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funded wholly or partly by the ARC.

assessment criteria                              the specified principles or standards, against which applications will be considered. These criteria are also used to assess the merits of applications and, in the case of a competitive grant opportunity, to determine application rankings.

Australian Government priority areas             any areas identified by the Australian Government as priorities for research.

bench fees                                       fees that an organisation charges for an individual to use infrastructure which would normally be provided by the organisation for their employees. This infrastructure may vary and could include, for example, an office or laboratory space with appropriate equipment, or access to non-specialised equipment owned by the organisation.

candidate                                        the person nominated in an application for a Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award.

Chief Investigator                               a participant who satisfies the eligibility criteria for a CI under these grant guidelines.

consultancy                                      the provision of specialist advice, analysis, assistance, services or products to another organisation(s), generally where the consultancy services are for the sole or preferred use of that other organisation(s).

date of effect                                   the date on which a grant agreement is signed or a specified starting date.

Detailed Assessors                               assessors drawn from the ARC assessor community who are assigned applications to review for their specific expertise in a field of research.

eligibility criteria                             the mandatory criteria which must be met to qualify for a grant. Assessment criteria may apply in addition to eligibility criteria.

Eligible Organisation                            an organisation listed in Appendix B of these grant guidelines.

experimental development                         experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

                                                 https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

field research                                   the collection of information integral to the project outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting and often in a location external to the participant's normal place of employment.

grant activity                                   the project/tasks/services that the grantee is required to undertake. A project consists of a number of grant activities.

grant agreement                                  the agreement entered into by the ARC and an Administering Organisation when an application from that organisation is approved for grant funding. This was previously referred to as a 'Funding Agreement'.

grant commencement date                          the date on which grant funding may commence.

grant guidelines                                 grant guidelines, otherwise known as funding rules, are rules approved by the Minister under section 59 (including as varied under section 60) of the ARC Act.

grant offer                                      the details listed in the ARC's RMS under 'Funding Offers' showing the project details and grant amount.

GrantConnect                                     the Australian Government's whole-of-government grants information system, which centralises the publication and reporting of Commonwealth grants in accordance with the CGRGs.

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