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Evaluation Criteria for Applications to the APAC Merit Allocation Scheme

• Research quality
  • Scientific merit including the potential of the work to generate new knowledge in an important area, the comparative scientific merits of the work within its discipline, originality and international competitiveness.
  • Scientific and commercial potential.
  • Experience and demonstrated research capacity of the applicant and the project team.

• Appropriateness of the National Facility
  • The need for such resources to conduct the research.
  • Suitability of the system (hardware and software) and its operational environment to support the project.
  • Evidence or experience to demonstrate that the project will use the facilities efficiently.
    Efficient use of the systems means that the use will result in
    • the stated research outcomes
    • maximal compute output for the grant awarded - i.e. good system utilisation by jobs, without undue overrequests of resources.

• Reasonableness of the level of resources requested
  • Relative to the total amount available.
  • Needed to make adequate progress in the proposed research program.

• Track record of the applicant in using the National Facility resources where relevant
  • In the case of proposals to continue a project, the record of achievement and efficient use of previous allocations.