Annual Reporting Responsibilities of ARC Centres of Excellence
Introduction
Official reporting (and accounting) requirements apply to the expenditure of public funds. For each calendar year for which there has been at least six months of activity, all ARC Centres of Excellence are required to produce and submit to the ARC an Annual Progress Report by 31 March of the year immediately following the reporting year.
In an effort to streamline reporting requirements, all Annual Progress Reports and supporting documents are now submitted through the RMS.
The due date for submission of the 2024 Annual/Progress Report is 30 June 2025.
Completing your Annual Progress Report
ARC Centre of Excellence reporting requirements for Annual Progress Reports are stated in your Funding/Grant Agreement and completed as part of the ‘NCGP Progress Report’ form available in RMS.
Financial one-page summary
As of 2024, only high-level expenditure of ARC funding only is to be reported as part of the End of Year Report (EOYR).
The EOYR requires a breakdown of the project’s total spend of ARC funding under the eligible spending categories:
| EXPENSES | $ |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Equipment | |
| Maintenance | |
| Travel | |
| Field Research | |
| Teaching Relief | |
| Other | |
| TOTAL |
A financial statement is required to be included in your published Annual Progress Report that incorporates income and expenses from contributions by the ARC and Participating Organisations.
Equity and Diversity Metrics
Gender equity and diversity for roles in an ARC Centre of Excellence are required to be submitted in the NCGP Progress Report. Targets are not required for this metric.
A template with example data is provided below:
*Example metric for Gender Equity and Diversity
| Gender Equity and Diversity | Woman / Female | Man / Male | Non-binary | Different Term | Prefer not to answer | Total personnel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Investigators | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| Partner Investigators | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Postdoctoral Researchers / Research Fellows (ie research staff with a PhD or equivalent) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Administrative staff | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
Submitting an Annual Progress Report
Instructions for completing an Annual Progress Report for an ARC Centres of Excellence is available below.
- RMS NCGP Progress Report Instructions - PDF Format (1.8MB) - Word Format (5.7MB)
Reasons for non-lodgement of publications must be reported as part of the Annual Progress Report in RMS using the following excel format.
- Part H attachment - Excel Format (22KB)
Contact Us
For further information please contact the Post Award team at the ARC on +61 2 6287 6600 or email your enquiry to ARC-PostAward@arc.gov.au.