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to submit a full application.
Full application assessment
8.7.                  Full applications will be assessed and recommendations will be made to the ARC Accountable Authority from a Selection Advisory Committee (SAC).
          1. Detailed Assessors may provide assessment to Us with scores and written comments against the assessment criteria.
         b.              Applicants are provided with any Detailed Assessors' comments and are invited to submit a rejoinder (see below for further information on rejoinder process).
         c.              Applications, scores, and comments provided in the detailed assessments and the applicant's rejoinder are provided to the SAC. The SAC assign their own scores against the assessment criteria.
         d.              The SAC meets to discuss the ranking of each application relative to other applications and determines funding recommendations.
         e.              We may shortlist full applications prior to inviting applicants to interview. You will be notified if You are unsuccessful at being invited to participate in an interview.

Interviews
8.8.                  If You are required to take part in an interview We will inform You of the interview format, date, time, and any required participants, at the same time. We will not fund interviewee participation. Members of the SAC will conduct the interviews.
8.9.                  Following interviews, the SAC will finalise the list of recommended full applications and recommend a budget for each, relative to other full applications on the basis of the above assessment process and with consideration of value for money.

Who will approve grants
8.10.              The ARC Accountable Authority will make recommendations for funding to the Minister, after considering the advice from peer review.
8.11.              The Minister will decide which grants to fund and may at any time decide not to approve a grant for reasons relevant to the security, defence or international relations of Australia. The Minister's decision is final in all matters.
8.12.              The outcome of all applications will be published in RMS.

Requests Not to Assess process
8.13.              You may name up to three persons whom You do not wish to assess an application by submitting a 'Request Not to Assess' (RNTA) form in RMS as detailed on GrantConnect and the ARC website. For this grant opportunity, the form must be received by Us in RMS two weeks before the EOI application submission date.
8.14.              Only one request containing the names of up to three individual assessors may be submitted per EOI application.
8.15.              An accepted RNTA for an EOI application will be used for any subsequent full application.
8.16.              If a request includes the name of a current ARC College of Experts member, as listed on the ARC website or in RMS at the time of submitting the RNTA form, the request must be accompanied by comprehensive evidence justifying the request for the ARC College of