A8Budget Items Not Supported

A8. Budget Items Not Supported

A8.1.1 Budget items which will not be supported by ARC funding and should not be requested in the budget include:

a.      bench fees or similar laboratory access fees;

b.     capital works and general infrastructure costs (except for as permitted under the LIEF scheme in section E7);

c.      costs not directly related to research or the Project, including but not limited to professional membership fees (except for as permitted under the LIEF scheme in section E7), professional development courses, fees for patent application and maintenance, equipment for live music or drama performances, visas, relocation costs, costs of dependents, entertainment costs, hospitality costs, insurance, and other indirect costs;

d.     fees for international students or the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) and Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) liabilities for students; and

e.      salaries and/or on costs, in whole or in part, for CIs or PIs.

A8.1.2 The following basic facilities must be provided and funded by the Administering Organisation, where relevant, and will not be funded by the ARC:

1.     access to a basic library collection;
2.     access to film or music editing facilities;
3.     accommodation (for example, laboratory and office space, suitably equipped and furnished);
4.     provision of basic computer facilities and standard software; and
5.     standard reference materials or funds for abstracting services.

A8.1.3 For all other scheme-specific budget items not supported, refer to Part E of these Funding Rules.

A8.1.4 The Administering Organisation must ensure that any organisational In-kind Contributions in the budget section of the Proposal do not include basic salary for any Commonwealth Fellowships, unless it is salary over and above the Commonwealth component supported.