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a holder of an honorary academic appointment (as defined in the Glossary) at an Eligible Organisation.
4.16.              CIs must reside in Australia for more than 50% of the project activity period. Any significant absences including fieldwork or study leave directly related to the project must have approval from You and must not total more than half the project activity period. In extraordinary circumstances, a change may be approved by Us via a formal Variation request.
4.17.              CIs must not undertake a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) during the project activity period.
4.18.              The Project Leader must have a demonstrated capacity to manage the project.

DAATSIA candidates
4.19.              To be eligible to be a DAATSIA candidate, the nominated individual must:
          1. be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander researcher; and
          2. meet the eligibility criteria to apply as a CI (including 4.15-4.18).
4.20.              An individual who has previously been awarded a DAATSIA may apply for another DAATSIA but can only hold one at a time.
4.21.              DAATSIAs cannot be held independently of a Discovery Indigenous Project.

What are the limits on the number of applications and projects per named participant?
4.22.              These limits only apply to CIs and DAATSIA candidates.
4.23.              The limits are designed to ensure that named participants have the capacity to undertake each project.
4.24.              A named participant can be concurrently funded through the Discovery Program for a maximum of:
          1. two projects as a CI; or
         b.              one ARC Fellowship and one project as a CI; or
         c.              one ARC Fellowship or project if the individual is also a Director on an active ARC Centre of Excellence and/or a Special Research Initiative project.
4.25.              At the grant opportunity closing date for Discovery Indigenous applications, We will count:
          1. the number of Discovery Program CI roles or ARC Fellowships that the individual will hold on active projects on the grant opportunity's active project assessment date;
         b.              whether the named participant will hold an ARC Centres of Excellence and/or Special Research Initiatives Director role on active projects on the grant opportunity's active project assessment date;
         c.              the number of Discovery Projects EOI or full applications We are currently assessing which include that named participant as a CI; and
         d.              the number of Discovery Indigenous applications We are currently assessing which include that participant as a CI.
4.26.              Applications for Australian Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships, DECRAs, ARC Centres of Excellence or Special Research Initiatives do not need to meet the project limit requirements at the grant opportunity closing date. If an Australian Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships, DECRA, ARC Centres of Excellence or Special Research Initiatives application is successful, named participants must meet the project limits under section 4.24 before the