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Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Selection Report for Funding Commencing in 2012

Overview

The objectives of the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) for funding commencing in 2012 scheme are to:

  • encourage Eligible Organisations to develop collaborative arrangements with other Eligible Organisations, higher education institutions and/or their partner organisations to develop and support research infrastructure;
  • support large-scale cooperative initiatives thereby allowing expensive infrastructure, equipment and facilities to be shared and/or accessed;
  • support areas of existing and/or emerging research strength.

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Selection process

The closing date for LIEF applications was 22 June 2011. The ARC Executive Director responsible for the LIEF scheme, assisted by ARC staff, prepared recommendations for funding for submission to ARC CEO. The recommendations were based on advice from the ARC College of Experts (CoE) which:

  • assessed proposals and considered the assessments of other CoE members;
  • ranked each proposal relative to the others on the basis of the proposals and the CoE members’ reports; and
  • assessed and recommended budgets;

and, advice from the ARC Eligibility Committee which:

  • considered eligibility issues identified by ARC staff and the CoE;
  • sought advice from institutions with respect to issues raised; and
  • made recommendations to the CEO in respect of ineligible proposals.

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Selection criteria

Selection criteria and corresponding weights for LIEF proposals are:

  • Significance of research to be supported with the proposed infrastructure, equipment and facilities (20%);
  • Need and use of the proposed infrastructure, equipment and facilities (30%);
  • Nature of the alliance and commitment between the organisations named on the Proposal (30%); and
  • Investigator(s) (20%).

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Funding duration

LIEF proposals may be awarded funding for one year, or, for subscriptions and/or membership costs for coordinated access to major national and/or international facilities or consortia, up to five years.

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Selection outcomes

Table 1:     Comparison of LIEF proposal numbers, success rates, funding requested and approved for successful proposals from 2008 to 2012

Funding year
Proposals considered
Proposals approved
Success rate
%#
Funds requested over project life (all proposals)#
Funds requested over project life (all funded proposals) #
Funds allocated over project life (all funded proposals )#
Funds allocated as a percentage of funding requested#

2012
170
77
45.3
$94,683,874
$48,171,800
$28,300,078
58.7

2011
165
78
47.3
$85,228,283
$41,378,296
$30,873,624
74.6

2010
170
71 (2)†
42.9
$89,640,606
$43,773,794
$30,957,412
70.7

2009
169
73
43.2
$86,028,730
$44,520,262
$31,681,456
71.2

2008
155
67 (7)†
47.7
$85,222,724
$50,826,550
$34,940,000
68.7

† Figures in brackets are funded reserves.
# Figures include funded reserves.

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Selection outcomes by Administering Organisation

Table 2:     Numbers of proposals, success rates, ARC funding and Collaborating Organisations’* contributions, by Administering Organisation†

Administering Organisation
Proposals considered
Proposals  funded
Success rate (%)
ARC funding  (for Proposals funded)
Collaborating Organisations’* contributions (Cash & in-kind for funded proposals )
ACT
The Australian National University
14
5
35.7
$1,584,078
$5,862,400
New South Wales
Macquarie University
6
2
33.3
$809,000
$1,971,000
Southern Cross University
3
2
66.7
$450,000
$932,894
Swinburne University of Technology
3
0
$0
The University of New England
1
0
$0
The University of New South Wales
20
10
50
$3,915,000
$23,521,999
The University of Newcastle
6
4
66.7
$890,000
$1,656,121
The University of Sydney
11
4
36.4
$1,250,000
$2,065,900
University of Technology, Sydney
3
1
33.3
$330,000
$526,000
University of Western Sydney
2
0
$0
University of Wollongong
5
4
80
$1,895,000
$3,339,068
Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University
1
1
100
$430,000
$357,780
Queensland
Griffith University
5
2
40
$920,000
$1,516,813
James Cook University
2
1
50
$630,000
$1,076,850
Queensland University of Technology
5
1
20
$270,000
$361,000
The University of Queensland
14
6
42.9
$1,987,000
$5,812,332
South Australia
The Flinders University of South Australia
1
0
0
$0
The University of Adelaide
10
2
20
$650,000
$852,202
University of South Australia
3
2
66.7
$300,000
$410,120
Tasmania
University of Tasmania
2
1
50
$630,000
$599,628
Victoria
Deakin University
4
3
75
$1,435,000
$2,140,312
La Trobe University
4
3
75
$1,110,000
$2,779,750
Monash University
13
5
38.5
$2,560,000
$9,921,773
RMIT University
2
2
100
$840,000
$1,540,658
The University of Melbourne
12
7
58.3
$1,920,000
$6,570,420
Victoria University
1
0
0
$0
Western Australia
Curtin University of Technology
6
3
50
$860,000
$1,776,345
Murdoch University
1
0
0
$0
The University of Western Australia
10
6
60
$2,635,000
$3,531,800
Total all Administering Organisations
170
77
45.3
$28,300,078
$79,123,165

