Coversheet for Applications for External Research Funding

Project title

Project duration

Type of funding

Please select the funding type that applies to this application from the list below:

Please indicate whether the proposed project could be described using any one or more of the following Commonwealth criteria:

• Creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge including knowledge of man, culture and society
• A new application of this new stock of knowledge
• An activity characterised by originality and which has investigation as a primary objective
• None of the above

Principal La Trobe University Investigator

(MUST be LTU staff member; for students enter supervisor's details).

First named La Trobe University Investigator if external to La Trobe University, or a student

Additional internal investigators

You can add up to 9 additional internal investigators.

Additional external investigators

You can add up to 9 additional external investigators.

Use this link to reference codes for Field of Research (FOR) and Socioeconomic Objective (SEO). Link will open in a new window.

TOA (Type of Research Activity)

• Strategic Basic Research % Experimental and theoretical work undertaken to acquire new knowledge directed into specified broad areas in the expectation of useful discoveries. It provides the broad base of knowledge necessary for the solution of recognised practical problems.


• Pure Basic Research % Experimental and theoretical work undertaken to acquire new knowledge without looking for long term benefits other than the advancement of knowledge.


• Experimental Development % Systematic work, using existing knowledge gained from research or practical experience, that is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.


• Applied Research % Original work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge with a specific application in view. It is undertaken either to determine possible uses for the findings of basic research or to determine new ways of achieving some specific and predetermined objectives.


• Total: %

Funding body

Further funding information will be taken from the original application.

Ethics

Please refer to the Research Services Division Ethics website.

Funds cannot be accessed until relevant ethics approvals from the committees below have been obtained.

Other

Are there any other issues associated with this application that require the consideration of the Dean/Head of School? For example:

• The research will impact on ongoing staffing responsibilities (teaching, administration, etc)
• An investigator's contracted appointment terminates before or during the proposed project period
• The application includes cash or in-kind contributions (local, central, other), or there is a budget deficit that will need to be covered by the local area
• The application includes a request for salaries or scholarships (for existing or new staff)
• Space and infrastructure allocations would need to be made for this project (e.g. office, laboratory, housing for major infrastructure)
• Other, please specify:
  

Intellectual Property (IP)

Please refer to the Research Services Division Intellectual Property website.

• Will the project lead to the creation/development of IP with the potential for commercial exploitation/patent?
  Yes No*
• Will any other organisation have a claim on IP generated during the project?
  Yes No*
• Will any third party IP be used in the project?
  Yes No*

If you've answered 'Yes' to any of the above, what arrangements have been agreed to by the parties? Please outline arrangements below or email a copy of any written agreement between the parties to researchservices@latrobe.edu.au.

By submitting this coversheet I, the Chief Investigator, declare that:

• all sections of this proforma and the application form are completed and correct;
• I agree to conduct the research in compliance with La Trobe University statutes, regulations and policies and in accordance with the Australian Government/NHMRC/ARC Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (available on the Research Services Division Research Integrity website);
• I have fully disclosed the resource commitments required to conduct the research including space, facilities, financial matching and staffing contributions.
• This proposal has received appropriate peer review prior to submission (please provide details below).
• Details of peer review:
  

Where the project involves co-investigators:

¹This evidence may consist of a hard-copy signed document or an email from the co-investigator agreeing to participate as described in the application.

Please note: it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all sections are completed before submitting the completed form to the Research Services Division for processing.

Please make a selection from the list below:

This Coversheet for Applications for External Funding will be forwarded to your Dean for approval, before being submitted to the Research Services Division.