F7Funding

F7.                    Funding

F7.1                Level and Period of Funding

F7.1.1             The ARC may provide Project funding as follows:

| Project funding level | Between $30,000 to $500,000 per annum. | | Project funding duration | Up to five consecutive years. |

F7.2                Budget Items Supported

F7.2.1             Budget items supported are listed in subsection A7.2, subject to the following limitations:

a.             teaching relief for CIs may be supported up to a total of $50,000 per year per Project; and

b.             Travel Costs essential to the Project may be supported up to $50,000 over the Project Activity Period. Travel and accommodation costs related to carrying out Field Research or any carers’ costs are not included in this $50,000 limit.

F7.2.2             Discovery International Awards (DIAs) will be funded as a Special Condition and may be requested:

a.             for up to two participants (either CIs or PIs) per Proposal;

b.             for a CI to work overseas on the Project with an overseas based PI subject to the conditions in subsection F6.1.1, and/or a PI based overseas to work in Australia on the Project. Preference will be given to overseas-based PIs to travel to Australia for collaborative research. DIAs do not fund travel to Australia by PIs located at an overseas campus of an Australian Eligible Organisation; and

c.             to fund the following items: travel on international return economy class airfares, reasonable local travel, a living allowance and consumables. The living allowance should be based on standard institutional rates for academic visitors.