A10.3Eligibility Criteria for Partner Investigators (PIs)

A10.3 Eligibility Criteria for Partner Investigators (PIs)

A10.3.1 A participant nominated as a PI on a Proposal must not meet the eligibility criteria for a CI.

A10.3.2 A participant who is an employee of an Eligible Organisation listed at section A17 who does not reside predominantly in Australia may be a PI.

A10.3.3 A PI must have the capacity to make a serious commitment to carrying out the Project and cannot assume the role of a supplier of resources for work that will largely be placed in the hands of others.

A10.3.4  Under the Industrial Transformation Training Centres, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Linkage Projects schemes a PI must:

1.        take significant intellectual responsibility for the planning and conduct of the Project and for any strategic decisions called for in its pursuit and the communication of results; and/or
2.     have the experience and capacity to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring of research personnel associated with the Project in their areas of expertise; and/or
3.     have demonstrated the relevant skills and experience to effectively manage a similar scale research Project.

A10.3.5  Under the Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities scheme a PI must take significant intellectual responsibility for the conception and conduct of the Project and for any strategic decisions called for in its pursuit and the communication of results.

A10.3.6 PIs on successful Projects will be required to retain their eligibility for the duration of the Project in order to retain their PI status. Any changes to personnel and/or roles must be approved by the ARC via a Variation of Funding Agreement.

A10.3.7 If a Proposal has been approved for funding and a PI is, at any time, no longer able to work as proposed on the Project, the Project may be continued provided any replacement PI is approved by the ARC and meets the PI eligibility criteria.