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Eligibility

• Eligible Australian Chief Investigators are researchers or academics employed by the institutions listed in Appendix 1
• The Australian Chief Investigators must be outstanding researchers of international standing in the relevant discipline or multi-disciplinary field. The Australian Chief Investigator must hold a current ARC grant (Large, SPIRT, Fellowship, or Centre) at the time of application. The collaborating international Chief Investigators must also be outstanding. Publications and track records in attracting research grants will be considered in the selection process (see section 7 of these guidelines).
• Applications for support under Linkage–International Awards may be made for collaboration with any appropriate researchers in any country or countries. Preference may be given to applications involving countries with which the ARC has a Memorandum of Understanding, and countries with which the ARC has traditional research links (the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and India).
• The minimum grant under Linkage–International is $5 000.