Establishment Grants for ARC Industry Fellows
Critical Dates
Each faculty has its own process for Establishment Grant requests.
Details are outlined below respectively for IE/IM.
NOTE: IM25: 2025 Mid-Career Industry Fellowship; IE25: 2025 Early Career Industry Fellowship
| Faculty | Faculty Establishment Grant Due Date | Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture, Building and Planning | Wednesday 9 October 2024 | Jennie Ramsey | Email your draft RMS application with your establishment grant request incorporated to abp-research@unimelb.edu.au |
| Arts | There is no Establishment Grant application process or deadline for Faculty of Arts applicants. (see Additional Notes). | Evely Mirembe | All Faculty of Arts applicants who registered their Notice of Intent and who have engaged with Faculty and University application processes and deadlines will be recommended by the Faculty for an EG. |
| Business and Economics | 5pm Thursday 26 September 2024 (IE25/IM25) | Alex Campbell Or Sylvia Schaffarczyk | Applicants should apply for the Establishment Grant (up to $50,000 for IE and up to $150,000 for IM ) via the online SmartyGrants form by 5pm Thursday 26 September 2024. FBE Research PSU will arrange approval by the HoD/ Associate Dean Research. |
| Education | Thursday 10 October 2024 | Jan Seesod | Please contact Jan Seesod to discuss Establishment grant funding. |
| FEIT | Monday 14 October 2024 (IM25/IE25) | Co-investment requests are considered by the Deputy Dean (Research) on a case-by-case basis. | |
| Fine Arts and Music | Monday 21 October 2024 (IM25/IE25) |
Bernardo Jarrin fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au | N/A |
| Law | N/A | Marcus Feaver | MLS is not expecting any Industry Fellowship applications. Please contact Marcus Feaver ASAP to discuss. |
| Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | COB Monday 14 October 2024 (IE24/IM24) | Samantha Orr All MDHS applicants for ARC Industry Fellowships (IE/IM) must complete the FMDHS Establishment Grant Request Form before COB 14 October. | Refer to MDHS guidance and complete the Establishment Grant Request Form before 14 October 2024. |
| Science | Monday 7 October 2024 (IE25) Monday 7 October 2024 (IM25) | Aditi Misra (IE25): science-research@unimelb.edu.au Lin Tan (IM25) | IE25: All applicants will be allocated an Establishment Grant of $50,000 IM25: All applicants will receive $100,000. Schools may provide a Grant of $150,000 for key applicants. Please contact the Science Research Office for more information. |
Overview
This scheme aims to:
- Support successful ARC Industry Fellows in establishing their research program at the University of Melbourne
- Enhance the candidate’s competitiveness when applying for the ARC Industry Fellowship schemes
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 Industry Fellowship application is successful.
Funding
An Establishment Grant comprises matching (1:1) financial contributions from Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research (DVCR) and the applicant's Department/School/Faculty.
While there is no specified minimum amount for an Establishment Grant, the standard Establishment Grant will be $50,000 (for IE) and $100,000 (for IM) split 1:1 between DVCR and the applicant's Department/School/Faculty. For IM, Establishment Grants of up to $150,000 (again split 1:1) will be considered by DVCR if supported by the Faculty.
Please note, industry-based researchers intending to work in University settings are not eligible for Establishment Grants.
Chancellery Research and Enterprise does not impose any restrictions on how the central funding can be used, as long as it directly supports the Industry Fellow and their project. Faculties may enforce restrictions on the use of funding as appropriate.
How to apply
Total requested Establishment Grant support
The Industry Fellowship applicant should include details of the total requested Establishment Grant support in their ARC application in the following sections:
F3: Details of non-ARC contributions – describe how the UoM Establishment Grant support will contribute to achieving the aims of the project.
Submit application to faculty
Fellowship applicants apply to their faculty for support .
Faculty submits nominations to RIC
Faculties should submit a list of names on the Faculty Establishment Grant Form with a faculty commitment and the requested RIC/Chancellery commitment by 11 October 2022.
Contacts
- RIC contact for ARC Mid-Career (IM) and Early Career (IE) Industry Fellows questions and primary email
- ric-arclinkage@unimelb.edu.au.
Key contact
| Carrie Liang | 8344 0440 |