Basic Criteria

The EII Network supports projects which address EII’s Strategies & Goals:

·         Establish effective collaboration within and between EII’s Research Themes with emphasis on facilitating and encouraging cross institutional and/or cross discipline participation.

·         Develop an active EII research community in Australia with strong international links.

·         Mentoring ECRS and research students to build leadership skills and to inspire innovative thinking.

·         Foster new collaborations and promising research synergies which will impact on research results to produce quality research outcomes.

All projects will report to EII on completion of the project.

All projects and associated activities should acknowledge the role of EII and the ARC as the funding source in all publicity, reporting materials and output.

Budget

EII encourages co-funding of projects between EII member institutions as well as with EII-ARC.

Recommended Personnel

• Project Coordinator: EII encourages ECRs to undertake this role

• Senior Advisors: EII encourages members to act as mentors to ECRs

• Project Team Members must cover at least two EII institutions

• The Network encourages research student involvement

• Local administrator [“on the ground” assistance]

• EII Network Manager [“remote” & financial assistance]

Project Proposal Template

Proposals should be submitted via a template.

Assessment of Project Proposals:

Project proposals will be assessed by a panel consisting of:

·         Prof Maria Orlowska, EII Network’s Convenor,

·         Prof Xiaofang Zhou, EII Research Director, and,

·         EII Steering Committee

Decisions will be communicated within 3-4 weeks of the submitted proposal.

Location

EII imposes no restrictions on the location of projects and associated activities, although other factors like the available budget, or the geographic distribution of project participants may influence location. Project coordinators may also like to take into account the accessibility of possible locations.

·         EII Members and Associate Members may submit proposals at any time during the year

·         Project coordinators may like to schedule activities and events to take advantage of major conferences and meetings in the field which may facilitate visits to Australia by leading international researchers

Progress and Final Reports

It is a requirement of funding that within a period of one month after the project concludes, the Project Coordinator should submit a report to the EII Network Convenor.

For projects which include a number of specific events or activities, a brief progress report to the EII Network Convenor is required after each specific event or activity.

Acceptable Forms for Acknowledgement of ARC Funding

Extracted from http://www.arc.gov.au/publications/acknowledgementform.htm

Acknowledgement: The ARC Funding Agreement requires that any ARC contribution to research and other activities be appropriately acknowledged. When, at any time during or after completion of a project, the researcher or any other party publishes or produces material which relate to the project, the project coordinator must ensure (wherever possible) that the ARC's contribution and support in funding the project is acknowledged in a prominent place and in an appropriate form.

ARC Logo: Use ARC logo on their web sites and other promotional materials. Wherever possible, the ARC logo should be included with acknowledgements of ARC funding. Guidelines for usage of the ARC logo and copies of the logo in various print quality formats are available at http://www.arc.gov.au/publications/arc_logo.htm.
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