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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).

         b.             Investigators - Capability and Alignment
         Demonstrate:
        how the Centre Director, CIs and PIs have appropriate capability and skills, to conduct and deliver the proposed Research Program, taking into account Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence (ROPE);
        the capacity of the Investigators to develop a diverse and inclusive Australian research workforce; and
        the capability of the Investigators to realise knowledge impact and/or end user impact in the fields aligned to the proposed Research Program.

         c.              Governance, Leadership and Institutional Support
         Demonstrate:
                 the appropriateness of the organisational structure of the Centre, including:
               * Leadership: The ability and vision of the Centre Director and leadership team, including their capacity for strategic planning and management
               * Roles and responsibilities: the suitability of the governance structure for the management of dispersed teams and the appropriateness of the allocation of roles and their associated reporting arrangements for delivery of Centre objectives
               * Operational organisation: suitability of specified milestones, strategic and research translation plans and design of financial systems for achievement of objectives and delivery of outputs, outcomes and benefits
                 alignment and relevance of draft key performance indicators to the proposed Centre's objectives, project outputs, outcomes and benefit; and
                 how the combined level of support and commitment from the Administering Organisation, Other Eligible Organisations and Partner Organisations will be sufficient for the proposed Centre.

         d.             Research Environment, Mentoring and Culture
         Demonstrate:
        the quality of the Centre's plans to promote equity, diversity and inclusion within a supportive and vibrant research environment, including:
               * the development of research and professional skills for research students
               * career development of early and mid-career researchers through the provision of leadership and professional skills training, mentoring, as well as opportunities to lead research projects and supervise research students
        contribution of the Centre to developing good practice in Responsible Research through appropriate training in research integrity, ethics, reproducibility, open research strategies and data management; and
        the quality of the Centre's plans for public engagement and outreach.

         e.              Outcomes and Linkages
         Demonstrate that:
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