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ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
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ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
Setting the Scene
Professor David HillFederation Fellow, RSISE
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
Current Grants Situation
& Grants Schemes
Professor David HillFederation Fellow, RSISE
Outline
• Research support
• Grant schemes
• Why apply?
• College data
• Observations
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
CECS Research Support• Research Committee
– Chair 2007, pending– Alistair Rendell, Assoc Dean (Research) FEIT– +Dept reps, Dir, Assoc Dir, etc
• Administration– Michelle Searle (College EO)– Eva Lerable (Grants Officer)– Heather McEwen (Marketing Manager)– Ben Patricks (Finance Manager)– +HDR
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
http://cecs.anu.edu.au/support/grants• Grants• Latest News
• ARC Discovery Project Documentation 2008 (posted 22 November 2006)• Important Dates for 2008 Discovery Projects (posted 21 November 2006)• Workshops and Forums (posted 21 November 2006)
• The Business Office at the ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science is developing a robust grant administration process to support research and administrative staff throughout the life of the grant, from idea through to completion.
• This support includes:• provision of successful grant applications to early career researchers for guidance in preparing new applications; • creating opportunities for early career researchers to liaise with experienced researchers for advice and assistance in preparing grant applications; • assistance with the preparation of budgets; • encouraging expert and lay review of grant applications; • submission of ARC grants to the Research Office by the prescribed deadline, provided that the grant is submitted to the Business Office within local deadlines.
• Follow the links below to guide your application.
• If you intend to apply for a grant in 2007, please complete the Online notification to the CECS Business Office. After doing this, we strongly advise you to make an appointment with the Grants Officer to discuss your application.
• Online notification
• By the time of your preliminary meeting with the Grants Officer you should have familiarised yourself with the funding agency guidelines, and you should have given some thought to the grant budget. The Business Office has prepared sample budget templates for ARC grants (below) to assist you.
• Applying For Grants - Where to start • Finding Sources of Funding • Before you Apply • Application Process • Information about ARC Grants • ARC Sample Budget Templates • Acceptance of Successful Grants • Frequently Asked Questions
• The College encourages early career and experienced researchers to liaise with each other in preparing grant applications. A list of successful grants, linked to investigators, is below. • Successful grants (tba)
• Grants and Finance Officer• [email protected]
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Grant Schemes• ARC• Discovery• Linkage• SRI• Centres and Networks
• ACGR• (incl ARC, NICTA, CSIRO etc)
• General Research Income
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Why Apply?
• Enables research
• University rankings
• Department budget
• Personal advancement
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
Comparisons within Go8
(Source “Bibliometric Analyses” http://info.anu.edu.au/OVC/University_Research_Committee/
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ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
Research Quantum
• DEST schemes
• Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)• Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS)• Research Training Scheme (RTS)
• Based on success in ACGR, General categories, HDR figures (enrolled, completions) University down to Units (after slices) get income.
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Example•Grant: Part of CoE MASCOS (2 CIs)
•Amount: $442,000
•Upfront cash: Centre $44,200 (10%)• CECS $57,800
•RQ:
•Total: $156,698 to CECS•“Profit” about $100,000!•(Centre slices 30%, profit $22,956)
Scheme c/$ Amount
RIBG 0.21642 $95,658
IGS 0.09910 $43,802
RTS 0.03900 $1,724
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ARC DISCOVERY 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005
No. of grants Total No. of grants Total No. of grants Total Dept of Engineering, FEIT 1 735,000.00 4 1,211,000.00 1 193,000.00Dept of Computer Science, FEIT 1 575,000.00 1 233,000.00CSES, FEIT 1 265,000.00Computer Science Lab, RSISE 1 263,993.00 1 333,000.00Information Engineering , RSISE 4 3,386,914.00 1 336,000.00 1 150,000.00
6 4,385,907.00 7 2,387,000.00 4 909,000.00
Success Rate 23% 33% 22%
ARC Unsuccessful DiscoveryDept of Engineering, FEIT 4 7 7Dept of Computer Science, FEIT 5 3 4CSES, FEIT 3 1Computer Science Lab, RSISE 3 2 1Information Engineering , RSISE 5 1 2
20 14 14
College Data (Source: CECS Business Office)
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ARC LINKAGE 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005
No. of grants Total No. of grants Total No. of grants Total Dept of Engineering, FEIT 1 236,034.00Dept of Computer Science, FEIT 1 240,000.00 1 599,998.00CSES, FEIT 1 127,900.00Computer Science Lab, RSISE 3 470,500.00Information Engineering , RSISE
1 $240,000.00 4 470,500.00 2 836,032.00
Success Rate 50% 66% 50%
ARC Unsuccessful LinkageDept of Engineering, FEIT 1 2Dept of Computer Science, FEIT 1CSES, FEIT 1Computer Science Lab, RSISEInformation Engineering , RSISE
1 2 2
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Other Grants 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004
No. of grants Total No. of grants Total No. of grants Total No. of grants Total
2 400,848.00 2 94,027.00 6 421685.00
1 150,000.00 3 180866.00
CSES, FEIT 2 615,085.00 602,551.00
2 85,117.00
1 150,000.00
