Notification and agreement

All applicants will be notified by email of the outcome of their application including:

• Any funding amount to be awarded
• The duration of the grant, if awarded
• The specific terms and conditions of any funding.

Successful applicants will be required to enter a ‘Collaborative Research Agreement’ (CRA) with the AIS, as the preferred partner to address a priority of the NHPSRA. The Agreement will set out the general terms of the relationship, with details of specific research projects to be set out in the ‘Project Schedules’ of the Agreement. Funding will be granted upon signing the Agreement, but specific project funding will be allocated by mutual agreement in accordance with the relevant provisions in the Agreement.

The AIS has a strategic mandate to generate knowledge for the benefit of the National High Performance Sport System (NHPSS) through its research funding. Therefore, the research funding agreement for successful applicants, seeks a licence for the AIS to share the results of research with the NHPSS. More broadly, research applicants are expected to be compliant with the National Principles of Intellectual Property Management for Publicly Funded Research, opens in a new tab.

Applicants should also be aware that breaches of the CRA funding agreement or failure to comply with agreed obligations may effect the eligibility of future grant applications.

At its absolute discretion, the AIS may contact unsuccessful applicants to discuss elements of their application, unless otherwise indicated in the application process.