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research associates and assistants, a Manager, technicians and laboratory attendants but excluding the Director, CIs and PIs. Salary support must be at an appropriate level, including 30% on-costs, at the employing organisation;
          2. stipends for HDR students, at an appropriate level for the Eligible Organisation, but not less than the level indicated on the salaries and stipends page of the ARC website;
          3. equipment (and its maintenance) and consumables, including specialised computer equipment and software essential for the project;
          4. travel costs essential to the project, including economy travel costs for domestic and/or international travel and accommodation, not exceeding an average of $20,000 per year of the project. The following travel costs are not counted towards the average of $20,000 per year limit:

            i.           expenditure on field research essential to the project, including technical and logistical support, travel expenses (including accommodation, meals and incidental costs);

            ii.         reasonable essential costs to allow a participant who is a carer, or who personally requires care or assistance, to undertake travel essential to the project;

5.4.                  The Research Hubs and Training Centres grant opportunities include specific budget items for salary support, stipends and/or teaching relief as stated in Parts A and B of these grant guidelines.
5.5.                  Research Hubs and Training Centres are led by a Research Hub/Training Centre Director, and may be supported by a Research Hub/Training Centre Manager to undertake the business management, corporate governance and administrative responsibilities. We encourage You to carefully consider including support for a Research Hub/Training Centre Manager in your application, to allow the Director to prioritise the strategic, research and training leadership tasks. It is up to You to determine the most appropriate team for your application.

Ineligible grant activities
5.6.                  You cannot request or use grant funds for:
          1. research activities, infrastructure or project previously funded or currently being funded through any other Commonwealth grant;
          2. medical research, including clinical trials, as detailed in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2020 version) on the ARC website;
          3. experimental development, as defined in the Glossary:
          4. activities leading solely to the creation or performance of a work of art, including visual art, musical compositions, drama, dance, film, broadcasts, designs and literary works, unless those works are directly related to the project activities and demonstrably research based;
          5. contracted research or consultancy arrangements where one or more Organisation(s) is seeking expert external assistance not available within their own organisation, in order to develop specific applications or outputs that involve little innovation or are low risk;
          6. production of computer programs, research aids and tools; data warehouses, catalogues or bibliographies; or teaching materials, unless these meet the definition of research;
          7. basic facilities that must be provided (where relevant) and