Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO544

The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs scheme engages Australia's best researchers in issues facing the new industrial economies and training the future workforce. The scheme supports collaborative research activity, between the Australian higher education sector and industry, designed to focus on strategic outcomes that are not independently realisable.

The Industrial Transformation Research Hubs scheme provides funding to Eligible Organisations to engage in cutting-edge research on new technologies and economic, commercial and social transformation which support the development of research outcomes that benefit industry partners in the Industrial Transformation Priorities.

The Industrial Transformation Priorities are priority research areas identified by the ARC that are updated from round to round. The current Industrial Transformation Priorities are:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Cyber Security
• Food and Agribusiness
• Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals
• §  Mining Equipment, Technology and Services
• Oil, Gas and Energy Resources.

The objectives of the Industrial Transformation Research Hubs scheme are to:

• encourage collaborative R&D projects between universities and organisations outside the Australian higher education sector that will solve challenging industry issues relevant to the Industrial Transformation Priorities
• drive growth, productivity and competitiveness within key growth sectors
• leverage national and international investment in targeted industry sectors, including from industry and other research end-users.

A Proposal may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation listed in the relevant Funding Rules.

Eligibility Criteria for Participants

Roles that may be nominated in a Proposal are:

• Training Centre Director
• CI
• PI.

The following roles must be nominated in a Proposal:

• at least two CIs from the Administering Organisation, where one will be the Research Hub Director
• at least one PI from each Eligible Organisation
• at least one PI from each Partner Organisation.

The Research Hub Director must meet all the eligibility criteria for a CI and must be employed by the Administering Organisation at the commencement of and for the Project Activity Period.

Proposal Eligibility

A Proposal may only be submitted where the research addresses one or more of the Industrial Transformation Priorities for the current round.

A Project may be applied for and awarded funding for a minimum of three to a maximum of five consecutive years.

From $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00

The Proposal must be submitted as a mature research plan presenting the proposed Project ready for implementation and must contain all the information necessary for its assessment without the need for further written or oral explanation, or reference to additional documentation, unless requested by the ARC.

Applicants should note the eligibility criteria for access to other funding schemes, as expressed in the Funding Rules for those schemes. The ARC reserves the right to change these criteria in future funding rounds. Funding Rules for all ARC schemes may be found on the ARC website.

Administering Organisations must submit Proposals through RMS (rms.arc.gov.au) unless otherwise advised by the ARC.

All Proposals must meet the format and content requirements, including certification, as set out in the RMS online form and the relevant scheme Instructions to Applicants. 

The Research Management System (RMS) is a web-based system used to prepare and submit research proposals, assessments and rejoinders for the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

Registered users can login using your email address and password at https://rms.arc.gov.au. To request a new account, go to https://rms.arc.gov.au and click on the Request New Account link.