* Collaborating Organisations include the Administering Organisation, other Eligible Organisations and Partner Organisations.
† Funding under LIEF is provided by the ARC only to Administering Organisations which are responsible for the administration of the funding for projects (if approved).

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Selection outcomes by Field of Research (FoR)

Table 3: Proposal data by FOR category  

Field of Research category
Proposals
funded†
Total funding from all sources*
Biological Sciences
13
$21,745,236
Chemical Sciences
10
$10,024,723
Earth Sciences
10
$9,674,084
Engineering
24
$28,149,107
Information and Computing Sciences
1
$1,270,790
Language, Communication and Culture
2
$3,029,805
Law and Legal Studies
1
$856,000
Medical and Health Sciences
4
$3,054,801
Physical Sciences
7
$23,574,658
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
1
$411,400
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
1
$995,000
Technology
3
$4,637,639
Grand Total
77
$107,423,243

† Based on the 2 digit FOR code which predominates on each proposal.
* Funding from all sources includes ARC funding as well as Administering Organisation, Eligible Organisation/s, and Partner Organisation/s cash and in-kind contributions.

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Single-organisation proposals

A single-organisation proposal is defined as a proposal on which only one Eligible Organisation is listed as a contributor to the project. There may be Partner Organisations involved (that is, organisations which are not themselves eligible to apply for and receive funding under the LIEF scheme). Proposals normally are expected to involve two or more Eligible Organisations unless they can demonstrate that collaborative use of the proposed infrastructure, equipment or facility by other Eligible Organisations would not be practicable.

Table 4:     Single-organisation proposals approved for calendar years 2008 to 2012

Year
Total Proposals considered
Total Proposals funded
Total number of single organisation proposals considered#
Total number of single organisation proposals funded#
Single-organisation proposals as a proportion of total proposals# (%)
Single-organisation proposals funded as a proportion of total proposals funded # (%)
2012
170
77
19
6
11.1
7.8
2011
165
78
22
7
13.3
9
2010
170
71 (2) †
32
6
18.8
8.2
2009
169
73
34
10
20.1
13.7
2008
155
67 (7) †
28
8
18.1
10.8

† Figures in brackets are funded reserves.
# Figures include funded reserves.

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Leverage of ARC funding

Table 5:     Leverage of ARC funds for proposals approved

Proposals funded
ARC funding
Number of Collaborating Organisations*
Incidence of involvement of Collaborating Organisations*
Collaborating Organisation* contributions (cash and in-kind)
Leverage
77
$28,300,078
59
302
$79,123,165
$2.80

*Collaborating Organisations include the Administration Organisation, other Eligible Organisations and Partner Organisations.

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National Research Priorities

Table 6:     Number of proposals and success rates by National Research Priority

Priority Area
Proposals considered
Proposals funded
Success rate (%)
ARC funding (proposals approved)
An Environmentally Sustainable Australia
34
16
47.1
$5,744,078
Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries
102
47
46.1
$17,761,000
Promoting and Maintaining Good Health
28
11
39.3
$3,660,000
Safeguarding Australia
5
2
40
$805,000
None Selected
1
1
100
$330,000
Total proposals
170
77
45.3
$28,300,078

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Collaboration

Table 7:     Number of Collaborating Organisations on proposals

Number of Collaborating Organisations on proposal *
Proposals considered
Proposals approved
Success rate (%)
1
14
5
35.7
2
36
10
27.8
3
47
24
51.1
4
35
19
54.3
5
13
5
38.5
6
14
8
57.1
7
2
1
50
8
2
1
50
9
2
1
50
10
2
1
50
11
2
2
100
24
1
0
0
Total
170
77
45.3

*Collaborating Organisations include the Administration Organisation, other Eligible Organisations and Partner Organisations.

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01/12/10


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