Update for DECRA 2016

1. Eligibility Exemption Requests for DECRA 2016 are now open in RMS and will close on 28 January 2015

• Instructions for submitting an eligibility exemption request can be downloaded here.

2. DECRA 2016 information session will be held Friday 30 January.MRO is pleased to announce that Prof Marian Simms, ARC Executive Director for Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences will visit Monash on Friday 30 January to present an information session on the DECRA16 scheme.
 Topics: Prof Simms will cover the rules of the scheme as well as the ARC assessment process and what makes for a competitive application.  There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions. Date: Friday 30 January, 2015Time: 10:30AM–12 noonLocation: Building 25, S12, Clayton CampusSpeaker: Professor Marian Simms joined the ARC in August 2011. Prior to this, Professor Simms held the position of Head of the School of History, Heritage and Society at Deakin University from 2009-2011 and Chair in Australian Studies. Other appointments include Chair in Political Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand, 2002-2009 (Head 2002-2007); and Reader in Political Science ANU, 1994-2002. She is an honours graduate of the ANU in History and Political Science, with a PhD in Politics from La Trobe University. The session will also be video-linked to:Caulfield – H7.82Peninsula – W3.01Parkville - The Egg Video Conference Room 404.5.35Alfred - Boardroom 1, Level 6 Alfred CentreOther sites – (on request and subject to availability)(Please note: as per ARC requirements, this session will not be recorded.) Please go here http://goo.gl/forms/HCz3QwhzAY to register, as places are limited. 

3. A template for the Strategic Statement can be downloaded from the MRO intranet page for DECRA.

4. Applications for DECRA 2016 will open in RMS 2.0 on Wednesday 4 February 2015 and close 5pm on Wednesday 25 March 2015. 

DECRA Key dates:  

DECRA 2016	MRO close date	ARC close date
Eligibility Exemption Open in RMS 14 Jan 2015
Proposals Open in RMS 4 Feb 2015
Eligibility Exemption	NA	5pm 28 Jan 2015
Proposal closing date	5 March 2015	5pm 25 March 2015
Strategic statement	5 March 2015	NA
Request Not to Assess	4 March 2015	5pm 11 March 2015
Rejoinder Process	June 2015	June 2015

 5. Important Documents

• Please visit the DECRA page on the ARC website for the Discovery Program 2015 and 2016 Funding Rules, FAQs relating to Cross-scheme eligibility for schemes under the Discovery Program 2015 and 2016, Eligibility Exemption Request: Instructions to Applicants for DE16 and FAQs for DE16.

• The ARC Medical Research Policy, FAQs and examples can be viewed here.

• The MRO intranet page for DECRA (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/researchadmin/arc/arc-decra.html) will be updated asap. We will be posting any updates, certification and coversheet forms, as well as templates to assist you with completing your application on this page once Instructions to Applicants are released.

• Updates will also be sent to the DECRA mailing list - sign-up here: http://intranet.monash.edu.au/researchadmin/arc/arc-updates.html

• Please direct any questions that you have to the ARC Pre-award team at arc@monash.edu