ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships

Status	EOIs open
Aim	The Mid-Career Industry Fellowships scheme will be funded as part of the Industry Fellowships Program (IFP) under the ARC’s Linkage Program. Its primary goal is to create a pathway to support academic researchers in establishing careers in industry, and industry-based researchers to work in university settings, with the aim of increased two-way mobility and skill-building in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation. The Schemes will also drive research collaboration, translation and commercialisation outcomes across a range of industry settings. There are three levels in the IFP. All levels seek to: develop a strong pipeline of researchers in Australia with capabilities in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation; open up and maintain a diversity of career pathways traversing university and industry settings; increase strategic engagement and alignment between universities and industry; contribute to the solving of industry-identified challenges and opportunities; and create commercial, economic and other benefits for Australia through enhanced translation and commercialisation, including the development of start-up companies. Additional specific aims for Mid-Career Industry Fellowships: strengthen the industry collaboration skills of mid-career researchers encourage uptake of a wider range of career options for established researchers; and supervise and develop future research and nurture their development of collaboration, commercialisation and translation skills; and deliver significant, actionable outcomes for industry partners and end-users.
Funding	Funding for Mid-Career Industry Fellowships Up to 25 Mid-Career Industry Fellowships may be awarded funding each round The Mid-Career Industry Fellow will receive a contribution to salary and salary-related on-costs ($215,410 per year, 2023$) for 2–4 consecutive years on a full-time basis Project costs not exceeding $290,000 may be requested over the duration of the grant The grant may be converted to a part-time basis for funded applications not exceeding 8 consecutive years (excluding any approved periods of suspension).
Eligibility	Eligibility Criteria (according to the Industry Fellowships Program Grant Guidelines released in 2023) The Mid-Career Industry Fellowship candidate must hold a Higher Degree by Research or equivalent. Your application must justify why the candidate is considered ‘mid-career.’ The candidate should have 5 to 15 years of industry and/or academic research experience (measured by FTE), and may take career interruptions into account. A previous recipient of a Mid-Career Industry Fellowship is not eligible to apply for another Mid-Career Industry Fellowship or an Early Career Industry Fellowship, but may apply for an Industry Laureate Fellowship. An individual may only submit a maximum of three Mid-Career Industry Fellowship applications. Eligibility for DVCR Co-Funding Eligibility for the DVCR Co-Funding Scheme is contingent upon the on-time submission of grant applications by the date you select for your compliance and eligibility check in the booking calendar. Many applications for external funding require cash and in-kind contributions from the host institution in order to be considered for funding. In most cases, researchers request cash contributions, such as project support funds, funding for research associates, scholarships and major equipment, from the DVCR via the DVCR Co-Funding Scheme to support their external funding applications. To be eligible to request this DVCR Co-Funding, grant applications must be submitted internally, via Pure, by your compliance and eligibility check date. Applications must be submitted to the Research Services Grant Development Team by your compliance and eligibility check date. View further information on deadlines, processes and FAQs. Applications that do not have a Pure record and/or do not have all the appropriate approvals in Pure (Head of Department [HoD] and Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation [DDRI]) will not be submitted to the external funding body.
Key Dates	*For funding commencing in 2025:* Macquarie University EOI open: Monday 22 April 2024 Macquarie University EOI deadline: 12 pm (AEST) Wednesday 5 June 2024 ARC dates: Yet to be announced
Resources	MID-CAREER INDUSTRY FELLOWSHIP EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR FUNDING COMMENCING IN 2025 Mid-Career Industry Fellowship EOI form for funding commencing in 2025 Due by 12 pm (AEST) Wednesday 5 June 2024 Submit your EOI via email to grant.development@mq.edu.au EOIs will be assessed within faculties and those deemed competitive will be supported to the full application stage WORKSHOP FOR FUNDING COMMENCING IN 2024 TBA INFORMATION FOR FUNDING COMMENCING IN 2024 (previous round) ARC INFORMATION GrantConnect Grant Opportunity Information Grant Opportunity Documents (e.g. Instructions to Applicants; GrantConnect login required) ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships page (includes recording of information seminar) RMS Information Request Not To Assess ARC Medical Research Policy MACQUARIE RESOURCES MQ IM24 Advice Toolkit IM24 Important Dates and Submission Process Letter of Industry Partner Organisation Certification Strategic Review Booking Calendar (optional) Compliance and Eligibility Booking Calendar (mandatory) Industry Fellowships Budget Calculator MQ Salary Rates (Academic, Professional, PhD Scholarships) MQ Guide to Appropriate Salary Levels and Steps ATO Allowances (Per Diems) MQ ERA 2018 Outcomes MQ Engagement and Impact 2018 Outcomes Guide to Determining Journal Impact Factor, Quartile and Publication Percentile Successful Grants Library Pure Research Management System Open Access and Funding Compliance MQ Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research MQ Conflict of Interest Policy Advice on Writing your Rejoinder If you are an external applicant applying through Macquarie University, please email grant.development@mq.edu.au for access to any of these resources.
Contacts	Information, Strategic Advice, Compliance and Eligibility: Grant Development Team Research Services grant.development@mq.edu.au Ph: +61 2 9850 4737 Faculty Contacts: Faculty of Arts artsro@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 9663 (x9663), Faculty Research Manager, Dr Christine Boman Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences fmhhs.researchsupport@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 2788 (x2788), Faculty Research Manager, Dr Kyle Ratinac Faculty of Science and Engineering sci.research@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 8912 (x8912), Faculty Research Manager, Ms Irina Zakoshanski Macquarie Business School mqbs-ro@mq.edu.au Ph 9850 4496 (x4496), Faculty Research Manager, Dr Jan Zwar

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