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ranked female candidate from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines. The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female candidate from the science and technology disciplines. Recipients will be provided with additional funding to undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research.
     A1.6               The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship are awarded to:
          1. undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research;
         b.              mentor early career researchers, particularly women, to encourage them to enter and establish research careers in Australia; and
         c.              encourage applications from female research leaders of international repute.

Objectives
     A1.7               The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to:
          1. attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation, with exceptional ability to lead, collaborate, mentor and supervise, and enhance their capacity to create an enduring legacy;
          2. build focus and scale in research by forging new links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users;
          3. support a program of innovative and ground-breaking research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge;
          4. create a cohesive research program and implementation plan that represents value for money;
          5. provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary opportunity to nurture early or mid-career researchers;
          6. produce new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and to enhance research in Australian Government priority areas.

A2.         Grant amount and grant period
     A2.1               We may award up to 17 Australian Laureate Fellowships in a grant opportunity, including the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship.
     A2.2               We provide salary, salary-related (on-cost) support and project funding as detailed in Table 2. Salary and/or project funding will not be awarded separately.
     A2.3               Table 2: Australian Laureate Fellowships funding and grant duration.
      Category                                                                                              Details

Australian Laureate Fellow salary                                                                      As specified (including on-costs) on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website  towards a Professorial Level E (or equivalent) salary

Australian Laureate Fellow salary duration                                                             Five consecutive years on a full-time basis

Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) salary support                                                  As specified (including on-costs) on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for each of two PDRAs for five years each

Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) stipend                                                                  As specified on the 'Salaries and Stipends' page of the ARC website for each of two PGRs for four years each

Project funding                                                                                        Up to $300,000 per year, which may include a request for funding for additional postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students

Project funding duration                                                                               Five consecutive years on a full-time basis
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship or Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship