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Australian Research Council Funding Rules for schemes under the Discovery Program (2017 edition)
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Australian Research Council Funding Rules for schemes under the Discovery Program (2017 edition)
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F6. Participant Operational Requirements
F6.1 Chief Investigators
F6.1.1 A CI must reside predominantly in Australia for the Project Activity Period. Any significant absences including fieldwork or study leave directly related to the Project must have approval from the Administering Organisation and must not total more than half the Project funding period. In extraordinary circumstances, changes must be approved via a Variation of Funding Agreement.
F6.1.2 If a CI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project may be continued provided that the Project still includes at least one CI who was named on the Proposal, and any replacement CI meets the CI eligibility criteria and is approved by the ARC via a Variation of Funding Agreement.
F6.1.3 If a sole CI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project must be terminated.
F6.2 Partner Investigators
F6.2.1 If a PI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project may be continued provided a replacement PI meets the PI eligibility criteria and is approved by the ARC via a Variation of Funding Agreement.