft statement including the proposed academic appointment level of the applicant (at the commencement date of the FT23 in 2023). |
| Business and Economics | 5pm Tuesday 25th October 2022 | Alex Campbell Or Sylvia Schaffarczyk | Applicants should apply for the Establishment Grant (up to $150,000) via the online Smartygrants form by 5pm Tuesday 25th October 2022. FBE Research PSU will arrange approval by the HoD/ Associate Dean Research. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by the Faculty. Applicants please email the final version of their statement using the RIC-provided template (available on the RIC Future Fellowships webpage) to fbe-research@unimelb.edu.au by 4pm Tuesday 8th November 2022 |
| Education | 26 October 2022 | Jan Seesod - jan.seesod@unimelb.edu.au | Please contact Jan Seesod for MGSE Establishment grant form.. Faculty will review the Statement by Admin org. Please contact Jan Seesod (jan.seesod@unimelb.edu.au) for more information |
| FEIT | N/A | Daniel Jenk | Faculty of Engineering and Information Systems (FEIT) supports the FT23 co-investment; please contact Daniel Jenk for more information. The Statement by Administering Organisation must be reviewed by FEIT Research Services. Please send your draft to feit-research@unimelb.edu.au |
| Fine Arts and Music | 9.00am Friday 28 October 2021 | Bernardo Jarrin | Applicants should contact fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au to discuss Establishment Grant funding. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by the Faculty. Applicants must email their draft statement to Finearts-music@unimelb.edu.au . |
| Law | N/A | Mas Generis, law-research@unimelb.edu.au | Applicants should contact Mas Generis to discuss Establishment Grant funding. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Applicants must email to RIC their statement along with their review-ready application between 2 - 4 November 2022. |
| Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | 5pm Thursday 27 October 2022 | Tessa Grimmond | Our form is embedded on our info page here The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by RIC. Applicants must email to RIC their statement between 2-4 November 2022. |
| Science | 9am 1 November 2022 | Jonathan O’Donnell | The Statement by the Administering Organisation will be reviewed by the Faculty. Please contact science-research@unimelb.edu.au |
| Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | 27 October 2022 | Jessica Finlay fvas-researchdevelopment@unimelb.edu.au | FVAS supports FT23 co-investment. Please contact Jessica Finlay to discuss. The Statement by the Administering Organisation will then be reviewed by the Faculty. FVAS applicants must submit their draft Statement for FVAS RSO by Fri 4 November. |
Overview
This Establishment Grant aims to:
- Support successful ARC Future Fellows in establishing their research program at the University of Melbourne
- Enhance the candidate’s competitiveness when applying for the ARC Future Fellowship scheme
Faculties may set their own objectives and priorities in determining which candidates will be nominated for Establishment Grant support. Fellows must apply to their host faculty for Establishment Grant support through whatever process the faculty deems appropriate. An Establishment Grant will only be awarded to candidates whose ARC Future Fellowship application is successful.
Funding
An Establishment Grant comprises matching (1:1) financial contributions from Chancellery Research and Enterprise and the applicant's Academic Division.
While there is no specified minimum amount for an Establishment Grant, the standard Establishment Grant will be $100,000 split 1:1 between Chancellery Research and Enterprise and the applicant's Academic Division. Establishment Grants of up to $150,000 (again split 1:1) will be considered by Chancellery Research and Enterprise if supported by the Academic Division.
Chancellery Research and Enterprise does not impose any restrictions on how the central funding can be used, as long as it directly supports the Future Fellow and their project. Faculties may enforce restrictions on the use of funding as appropriate.
How to apply
Total requested Establishment Grant support
The Future Fellowship applicant should include details of the total requested Establishment Grant support in their ARC application in the following sections:
- D3: Statement by the Administering Organisation – include details of the total financial support being provided by the Admin Org.
- E1: What is the proposed budget for the project? – in the Administering Organisation column, list the specific items which will be funded by the Establishment Grant OR include a single line for 'Establishment Grant support' under the 'Other' subheading.
- E3: Details of non-ARC contributions – describe how the UoM Establishment Grant support will contribute to achieving the aims of the project.
- F6: Research Load (non-ARC Grants and Research) – list the Establishment Grant as a requested application.
Submit application to faculty
Submit your Establishment Grant request to your faculty as per the faculty specific instructions above.
Faculty submits application to RIC
Faculty submits Establishment Grant request to RIC who then seeks approval for funding matching from Chancellery. RIC individually emails each applicant a confirmation that their Establishment Grant request has been approved. This approval is typically sent along with the approved D3 Statement just prior to the final internal application submission deadline.
Contacts
- Establishment Grants for ARC Future Fellows questions and primary email
- ric-arcdiscovery@unimelb.edu.au.
Key contacts
| Carrie Liang | +61 3 8344 0440 |