ITRP update Health Sciences Australia 26 October 2015 Presented by Dr Fiona Cameron Executive...
-
Upload
alison-logan -
Category
Documents
-
view
215 -
download
0
Transcript of ITRP update Health Sciences Australia 26 October 2015 Presented by Dr Fiona Cameron Executive...
ITRP updateHealth Sciences Australia
26 October 2015
Presented by Dr Fiona CameronExecutive Director for ITRPAustralian Research Council
Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15
National Competitive Grants Programme
Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. - Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. - ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012
Researchers by sector of employment
Source: OECD, Research and Development Statistics Database, www.oecd.org, June 2013.
Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (1)
• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (2)
• Overall objectives: - foster important partnerships between business
and universities- support researchers (higher degree by research
and post doctoral fellows) to gain ‘hands-on’, practical skills and experience in important priority areas
Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC)
To foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry.
• Over the life of the programme the ARC will enable:- establishing Training Centres nationwide- support ‘industry ready’ Higher Degree by
Research candidates and postdoctoral researchers
- provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five (5) years for each Training Centre.
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH)
Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes beyond their independent endeavours.
• The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five years
Changes for IC16* (1)
• “The objectives of the Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme have been updated ”– drive growth, productivity and
competitiveness within key growth sectors
*Essentially similar changes in Hubs
Changes for IC16 (2)
• “The selection criteria have been updated to reflect the Government’s Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research agenda ”– does the Training Centre demonstrate
meaningful engagement with the relevant Industry Growth Centre(s)?
– is there a clearly identified market opportunity and benefit to Australian industry?
Changes for IC16 (3)
• “if the Industrial Transformation Priorities include a medical research-related priority, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres proposals addressing the priority may be submitted, having regard to the objectives of the relevant scheme”
Changes for IC16 (4)
• “Requirement for Training Centre Directors to have a minimum time commitment of 0.5 FTE (50 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) on the activities of the Centre (C9.2.2).”
Previous Rounds and success rates
Round Submitted Proposals
Funded Proposals
Success rate Total funding
Allocation as a percentage of
requestIH12 12 4 33.33% $16,695,193 86.85%IC13 13 4 30.76% $10,437,604 89.10%IH13 Round 1 6 3 50.00% $10,966,884 97.00%IC14 13 7 53.84% $16,141,217 97.00%IH13 Round 2 15 7 46.66% $24,741,067 96.95%
IH14 15 4 $18.7m
IC15 17 5 $20.9m
Total investment by first priority: (ARC+Cash+in kind) from the beginning,
2012
ITRP Linkages
All rounds
Higher Education Government Commercial
LP Linkages
Australia
2011–14
Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other
ITRP KPIs
KPIs reformatted
Thank You