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B2.5                A Future Fellowship salary must be requested and will be awarded at one of three levels, which provide salary and salary-related (on-cost) funding. You must select the level according to the Future Fellowship candidate's academic level (or equivalent) at the grant opportunity closing date (Table 4). For example, a researcher who is currently an Academic Level C must apply for a Future Fellowship Level 2.
     B2.6                The requested level must align with the Future Fellowship candidate's current academic level unless:
          1. the Future Fellowship candidate is not employed at an Australian university at the time of application, or is an international researcher, in which case the academic level applicable must be fully justified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent; or
         b.              the Future Fellowship candidate has experienced significant interruptions to their academic career, due to family responsibilities as primary care giver and/or due to working with a relevant industry, in which case they may choose the most appropriate salary level. The circumstances of the career interruption and chosen salary level must be justified and certified by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent.
     B2.7                We have discretion in determining the relevant salary level for Future Fellowship candidates.

B3.         Grant eligibility criteria

Applications
     B3.1                Applications must:
          1. include only one Future Fellowships candidate;
          2. include one Administering Organisation; and
          3. have the correct Future Fellowship salary level selected for the candidate.
     B3.2                An individual must not be nominated for more than one Future Fellowship in a grant opportunity.

Future Fellowship candidates
     B3.3                A previous recipient of a Future Fellowship is not eligible to apply for another Future Fellowship.
     B3.4                An individual who has been nominated for a Future Fellowship on three previous occasions, over the period in which the candidate is eligible, is not eligible to apply for another Future Fellowship. This includes applications that were withdrawn after the grant opportunity closing date and applications that We deemed ineligible.
     B3.5                To be eligible, the candidate must, as at the grant opportunity closing date:
          1. have an award of PhD date on or between 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 between the grant opportunity eligibility dates listed on the ARC website. More information on allowable career interruptions, and the period allowed for each, is available in the Instructions to Applicants and the 'Eligibility and Career Interruptions Statement' on the ARC website.
     B3.6                Where the Future Fellowship candidate holds a higher research degree that is not a PhD, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) or equivalent must certify that the qualification meets