New laws necessitated calendar changes but funding will still commence on time, Senate hearing told
The Australian Research Council has said that changes to its grants calendar will not delay the awarding of important funding for early career researchers.
In a Senate education and employment hearing on 6 June, acting ARC chief executive Richard Johnson said the calendar changes, which included several delayed application dates, resulted from new laws governing the council’s operations. He said the ARC was juggling schemes developed under previous laws with the new laws, which take effect on 1 July.
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