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Reporting requirements

Progress and Final Reports for ARC-funded projects and fellowships are important elements in ensuring accountability and good management of public funding for research. Reports also assist in drawing our attention and the attention of the Research Office staff to concerns and problems that researchers face.

The ARC compiles statistics on the outcomes of publicly-funded research. Final Reports give information on the number and types of publications that each project has generated to date, the research training that has been supported by the project, and the research personnel involved. Statistical information compiled on the basis of Final Reports supports the ARC's advocacy for the funding of quality research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the Australian community.

Output reporting plays an increasingly significant role in government research funding and policy.

Reporting requirements for each project are outlined in the relevant Funding Contract and include:

Progress Reports
Final Reports
End of Year Reports
Audited Financial Statements
Annual Reports
Industry Partner/Collaborating Organisation Agreed Contribution Report (Linkage Projects only)

Subject to the Funding Contract/Agreement for specific schemes, the ARC reserves the right to withhold payment of further instalments of any funded project until the appropriate reports have been received and assessed as satisfactory.

Progress Reports