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be identified in the grant offer.
9.7                    You will have 30 calendar days from the date of offer to execute the grant agreement.
9.8                    We must execute a grant agreement with You before We can make payment. We are not responsible for any of Your project expenditure until a grant agreement is executed. You must not start any activities until all third-party agreements are executed.

How we pay the grant
9.9                    Payments will be made as set out in the grant agreement. Grant funding will typically be paid monthly through Our payment system to You.
9.10                The grant offer will specify the approved grant amount. We will not pay more than the approved grant amount under any circumstances. If you incur extra costs, You must meet them.
9.11                Grant funding may be subject to indexation.
9.12                All amounts referred to in these grant guidelines are exclusive of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), unless expressly stated otherwise.
9.13                Any grant awarded will be subject to sufficient funds being available for the project, the provisions of the ARC Act and the continued satisfactory progress of the project.

Grant Agreement Variation
9.14                The Grant Agreement outlines the circumstances in which Variations must be submitted. Variations are subject to ARC approval and further information can be found in the Grant Agreement.

Responsibilities

Chief Investigator responsibilities
9.15                Chief Investigators must:

         a.              take responsibility for the authorship and intellectual content of the application, appropriately citing sources and acknowledging all significant contributions, including from third parties; and

         b.              meet residential requirements specified in the grant agreement.

Partner Investigator responsibilities
9.16                Partner Investigators must:

         a.              take significant intellectual responsibility for the planning and conduct of the project and for any strategic decisions required in its pursuit and the communication of results; and

         b.              have the relevant skills and experience to contribute to the project.

Partner Organisation responsibilities
9.17                Partner Organisations will be required to certify their commitment to the successful completion of the project, including any financial contributions they will make and that they have appropriate governance arrangements in place.

Specific research policies and practices
9.18                All applications and ARC-funded research projects must comply with the requirements for responsible and ethical research practice specified in the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), and the codes, guidelines, practices and policies on the ARC website, including the ARC Conflict of Interest Policy (2024) and any actions that have been applied under the ARC Research Integrity Policy (2023 version).
9.19                An ethics plan must be in place before commencement of the project.
9.20                Intellectual Property arrangements should be negotiated between You, the Partner Organisations and Other Organisations as relevant. We do not claim ownership of any IP