3 550,848.00 7 944,229.00 9 602,551.00
Granting bodiesBASF AktiengesellschaftMondialogoAdelaide University/Australian National UniversityAustralian Academy of ScienceCRC for Smart Internet TechnologyEmbassy of France (Ambassade de France)Microsoft CorporationCRC for Advanced Automotive TechnologyCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Division of ICTIBM AustraliaATSAKnowledge FundAustralian Greenhouse Office (Environment Australia)Business ACTFord Motor Company of Australia LtdSan Diego Foundation TheSustainable Energy Development AuthorityMurray Irrigation LtdACT Office for Children Youth and Family SupportCanon Australia Pty Ltd
Dept of Engineering, FEIT
Dept of Computer Science, FEIT
Computer Science Lab, RSISE
Information Engineering , RSISE
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Consultancies 2006 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004
No. of grants Total No. of grants Total No. of grants Total
1 9,000.00 1 1,000.00 2 138010.00
2 90537.00
CSES, FEIT 1 454,545.00
1 42,326.00 2 37,432.00
3 505,871.00 3 37,432.00 4 228,547.00
Consultany CompaniesWizard Information Services Pty LtdMITRE Corporation TheNSW Department of HealthFord Motor Company of Australia LtdICT Systems Australia Pty Ltd (trading as 433Locate)Quickstep Technologies Pty LtdSpecialty Coatings (Aust) Pty LtdWorld Vision East TimorCommonwealth Department of the Environment and HeritageUniversity of SheffieldAustralian Greenhouse OfficeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dept of Engineering, FEIT
Dept of Computer Science, FEIT
Computer Science Lab, RSISE
Information Engineering , RSISE
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Summary 2002-07
Dept Staff DP Link Other Cons
DE 26 17 7 19 7
DCS 22 7 4 6 2
CSL 11 7 3 6 3
IE 18 15 2 4 0
Total 77 46 16 35 12
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Current Situation
• 43 active grants
– 21 DP– 8 Linkage– 9 Other– 3 consultancy– 1 FF, 1 CoE
• 33 (out of 77) staff have grants listed, 43%
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Observations
• Number of grants, e.g. 64 ARC total in six years
• Number of Linkage very low
• % of staff with grants close to ANU average (45%), but expect higher in technology areas
• Not ramping up as expect after entry to ARC, e.g. IE DP has 2007- 2002: 4, 1, 1, 2, 7, 0
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Conclusions
• Why √
• What
• How
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Grants Management Team
Michelle SearleCollege Executive Officer
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ANU College of Engineering and Computer ScienceTo reiterate …. we are here to help you …
Key People
Eva Lerable, Grants and Finance Officer
Ben Patricks, Finance Manager, Budgets
Heather McEwen, Marketing Manager, Review
Michelle Searle, College Executive Officer, Overview
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Use the Website … give us feedback
For information about College grant application procedures
http://cecs.anu.edu.au/support/grants
Understanding the ARC
Assessment Process
Professor Matt JamesARC Professorial Fellow, FEIT
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ARC programs discussed today
• DP - Discovery Projects- For basic research involving one or more researchers- Includes fellowships APD, ARF/QEII, APF, and PhD support
• LP - Linkage Projects- For applied research involving an industry partner- Includes fellowships and PhD support
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ARC Discipline Groups
• 5 discipline groups, each managed by an Executive Director (ED)- Biological sciences and biotechnology- Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience- Engineering and environmental science- Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences- Social, behavioural and economic sciences
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Review Process
• Two major decision meetings per year
• LP - considered twice per year April and August
• DP - considered once per year August
• Decisions are made by discipline panels consisting of members of the College of Experts
• Proposals are assigned to a discipline panel
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• Proposals are assessed by- two panel members (College of Experts) scores- a number of OZreaders scores and comments- a number of INTreaders scores and comments
• Scores are combined to give an overall rank
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Review Process (Cont’d)
• Decisions are based on the rank
• Rankings are discussed at the meetings, and can change depending on rejoinders and reviewer comments
• Success depends on rank and amount of funding available
Review Process (Cont’d)
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• Your proposal should provide a readable and compelling case for high quality research on a project of importance
• Fellowship applicants should demonstrate a track record that is at a high standard and merits such distinction
• That’s it!
Proposal writing
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• Who you are?
• What you are going to do?
• Why you are proposing to do it?
• How you are going to do it?
Assessors will want to know:
You need to present this information quickly and clearly.
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Grant Title
High Bitrate QPSK-TCP/IP for WAV, JPG and HDTV Transmission
Improving Internet Performance for Multimedia Services
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
Grant SummaryThis important and innovative project investigates high bitrate TCP/IP, AM, FM, QPSK and IM/LOST modulations and protocols for WAV, AAC, MP3, JPG and HDTV transmission....
The purpose of this project is to develop methods for improving internet performance in response to increasing demands for multimedia services. Current internet technology will not be able to cope with rapidly developing consumer entertainment and business services because...
