ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2021UOW Timetable

Please refer to your Faculty for their DECRA submission dates

Key Dates Research Services Office Tasks

Applicant Tasks

Mon 9 Sept 2019

Call for EOI opens

Mon 4 Nov 2019

EOI to apply for a DECRA due to the Faculty Research Unit

Complete EOI and send to the Faculty Research Unit by 4/11/2019

Fri 15 Nov 2019

Faculty ADRs submit approved applicant list and send to RSO.

Wed 2 October 2019

Proposals open In RMS and Instructions to Applicants released.

Applicants who require an ARC RMS ID and password 1.should visit https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/ActionCentre/Account/RegisterUser to allow you to complete the application online. Download the Instructions to Applicants from 2.GrantConnect and read carefully.

2.

Wed 4 Dec 2019 Time: 2 – 3.30pm Venue: 20.2

Information Session (for local applicants) explaining the ARC instructions and showing past successful examples

Attend this session and ensure you have looked at the Grant 1.Guidelines and Instructions to Applicants.Commence your application in RMS.2.Presentation slides from the session will be emailed to non-3.local applicants.

3.

Fri 10 Jan 2020 Eligibility Exemption Requests to be sent to RSO

Email the RSO for information on research-grants@uow.edu.au if this applies to you

Fri 17 Jan 2020 Outcome of Eligibility Exemption Request advised by email

Email will be sent to relevant applicants with outcome of exemption request

January 2020(Please check with your Faculty Research Unit)

First draft of the application to be provided for comment to Mentor and the Faculty ADR.

Applicant to contact Faculty Research Unit and Mentor for review due date/s.

Wed 5 Feb 2020

Draft Organisational Statement by administering organisation due to Faculty ADR

Draft Organisational Statement due to Faculty ADR. Your mentor will review the draft statement-Mentor approved statement to be submitted to the Faculty -ADR for feedback/revision/approval.Once the ADR approves the final version, they will email it -to the RSO for signing and uploading to your application.

9am Mon 17 Feb 2020

Review complete draft of application and provide feedback to applicant

Review final version of application

Draft of complete and valid pdf application from RMS due to the RSO:

INTERNAL CANDIDATES - hard copy to RSO (Blg 20 Level 1)

EXTERNAL CANDIDATES - pdf emailed to research-grants@uow.edu.au.

Signed UOW External Grants Submission Form (EGSF) required with final application for all candidates, available here: https://www.uow.edu.au/research/rso/grants/UOW009250.html This must be signed by the Faculty before it can be accepted by the RSO – organise this with your Faculty Research Unit.

9am Fri 22 FebTBA Feb 2020

Review Organisational Statement, organise sign off by DVC(R&I) and upload to RMS

ADR to email approved Word version of Organisational Statement to research-grants@uow.edu.au

Thurs 27 Feb 2020

Requests not to assess due to the ARC by 5pm

Submit Requests not to Assess to the RSO: research-grants@uow.edu.au by 26 Feb 2019

Mon 9 March 2020

All applications to be finalised. Applications will not be submitted without the signed EGSF. Further changes only made where required by the RSO.

Thurs 12 March 2020

Applications due to ARC by 5pm

24 June – 7 July 2020

Rejoinders open

Fourth quarter 2020

Announcement of outcomes

Let the RSO know asap by email research-grants@uow.edu.au if you are not available between 1-12 March 2020