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3 November 2010
Creating more opportunities for early-career researchers
Giving researchers at the start of their careers more opportunities to obtain funding for their research projects is the key objective of a new component to the Discovery scheme at the Australian Research Council (ARC).
ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Margaret Sheil, has today announced the agency’s intention to create the Discovery–Early Career Researchers Awards; the announcement coincides with the release today of the ARC Discovery Program Consultation Paper.
Professor Sheil said this proposed change to the Discovery scheme will introduce a new and more flexible component to the ARC’s National Competitive Grants Program.
“This new scheme component will provide more focused support for researchers and create more opportunities for early-career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.
“The scheme will also capitalise on two specific attributes early-career researchers, namely, the high proportion of female and international applicants.
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, welcomed the proposal.
“This new award will be a key component of the Gillard Labor Government’s strategy to build future research capacity," Senator Carr said
"It creates new opportunities for the next generation and it builds on the great work of the ARC to ensure we attract and retain the best and brightest researchers in Australia.”
The Consultation Paper also foreshadows plans to streamline the application process and assessment for Discovery projects and ensure the new awards complement other ARC Fellowship schemes.
To view the consultation paper visit the ARC Discovery Program Consultation Paper page. Comments on the paper will be received by the ARC until 1 December 2010.
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