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application must each commit a significant contribution of cash and/or in-kind and/or other material resources to the application having regard to the total cost of the proposed Research Hub and the relative contribution of any CI(s) or PI(s) at the organisation.
A3.6               Your application must include a commitment of combined Partner Organisation(s) contributions (i.e. the total of the cash and in-kind contributions of the Partner Organisations) that matches or exceeds the total funding requested from Us.
A3.7               The combined Partner Organisation(s) cash contribution:
          1. must be at least 75 per cent of the total funding requested from Us where any Partner Organisation has more than 100 employees;
          2. has no minimum contribution where the Partner Organisation or the largest Partner Organisation in a consortium in the application has 100 employees or less; and
          3. has no upper limit.
A3.8               Research Hubs are led by a Research Hub Director, and may be supported by a Research Hub Manager to undertake the business management, corporate governance and administrative responsibilities. We encourage You to carefully consider including support for a Research Hub Manager in your application, to allow the Research Hub Director to prioritise the strategic and research leadership tasks. It is up to You to determine the most appropriate team for your application.

A4.             What the grant money can be used for
A4.1               Eligible expenditure items for Research Hubs are:
          1. items in Section 5.8 of these grant guidelines; and
          2. teaching relief for CIs up to a total value of $50,000 per CI per year where it is demonstrated that it will enhance engagement with the Partner Organisation(s).

A5.             The assessment criteria
A5.1               The assessment criteria for the Research Hubs grant opportunity are:
         1. Investigator(s)/Capability 20%
        Describe the:
           –          demonstrated Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE) of the proposed team including:
             –          evidence of experience in  managing distributed and/or collaborative industrial and end-user focussed research;
             –          evidence of significant outcomes on industry related projects; and
             –          evidence of experience in and capacity to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring for HDR candidates and postdoctoral researchers over the life of the Research Hub.
           –          appropriateness of the team research track record to achieve the Research Hub's goals; and
           –          time and capacity of the team to undertake and manage the proposed research in collaboration with the Partner Organisation(s).
        b.         Project Quality and Innovation 30%
        Describe the extent to which the:
           –          aims, concepts, methods and outcomes will drive growth, productivity and competitiveness within relevant sectors;
           –          conceptual/theoretical framework is genuinely integrated, cross-disciplinary, innovative and original; and
           –          project draws together high quality innovative national and international partnership(s) into an integrated Research Hub.
        c.         Feasibility and Commitment 20%
        Describe the:
           –          extent to