Section 5 - Australian Research Council Act 2001 - Linkage International - Funding Rules for Proposals for Submission in 2006 - Roles and eligibility for researchers | Zoe
Australian Research Council Act 2001 - Linkage International - Funding Rules for Proposals for Submission in 2006
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5.1.1 Unless otherwise specified for a particular category, the following roles may be undertaken by researchers listed on a Proposal under Linkage International:
a. Chief Investigator (CI);
b. Overseas Investigator (OI);
c. Partner Investigator (PI); and
d. ARC International Fellow (there are a number of different ARCIF types).
5.1.2 In order to participate in a project as a CI, OI, PI or specified ARCIF Fellow, a person must satisfy the eligibility requirements specified for the relevant role.
5.1.3 The first-named researcher on a Linkage International Proposal will be considered the ‘Project Leader’ of the project.
5.1.4 A researcher nominated in a Proposal as a CI, OI, PI or ARCIF Fellow must take significant intellectual responsibility for the proposed project, its conception, and any strategic decisions called for in its pursuit and the communication of results. The researcher must have the capacity to make a serious commitment to the project and cannot assume the role of a supplier of resources for work that will largely be placed in the hands of others. The ARC reserves the right to determine whether a person has the requisite capacity to perform the role.
5.1.5 If the ARC considers that a researcher nominated in a Proposal as a CI, OI, PI or ARCIF Fellow does not meet the eligibility criteria in this Section or Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 or 5.5 for the role which that researcher is to perform, the Proposal will not be recommended or approved for funding.
5.2 Eligibility criteria for Chief Investigators
5.2.1 To be eligible to be a CI, a person must meet the following criteria at the relevant deadline for submission of the Proposal, and for the full term of the funding:
He/she must reside predominantly in Australia. If the person does not have permanent resident status he/she must obtain temporary or permanent resident status from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs;;;;;;;;
He/she must meet at least one of the following three criteria:
be an employee of an Eligible Organisation listed in Appendix 2, Item 1 and derive at least 50 per cent of her/his salary from the Eligible Organisation; or
be a holder of an Adjunct Appointment or equivalent, at an Eligible Organisation listed in Appendix 2, Item 1; or
be a Federation Fellow.
5.2.2 At the relevant deadline for submission of a Proposal, all obligations under any past or current funding agreement entered into with the ARC regarding previously funded projects involving the CIs and ARCIFs nominated on the Proposal must have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the ARC. Such obligations include the provision of satisfactory progress and final reports.
5.2.3 Notwithstanding a researcher’s eligibility under the criteria above, a researcher may not be a CI if he/she is an undergraduate student or postgraduate student (unless eligible to be a CI because of employment and then only for research which lies outside the scope of the postgraduate studies). Researchers who derive more than 50 per cent of their salary from organisations outside the higher education sector that are funded primarily for research from State/Territory or Commonwealth Government sources are also not eligible to participate as a CI. Such organisations include, but are not limited to, AIMS, ANSTO, CSIRO, DSTO, GA and State/Territory Research and Development organisations.
5.2.4 Unless otherwise specified, at the relevant deadline for submission of the Proposal, the first-named CI must be a CI or ARC Fellow on at least one ARC project being funded for 2006 under the CE, DP, Federation Fellowship, IRD, LIEF, LP or SRC schemes, or be a RN Convenor for a RN being funded by the ARC for 2006.
5.3 Eligibility criteria for Overseas Investigators
5.3.1 Researchers who are employed in overseas research organisations and who are providing significant commitment, intellectual input and relevant expertise to the project may be able to participate as OIs.
5.3.2 To be eligible to be an OI, a person must:
a. not meet the eligibility criteria for a CI;
b. demonstrate a significant contribution of cash, in-kind and/or other material resources (other than salary) for the proposed project (having regard to the total cost of the proposed project);
c. be employed in an overseas organisation; and
d. take significant intellectual responsibility as outlined in subsection 5.1.4.
5.4 Eligibility criteria for Partner Investigators
5.4.1 To be eligible as a PI, a researcher must:
a. not meet the eligibility criteria for a CI or OI;
b. demonstrate a significant contribution of cash, in-kind and/or other material resources from the researcher’s organisation for the proposed project (having regard to the total cost of the proposed project and the relative contribution of each CI and OI); and
c. take significant intellectual responsibility as outlined in subsection 5.1.4.
5.5 Eligibility criteria for ARCIF Fellows
5.5.1 To be eligible to be an ARCIF Fellow, a researcher must satisfy the eligibility criteria specified in Section 13.1.4 and any further eligibility criteria specified for the relevant ARCIF type at Sections 13.2-13.7.