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Resource Links for Funding & Contracts

Funding General Resources

• Project Pre-approval Form - this form (completed with all details and signed by your Head of School or Research Centre Director) must accompany all external grant applications.
• Compliance Checklist
• Grant Application Process Flowchart
• Southern Cross University EB Salary rates for budget preparation - see the HR website Pay, Conditions and Benefits
• Developing a Budget
• Budget Justification Guide
• Grant Income Categories
• Fields of Research Codes (FoR)
• Socio-economic Objective Codes (SEO)
• The Art of Grantsmanship - Guidelines and Hints by Emeritus Professor Peter Baverstock
• Overview of industry schemes
• Letter of Support
• Capability Statement Guide
• Ethics plan

Australian Research Council (ARC) Resources

To obtain ARC Grant Guidelines (formerly known as Funding Rules) for all schemes under the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP), please create a login with GrantConnect (https://www.grants.gov.au/). For more information, go to https://www.arc.gov.au/grants/grantconnect-australian-governments-grant-information-system.

General

• Project Pre-approval form examples - completed example forms for ARC applications
• How to get an RMS Logon
• ARC Requirement - Data management
• ARC College of Experts - details of panel members
• Advice on ARC rejoinders

Linkage Program

• Examples of successful ARC Linkage Project grant applications - please contact the Grants Team
• Writing Successful ARC Linkage Proposals