Assessor Resources

Detailed Assessor Video

Please note that this video is captioned and the full transcript is also available.

How to Assess  

• The Assessor Handbook provides Instructions for Detailed and General Assessors, for IC21, IH21, LP20, LP21, LE22, DE22, DP22, IN22, FL21 and FT21) – PDF format (636KB) – Word format (240KB)

How to Assess for Research Grants Services grant opportunities

• The National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants (NISDRG) Assessor Handbook provides Instructions for Detailed and General Assessors, for NI21 and NS21 – PDF format (619KB) – Word format (327KB)

How to use RMS

RMS User Guide for Assessors – PDF format (1.7MB) – Word format (1.3MB) 

Please visit the RMS page for further information.

Conflicts of Interest

Timeframes associated for different types of Conflicts of Interest for ARC assessment purposes are outlined on the Identifying and Handling a Conflict of Interest in NCGP page.

ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy.

Policies, Codes and Guidelines

Policies

• ARC Open Access Policy
• ARC Medical Research Policy
• ARC Research Workforce Statement
• Gender Equality in Research Statement
• ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy
• ARC Research Integrity and Research Misconduct Policy
• ARC Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence
• National Principles of Intellectual Property Management for Publicly Funded Research

Codes and Guidelines

• Codes and Guidelines

Scheme Information

Key documents relating to the application submission and selection process are available for schemes via the links below:

• Funding/Grant Agreements 
• Funding Rules/Grant Guidelines
• Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions
• Grant Calendar 
• GrantConnect

Other Information

• Eligibility matters
• Grants
• Glossary
• Presentations
• Rejoinders
• RMS Information
• Science and Research Priorities

Educational Resources

• The Publons Academy is a free peer review training course.  It was developed for early career researchers, with expert academics and editors, to teach the core competencies of peer reviewing.  While aimed largely at reviewing of journal articles, the basic skills are applicable to peer reviewing grant applications
• How to write a structured reviewer report: 5 tips from an early-career researcher
• Understanding unconscious bias
• Statement of Principle on Peer/Merit Review 2018
• Assessors are strongly encouraged to undertake Implicit Association Tests to assist in identifying unconscious biases