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ARC Centres of Excellence;

         b.              include Directors on Industrial Transformation Research Program, Special Research Initiatives and ARC Centres of Excellence;

         c.              do not include CIs on LIEF, Special Research Initiatives, LASP or Supporting Responses to Commonwealth Science Council Priorities; and

         d.              do not include Fellows under the Industry Fellowships Program.

4.26                At the date of submission of applications we will count the number of:

         a.              Linkage Program projects that the named participant will hold as a CI or Director on active projects as at the active project assessment date; and

         b.              Linkage Projects applications We are currently assessing which include that participant as a CI.

4.27                If a role or Project must be withdrawn or relinquished to meet the limits under Section 4.25, We must approve the Variation before the application is submitted.

5.                     What the grant money can be used for

What grant funds can be used for
5.1                    The Linkage Program supports research activities that meet the definition of 'research', as defined in the Glossary.
5.2                    You can only spend the grant on eligible expenditure items that directly support the project and in accordance with any additional special conditions in the grant agreement.
5.3                    Eligible expenditure items may include:

         a.              salary support for other personnel, for example, research associates and assistants, technicians and laboratory attendants at an appropriate salary level, including 30% on-costs, at the employing organisation;

         b.              stipends for HDR students, at an appropriate level for the Administering Organisation or the relevant sector;

         c.              teaching relief for CIs up to a total of $50,000 per CI per year;

         d.              equipment (and its maintenance) and consumables, including specialised computer equipment and software essential to the project;

         e.              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:

             1. expenditure on field research essential to the project, including technical and logistical support, travel expenses (including accommodation, meals and incidental costs); and
             2. 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.

What grant funds cannot be used for
5.4                    You cannot request or use grant funds for:

         a.              research activities, infrastructure or projects previously funded or currently being funded through any other Commonwealth grant;

         b.              medical research as detailed in the ARC Medical Research Policy (2020 version) on the ARC website;

         c.              experimental development, as defined in the Glossary;

         d.              activities leading solely to the creation or performance of a work of art, including visual art, musical compositions, drama, dance,