Preparing a Grant Application

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has recently introduced new sets of codes to replace the outdated Research Course Field and Discipline (RFCD) and Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) codes. This was done in conjunction with Statistics New Zealand (Statistics NZ) and the codes are referred to as The Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC).
 
The FOR (Field of Research) codes are an expanded and updated set of the old RFCD codes. The new SEO codes are an expanded and updated set of the old SEO codes. These codes will be utilised in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative. 

Grant applications and Publication lodgements are now required to include the new codes as the old codes have been decommissioned. The links on the appropriate web pages have been updated. The new codes can be found here.

There are a range of resources to guide and support you in writing a grant application, including the following:

• Process for Submitting and Managing External Research
• Guide to Writing a Project Description 
• Budget Justification 
• Track Record Statement 
• Tips for Early Career Researchers 
• Attracting External Research Funding 
• Insurance Information 
• Salaries/Travel/IT Procurement

There is also an excellent step by step guide compiled by the UK Economic & Social Research Council that you may wish to look at. For further development of an application, please contact the Research Development Team in the Office of Research Services.