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and PIs, in whole or in part.

6.    The assessment criteria
6.1.                  You must address all of the relevant assessment criteria in Your application. We will assess your application based on the weighting given to each criterion.
6.2.                  The assessment criteria for the Discovery Indigenous grant opportunity are:
          1. Investigator(s)/Capability 35%
            Taking into account research opportunity,
            -            record of high-quality research outputs appropriate to the discipline(s)
            -            evidence of excellence in research training, mentoring and supervision (where appropriate); and
            -            the capability of the investigator or team to build collaborations both within Australia and internationally.
         b.             Project quality and innovation 40%
            Describe the:
            -            contribution to an important gap in knowledge or significant problem;
            -            novelty/originality and innovation of the proposed research (including any new methods, technologies, theories or ideas that will be developed);
            -            clarity of the hypothesis, theories and research questions;
            -            cohesiveness of the project design and implementation plan (including the appropriateness of the aim, conceptual framework, method, data and/or analyses); and
            -            extent to which the research has the potential to enhance international collaboration.
         If the project involves Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander research additional criteria include:
-          the project's level of collaboration, engagement, relationship building and benefit sharing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and First Nations Organisations and Communities;
-          the project's strategy and mechanisms for Indigenous research capacity building within the project;
-          the project's level of internal leadership of Indigenous research;
-          the project's adherence to the Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles (2018); and
-          the project's understanding of, and proposed strategies to adhere to, the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020) and NHMRC's guidelines on Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities (2018).
         c.              Benefit 15%
            Describe the potential benefits including the:
            -            new or advanced knowledge resulting from outcomes of the research;
            -            economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia and international communities; and
            -            potential contribution to capacity in the Australian Government priority areas.
         d.             Feasibility  10%
            Describe the:
            -            cost-effectiveness of the research and its value for money;
            -            suitability of the environment for the research team and their project, and for HDR students where appropriate;
            -            availability of the necessary facilities to complete the project; and
            -            extent to which the project's design, participants and requested budget create confidence in the timely and successful completion of the project.

Assessing the DAATSIA candidate
6.3.                  Where an application includes provision for a DAATSIA, the candidate will be assessed according to the following criteria, taking into account research opportunity:

         a.              potential to enhance and expedite a high-quality project;

         b.              location within a suitable research environment