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A                Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs)

A1.              About the scheme
A1.1               This part of the document sets out the specific requirements for the Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (Research Hubs) scheme. This part must be read together with the general ITRP requirements in Sections 1-14 of these grant guidelines.

Important dates
A1.2               The grant commencement date for each Research Hubs grant opportunity will be available on the ARC website.

Description
A1.3               Research Hubs engage Australia's best researchers to develop collaborative solutions to Industrial Transformation Priorities. Research Hubs support joint research activity, between the Australian higher education sector and industry, designed to focus on strategic outcomes that cannot be realised independently of each other.

Objectives
A1.4          The Research Hubs scheme objectives are to:
         1. support collaborative research projects between universities and organisations outside the Australian higher education sector that involve cutting-edge research on new technologies; and
         2. leverage national and international investment in targeted industry sectors, including from industry and other research end-users.
A1.5          The intended outcomes of the Research Hubs scheme are:
         1. growth, productivity and competitiveness within the Industrial Transformation Priorities; and
        b.              economic, commercial and social transformation.

A2.             Grant amount and grant period
A2.1               The ARC may provide project funding as detailed in Table 3.
A2.2               Table 3: Research Hubs funding and grant duration.
Category                        Details
Research Hubs funding level     Between $500,000 and $1 million per annum.
Research Hubs funding duration  Between three and five consecutive years.

The figures in this section are based on the 2021 price levels of funding and may be subject to variation (for example, due to annual indexation).

A3.             Eligibility criteria
A3.1               The organisation roles available under the Research Hubs grant opportunity are:
          1. Administering Organisation;
          2. Eligible Organisations;
          3. Partner Organisations; and
          4. Other Organisations.
A3.2               The named participant roles available under the Research Hubs grant opportunity are:
          1. Research Hub Director;
          2. CIs; and
          3. PIs.

Applications
A3.3               To be eligible, Your Research Hubs application must:
          1. nominate at least one Australian Partner Organisation; and
         b.              directly address one or more of the current Industrial Transformation Priorities.
A3.4               Your Research Hub application must include the following named participants:
          1. Research Hub 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.
A3.5               You and each Other Eligible Organisation and Partner Organisation on an application must each commit a significant contribution of cash and/or in-kind and/or other material resources to the application having regard to the total cost of the proposed Research Hub and the relative contribution of any CI(s) or PI(s) at the