This appendix provides information to support the Annual Performance Statement for Purpose 1: Managing research funding schemes (Section 2.2).
Table A2.1: NCGP funding commencing in 2013–14 to 2015–16
|
Scheme |
2013–14 |
2014–15 |
2015–16 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discovery Programme |
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|
Australian Laureate Fellowships |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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|
Number of proposals |
112 |
90 |
115 |
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|
Number of awards |
17 |
16 |
15 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
47,432,835 |
42,151,524 |
42,025,000 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
15.2 |
17.8 |
13.0 |
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|
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
1,468 |
1,394 |
1,220 |
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|
Number of awards |
200 |
200 |
200 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
75,789,232 |
70,567,494 |
70,736,647 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
13.6 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
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|
Discovery Indigenous |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
26 |
32 |
31 |
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|
Number of awards |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
4,886,142 |
4,392,609 |
4,059,356 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
38.5 |
31.3 |
32.3 |
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|
Discovery Projects |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
3,534 |
3,689 |
3,584 |
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|
Number of awards |
703 |
665 |
635 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
257,632,541 |
250,044,435 |
244,935,035 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
19.9 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
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|
Future Fellowships |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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|
Number of proposals |
1,234 |
830 |
318 |
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|
Number of awards |
201 |
150 |
50 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
152,292,682 |
114,919,482 |
38,648,000 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
16.3 |
18.1 |
15.7 |
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|
Linkage Programme |
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|
ARC Centres of Excellence1 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
103 |
n/a |
n/a |
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|
Number of awards |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
||||
|
Total funding ($) |
284,999,996 |
n/a |
n/a |
||||
|
Success rate (%) |
11.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
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|
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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|
Number of proposals |
21 |
15 |
11 |
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|
Number of awards |
10 |
4 |
5 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
34,619,005 |
18,681,869 |
15,696,194 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
47.6 |
26.7 |
45.5 |
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|
Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
13 |
17 |
27 |
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|
Number of awards |
7 |
5 |
6 |
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|
Total funding ($) |
15,667,347 |
20,895,677 |
22,044,067 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
53.8 |
29.4 |
22.2 |
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|
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
148 |
159 |
173 |
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|
Number of awards |
63 |
66 |
54 |
||||
|
Total funding ($) |
31,982,047 |
28,995,463 |
37,973,900 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
42.6 |
41.5 |
31.2 |
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|
Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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|
Number of proposals |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
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|
Number of awards |
2 |
n/a |
n/a |
||||
|
Total funding ($) |
834,160 |
n/a |
n/a |
||||
|
Success rate (%) |
40.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
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|
Linkage Projects |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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|
Number of proposals |
785 |
699 |
710 |
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|
Number of awards |
306 |
251 |
252 |
||||
|
Total funding ($) |
101,809,345 |
88,154,841 |
86,927,155 |
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|
Success rate (%) |
39.0 |
35.9 |
35.5 |
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|
Special Research Initiatives2 |
2013–14 |
2014–15 |
2015–16 |
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|
Number of proposals |
2 |
1 |
n/a |
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|
Number of awards |
2 |
1 |
n/a |
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|
Total funding ($) |
77,000,000 |
24,000,000 |
n/a |
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Notes
n/a not applicable
1 The ARC Centres of Excellence scheme includes a preliminary expression of interest (EOI) stage. The number of proposals recorded is the number of EOIs received for consideration in each selection round.
2 Special Research Initiatives include: the Special Research Initiative for Tropical Health and Medicine (funding commencing in 2013–14); the Special Research Initiative for Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes (funding commencing in 2013–14) and the Special Research Initiative for Antarctic Gateway Partnership (funding commencing in 2014–15).