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National Committee for Mathematics
ARC Large Grants Scheme
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the ARC and the Mathematical Sciences page.
The ARC Large Grant Scheme is application-based.
Funding is awarded to researchers, or groups of researchers,
through a competitive selection process with excellence,
as determined by peer review, the primary criterion.
The objective of the scheme is to support research which is likely to lead to:
- a significant conceptual advance in
the understanding and knowledge of a subject; and/or
- an important discovery or innovation; and/or
- practical outcomes of importance to the research
endeavour or to applications of social and economic value.
The minimum grant size is $20,000 pa in the mathematical sciences
and the average level of funding, in recent years, over all disciplines
has been approximately $53,000 pa.
This has ranged from $37,000 in the humanities to $81,000 in
the mathematical and physical sciences.
Funding is for a maximum of three years
and most highly-rated research projects in all categories are
supported for this period.
Assessment of Large Grant applications is the responsibility of the
Research Grants Committee (RGC) of the ARC.
The RGC is assisted by four Discipline Panels, which are
divided into ten Sub-panels and a Multi-Panel Committee:
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Biological Sciences
- A0 Molecular and Cell Biology
- A1 Plant and Animal Biology
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Engineering, Earth and Applied Sciences
- A3 Earth Sciences
- A4 Engineering-Electrical and Computer
- A8 Engineering-Civil, Mechanical and Chemical
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Humanities and Social Sciences
- A5 Humanities
- A7 Social Sciences (excluding Education, Psychology, Linguistics and Nursing)
- A9 Social Sciences (Education, Psychology, Linguistics and Nursing)
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Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences
- A2 Chemistry
- A6 Physics and Mathematics
The RGS is a nine member committee composed of a chairperson
and two chairs of sub-panels in each of the four disciplines.
The current membership of all the ARC panels can be found by consulting the
ARC members
page of the ARC website.
A summary of the Panel program and
Panel procedures for assessments is
found by following the links.
This site is located in the Institute
of Mathematical Sciences (MSI) at the ANU
Please send
comments and suggestions to
Derek.Robinson@anu.edu.au
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