IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Welcome to the RMIT EIP Platform Fund online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please email research.capability@rmit.edu.au and quote your submission number.
The Platform Activity Fund Supports a wide range of affiliate activities that:
Note: The Platform Activity fund is limited and will close when funding limits are reached.
This funding is available for 2024 only. Any funding awarded under this scheme must be spent within calendar year 2024. Any awarded funding that is unspent cannot be extended or rolled over past the end of 2024 due to University budget processes
Activities that can be funded include:
*Note that HDRs are welcome to apply, but will be limited to a $1000 maximum
All RMIT graduate researchers and academic staff affiliated with an EIP are eligible to apply. Staff must remain affiliated with RMIT for the duration of the funded activity.
If you are not already affiliated with one of the EIPs, it takes only a minute to sign up online as an EIP Affiliate.
Applications with interdisciplinary and cross-ECP interactions are actively encouraged. Those who wish to apply for support are strongly encouraged to review the EIP Platform priorities and discuss their ideas with the relevant EIP Director(s) prior to application. The ECP Platform priorities and application areas are available on the EIP Website.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.
A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.
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