ARC Linkage

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ARC Linkage Discovery-Projects
2006HR-Practitioners WorkshopANU Research
Office16 February 2006
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Important Note

• The seminar is not comprehensive
• HR practitioners involved in grant related
  employment issues should read and understand the
  entire Funding Rules, Instructions to Applicants
  and Funding Agreement before a Proposal is
  submitted to the ARC.

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Structure

• Appointment process for ARC grants
• ARC Funding Agreements (contracts),
• fellowship requirements and conditions
• Conditions for salaried staff
• Conditions for stipends DP, LP
• role of Chief Investigators(s)
• fate of a grant
• how this kind of development might affect the
  contract of anyone employed under the grant
• circumstances in which a grant can be extended or
  grant conditions changed
• what may and may not be paid from grants funds,
  e.g. salaries

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Appointment Process

• appointment process for ARC grants
• For salaried staff and stipends normal ANU
  appointment process
• For salaried staff/ stipends named in application
  and fellows direct appointment
• For ARC Fellows commencing in 2006
• Local HR liaises directly to Central HR through
  the normal appointment mechanisms
• Documentation to be provided by Local HR
• Copy of application
• Copy of ARC letter of award
• Copy of the Agreement with the Collaborating
  Organisation (formerly known as Industry
  Partner). Linkage Projects only
• Copy of RO-AC2. Acceptance of ARC/ NHMRC Grants
  Commencing in 2006 form
• Copy of RO-AC3 Fellowship Acceptance form

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Important Conditions of Grants for HR

• ARC Funding Rules for the year the project
  relates to
• ARC Funding Agreements (contracts)
• Clause 7 use of funding scope of application and
  broad budget
• clause 8 use of funding for salaries and teaching
  relief
• Clause 8.7. Appointing normal recruitment
  procedures
• Clause 8.8 Conditions for salaried staff
  institutions except
• Clause 8.10 Employed full-time on grant accept no
  remuneration whatsoever without prior approval
  (clash with 52 rule)
• Clause 12 commencement date DP 31 July LP 30 June
  
• Clause13 deferred commencement DP 31 October
  latest subject to ARC approval
• Clause 13 and 14 changes to specified personnel
  in writing and subject to ARC approval
• Clause 15 (DP) 16 (LP) Transfer of Project or
  Fellowship

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Important Conditions of Grants for HR

• Schedule B remuneration of Fellows and relocation
  allowances
• schedule D (DP) or E (LP) fellowship entitlements
  requirements and conditions
• D1-4 (DP) salary and shortfalls
• D5 relocation
• D6 promotion of professorial fellows to next step
  ARC will only pay form approval
• D7 conditions of employments for fellows (only)
• Conditions of employment institutions
• Maternity leave
• Additional remuneration
• D7..6 new 12 months leave or part-time equivalent
  for parenting
• Used to be 12 months leave in accordance with
  institutions practices

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Important Conditions of Grants for HR

• Clause 28 reporting requirements
• D9 suspensions of fellowships (only)
• In 2nd year and no longer then 6 months
  institutions
• In 1st year of more then 6 months ARC approval
• D10 relinquishment
• D11 change of Fellow is loss of funding

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RO Support

• ARC DP Training for Business Managers
• ARC Training for GAMS Co-ordinators
• ARC DP Information session for new Funding Rules
  and Guidelines
• ARC DP Training for Academic Staff (including
  critique of previous applications)
• ARC DP Ad Hoc advice (to come through Buisness
  Office)
• ARC DP Workshops and Discussion Groups (such as
  this)
• ARC DP Surgery sessions
• Participation in Local area Co-ordination Teams
  (usually at the college level)
• ARC ARC DP Research Support Networks

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RO Support to HR

• ARC DP Training on Appointment process and HR
  aspects of Funding Agreements
• ARC DP Information session for new Funding Rules
  and Funding Agreements
• ARC DP Ad Hoc advice
• Queries to be c.c-ed to RO and Central HR contact
  
• ARC DP Workshops and Discussion Groups (such as
  this)
• Participation in seminars with HR practitioners

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Questions Discussion

• Any other questions / Items for discussion??
• Future queries can be directed to
• Stefan Delfgou, Extn 58464
• Stefan.Delfgou_at_anu.edu.au