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Assessor Reports & Rejoinders

Proposals, assessments and rejoinders are managed in the Grant Application Management System (GAMS). The selection processes for Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development, Linkage Projects, Federation Fellowships, ARC International Fellowships and Linkage International Internationally Coordinated Initiatives may include assessment by external peer assessors. Where the ARC seeks external assessments, applicants and nominated participants may be given the opportunity to submit rejoinders. Rejoinder may assist applicants and nominated participants to clarify any misunderstanding or difference of opinion about perceived weaknesses in the proposal. It also provides an important feedback mechanism that may help researchers in future proposals. The assessors' reports and the rejoinders may assist the ARC College of Experts or SAC members in assessing proposals. Not all schemes may involve assessments by external assessors.

An overview of key dates and the assessment cycle is given for each scheme in the Instructions to Applicants. The ARC posts notices on the web when assessor reports are released and rejoinders are due. We also notify the Research Offices. Assessors' reports are made available to applicants and nominated participants via GAMS.

Applicants and nominated participants are given access in GAMS to the Rejoinder Forms when they are able to access the assessors' reports and have an adequate, though brief, period for submitting rejoinders.

Researchers involved in proposals submitted to the ARC are strongly advised to maintain contact with their Research Offices during the selection cycle.

Upcoming rejoinder processes

Linkage Projects Round 1 proposals; GAMS opens for rejoinder Wednesday 23 July 2008 and closes 6:00pm (AEST) Tuesday 5 August 2008

Instructions - PDF Format (35kb) - RTF Format (66kb)

Linkage International – ARC International Fellowship proposals; GAMS opens for rejoinder on Thursday 24 July 2008 and closes 6:00pm (AEST) Wednesday 6 August 2008.

Instructions - PDF Format (38kb) - RTF Format (101kb)

Linkage International ICI – Social Sciences Collaboration proposals; GAMS opens for rejoinder on Friday 8 August 2008 and closes 6:00pm (AEST) Thursday 21 August 2008.

Instructions - PDF Format (38kb) - RTF Format (101kb)

Discovery Projects proposals: GAMS opens for rejoinder on Tuesday 1 July 2008 and closes 6:00pm (AEST) Monday 14 July 2008.

Instructions - PDF Format (42kb) - RTF Format (162kb)

Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development proposals: GAMS opens for rejoinder on Friday 4 July 2008 and closes 6:00pm (AEST) Thursday 17 July 2008.

Instructions - PDF Format (42kb) - RTF Format (163kb)

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