Australian Research Council disqualifies $22m worth of applications under new controversial rule
by Donna Lu from on (#5NSJK)
Agency is being urged to rescind an unworkable' change that bans preprint material citation, resulting in 32 applicants being deemed ineligible
A controversial change to Australian Research Council funding rules disqualified academic grant applications totalling $22m, according to government documents tabled in the Senate on Thursday.
A total of 32 funding applications were deemed ineligible by the federal government agency as a result of a new rule that bans applicants from citing preprint material in proposals for funding.
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