Performance improvements will be achieved by....
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Track recordDr Flintstone was born in 3042 BC ... and got his PhD from Prehistoric University majoring in stone-timber mechanisms. He then got a post-doc and worked on a new type of round stone-timber mechanism...
Dr Flintstone has published 1,234 very important articles ...with citation index of 0.0000234927Dr Flintstone is best know for his invention of the wheel. This invention revolutionised transport because...
Dr Flintstone has received numerous awards including ....
and has published a number of influential articles ....
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Proposal text
• Be clear and concise
• Keep your readers (i.e. assessors) in mind
• Provide all the information that is requested
• Back up assertions with evidence
• Main points should come quickly and clearly, with more detailed material later on
• Less is more - make your proposal readable, not crammed
who? what?why?how?
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Best wishes!
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Selling Your Research
Professor Bob WilliamsonComputer Sciences Laboratory, RSISE
& NICTA
ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
What would I know?What would I know?
Not much… but …
• ARC MICS EAC member for 2 years
• Wrote the research vision for the NICTA bid
• Scientific Director of NICTA
• 9 ARC Discovery grants – (out of 10 applications)
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Selling and StrategisingSelling and Strategising• Before you try and sell your work, first make
sure it makes sense
• Be as rigorous about this as every other part of your research
• My experience is that this is one of the main ways to fail
• There are structured ways to help…
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Heilmeier CriteriaHeilmeier CriteriaQuality of proposed research and its potential impact • What are you trying to accomplish?
– What is the end use problem you are trying to solve? – [Does not have to be “applied”]
• How is it done now, and with what limitations? – Need to assess both academic and commercial solutions
• What is truly new in your approach which will remove current limitations and improve performance? How much will performance improve? – Do you really need to do research to solve this problem?– Who else is doing similar things and why have the
proponents a chance to be world leading?
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• If successful, what difference will it make? – Who will care?
• What are the mid-term, final exams or full scale applications required to prove your hypothesis? When will they be done?
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Heilmeier Criteria (con’td)Heilmeier Criteria (con’td)
Writing the proposalWriting the proposal• Line up your partners and start the conversation• Start early (really)• Read the guidelines, then read them again• Revise often• Polish, then polish then polish.
– Read it out loud (really!)– Edit every section, paragraph sentence and word
• Get someone else to read it critically (swap)
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Writing the proposal (con’td)Writing the proposal (con’td)• Write a really good introduction or summary
– This sets the tone and can get people off-side real fast– Grab the readers attention!– By the end of the introduction the reader should know
• What the problem is• Why it matters• And have some idea what you are going to do about it
• Make it easy for the assessors to be really enthusiastic about it – make it a pleasure to read
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Context SettingContext Setting
• Put a lot of effort into the title
• You want to come across as totally in
command without being arrogant
• This is tricky
• Critical review without slagging off
• Be concrete – “sweeping generalities are the kiss of death”
• Breadth of context – narrowness is a sin
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Have a planHave a plan
• Actually have a feasible concrete plan of what you will do
• Not a fishing expedition
• Don’t be over-ambitious– By all means set a grand context, but don’t say
you will save the world or revolutionise your field– Application has to be credible and realistic
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BudgetBudget
• Don’t over-inflate
• Ask for expenditure in all catagories if you
can (leaves you freedom to spend what you
get)
• Be careful about priorities
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Writing TricksWriting Tricks• Don’t write in a manner that presumes perfect
attention on part of the reader• Don’t write for the one other world expert in the
field• Explaining the problem, why its important but not
how you are going to solve it• Be ultra-squeaky clean in track-record – any whiff
of inflation will doom you• Explain author order policy (some reviewers are
parochial)
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When you think you are finishedWhen you think you are finished• Look at your proposal in the light of the
Heilmeir criteria
• Be as critical as you can
• Read it out loud
• Pretend you are tired reviewer who is reading this instead of doing his own research or playing with his/her kids etc
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– Ask “So What?” or “Who Cares?”– Think of the questions they might ask – are
they effectively addressed?
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When you think you are finished (cont’d)When you think you are finished (cont’d)
At the end of the day…At the end of the day…You are writing a story … make it a good one
– Memorable– Exciting– Differentiated– Credible– Stimulating– Pleasurable– Clear
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When you get rejectedWhen you get rejected
• Don’t presume bias against ANU / NICTA
• Don’t conclude the referees are idiots
• Don’t conclude the system is corrupt/stupid
• Do conclude that your proposal was not good enough … and try again!
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ResourcesResources• The Academic Scientists' Toolkit – How not to kill a
grant proposal– Science magazine's Next Wave
• The Art of Grantsmanship– Jacob Kraicer, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Toronto• A Guide for Proposal Writing
– National Science Foundation• Plenty of other materials – key thing is to read
them!
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Making it Happen:
Panel Discussion
(11.20 - 12.40)
Chair: Dr Alistair Rendell
Associate Dean (Research) FEIT
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Summary & The Way Forward
Panel Members
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Close
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