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stipends page of the ARC website.
B2.3                A project may include additional HDR and postdoctoral positions. Any roles funded by non-ARC sources are not considered to be ICHDRs and ICPDs and are not covered by the employment conditions in the grant agreement.

B3.             Eligibility criteria

Applications
B3.1                To be eligible, Your application must include:
          1. at least 10 ICHDRs; and
          2.  at least one ICPD.
B3.2                Your application must nominate the following named participants:
          1. Training Centre Director, who is an eligible CI from Your organisation;
          2. At least one other CI from Your organisation;
          3. At least one CI from each Other Eligible Organisation; and
          4. At least one PI from each Partner Organisation.
B3.3                Your application must include a commitment of combined cash and in-kind contributions to the Training Centre that, along with the ARC contribution, are sufficient to support all the research projects described in the application and particularly that of the ICHDRs and ICPDs in the Training Centre.

B4.             What the grant money can be used for
B4.1                Eligible expenditure items for Training Centres may include:
          1. items in Section 5.3 of these grant guidelines;
          2. stipends for ICHDRs enrolled at an Eligible Organisation at no less than the level indicated on the salaries and stipends page of the ARC website; and
          3. salary support for ICPDs at no less than the level indicated on the salaries and stipends page of the ARC website and appointed for at least 0.5 FTE at an Eligible Organisation for the duration of their role on the Project.

B5.             The assessment criteria
B5.1                The assessment criteria for the Training Centres 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;
             –          Evidence of experience in and capacity to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring for HDR candidates and postdoctoral researchers over the life of the Training Centre;
           –          appropriateness of team research track record to achieve the Training Centre'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;
           –          the project builds skills and capacity in end-user focussed research;
           –          the conceptual/theoretical framework is genuinely integrated, cross-disciplinary, innovative and original; and
           –          how the Training Centre has a wide level of collaboration, including the development of national and international networks and linkages.
        c.         Feasibility and Commitment 20%
        Describe