C3Grant eligibility criteria

C3.             Grant eligibility criteria

C3.1                The organisation role available under the DECRA grant opportunity is an:

C3.2                The named participant role available under the DECRA grant opportunity is a:

1. DECRA candidate.

C3.3                To be eligible, Your DECRA application must nominate only one DECRA candidate.

C3.4                An individual must not be nominated for more than one DECRA in a grant opportunity.

DECRA candidates

C3.5                A previous recipient of a DECRA is not eligible to apply for another DECRA.

C3.6                An individual who has been nominated for a DECRA on two previous occasions, over the period in which the candidate is eligible, is not eligible to apply for another DECRA. This includes applications that were withdrawn after the grant opportunity closing date and applications that We deemed ineligible.

C3.7                To be eligible, the candidate must, as at the grant opportunity closing date:

1. have an award of PhD date on, or after the grant opportunity eligibility dates listed on the ARC website; or

b.              have an award of PhD date together with an allowable period of career interruption that would be commensurate with an award of PhD date on or after the grant opportunity eligibility dates listed on the ARC website. The allowable career interruptions set out, and the period allowed for each are in Table 9.

C3.8                If a DECRA candidate has more than one PhD, the earliest awarded PhD must fall within this timeframe.

C3.9                Where the DECRA candidate holds a higher research degree that is not a PhD, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent must certify that the qualification meets the level 10 criteria of the Australian Qualifications Framework Second Edition.

C3.10            The allowable career interruptions, and the period allowed for each are set out in Table 9. Each period of career interruption must be:

1. significant and not overlapping;

b.           for a period of greater than one month; and

c.            certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

C3.11            Table 9: Allowable career interruptions and timeframes for DECRA.

| Reason for Career Interruption | Time which can be claimed | | Disruption due to international relocation. | A period of time commensurate with the interruption not exceeding three months per international relocation | | -       Carer’s responsibilities<br>-       Medical condition or disability<br>-       Maternity or parental leave<br>-       Unemployment<br>-       Non-research employment not concurrent with research employment | A period of time commensurate with the interruption | | Being the primary carer of a dependent child (inclusive of carer’s responsibilities and any maternity or parental leave) | Two years per dependent child, inclusive of any period of maternity or other parental leave, with no maximum identified<br>A primary carer who has had extensive caring responsibilities for a dependent child may be granted a further extension (in addition to the two years) with justification. This may be due to the child being ill or having a disability |