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Supporting Resources 2008/09

The following downloads are useful when preparing concepts and proposals for the following portfolios: BIS?; ECO?; GLO?; ORI?; SCS?; SPS?; SRU?. Full titles and funding information about these portfolios can be found here.

  • Contracting Guidelines.pdf (143.05 KB) This document for 07-08 explains how to create your contract with the Foundation in the myFRST portal. It is essential that you work with your business manager on this process.
  • Profiling Descriptions for Proposals and Contracts.pdf (262.14 KB) The Foundation collects profiling information to support future strategy direction, capability building and reporting requirements (nationally and internationally). Profiling also helps determine the final mix of investments across our research interests.
  • Guidelines for writing intermediate objectives outcomes milestones.pdf (243.83 KB) This document contains guidelines and examples to help you write intermediate outcomes, objectives and milestones for Foundation concepts, proposals and contracts.
  • Frascati Definitions.pdf (51.82 KB) These definitions outline the basic criteria for distinguishing research and development from other scientific work, and thus what will and will not be funded by the Foundation.
  • Guidelines for Advisory Groups and Advisers.pdf (224.23 KB) We use advisory groups and independent experts to make recommendations on the proposed concepts and proposals submitted. This document outlines the roles, responsibilities and expectations the Foundation has of independent experts and advisors.
  • Intellectual Property Management Guidelines.pdf (60.8 KB) This document contains information about how to gain intellectual property protection for your product or idea, advice about the pitfalls of attempting to gain intellectual property protection and a summary of intellectual property rights.
  • Foundation Intellectual Property Policy.pdf (64.92 KB) his document summarises the Foundation’s policy regarding intellectual property rights in projects funded by the Foundation.
  • RfP Part ll -- Guidelines for Applying for Funds.pdf (276.62 KB) In addition to the investment signals for each individual investment process this document provides the main set of guidelines to assist you when preparing an application.