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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 Dean of Faculty or Research Centre Director) must accompany all external grant applications.
• Project Pre-approval Form - FAQs
• Grant Application Process Flowchart
• Southern Cross University EB Salary rates for budget preparation - see the HR website
• Strategic considerations for preparing budgets
• A general guide to best practice budget preparation
• Budget Justification Guide
• Fields of Research Codes (FoR)
• Socio-economic Objective Codes (SEO)
• Type of Activity
• Letter of Support
• Capability Statement Guide
• Ethics plan
• NHMRC Overview of grant schemes
• CRC ITRH ITTC comparison

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.

• ARC Workshop 17 November 2021
• ARC Major Investment Schemes 3 September 2021
• ARC Schemes - 3 September 2021

General

• ARC College of Experts - details of panel members
• Advice on ARC rejoinders
• Insights into ARC grant applications - Dr Robert Mun

Linkage Program

• Examples of successful ARC Linkage Project grant applications - please contact the Grants and Contracts Team