Australian Research Council Funding Rules for schemes under the Linkage Programme (2015 edition)
D8.2Partner Organisation Contribution Requirements
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D8.2 Partner Organisation Contribution Requirements
D8.2.1 The Proposal must demonstrate that the combined Partner Organisation(s) eligible contributions for a Proposal (i.e. the total of the cash and/or in-kind eligible contributions of the Partner Organisations) must at least match the total funding requested from the ARC.
D8.2.2 Pursuant to subsection D6.1.1, a Proposal must seek a minimum $50,000 and up to $300,000 a year from the ARC, for each year of the Proposal.
D8.2.3 The combined Partner Organisation(s) eligible Cash Contribution must be at least 25 per cent of the total funding requested from the ARC.
D8.2.4 Partner Organisation(s) whose funds are appropriated predominantly from Commonwealth or Australian State or Territory funding sources for the purposes of research are restricted in their capacity to contribute to the required Partner Organisation contribution. Cash and/or in-kind contributions from Partner Organisation(s) of this type are only eligible to make up a maximum of 25 per cent of the required Partner Organisation contribution. This maximum of 25 per cent is the combined eligible contribution from Partner Organisations of this type, and is not the maximum per individual Partner Organisation of this type.
D8.2.5 Partner Organisation(s) whose funds are appropriated predominantly from Commonwealth or Australian State or Territory funding sources for the purposes of research can make combined contributions to the Project over and above 25 per cent of the required Partner Organisation contribution, however these additional contributions are not eligible to make up part of the required Partner Organisation contribution.
D8.2.6 The following types of Partner Organisation(s), as defined at D2 of the Funding Rules, are exempt from the Cash Contribution requirements:
- Exempt Archive and Public Record Office;
- Exempt Charity;
- Exempt Herbarium;
- Exempt Museum and Collecting Organisation;
- Exempt Non-Profit Organisation; and
- Exempt Start-up.
D8.2.7 Proposals in which all Partner Organisations are exempt from the Cash Contribution requirements do not have to meet the overall Cash Contribution requirement specified at D8.2.3.