4. Eligibility The NTRGP is a competitive grant funding Principal Investigators are expected to have programme. Submission of an application, or administrative attachment to an institution in meeting the eligibility criteria listed in these Rules, order to gain access to facilities and material does not guarantee funding. from collections. The ABRS will assess whether an application The normal criterion for is that ‘attached’ meets the eligibility requirements listed in these the Principal Investigator is on an institution’s Rules and may decide that an application that payroll or is affiliated with an institution and does not meet the requirements be deemed intends to nominate that institution to ineligible. The ABRS may deem an application administer the grant funds for the project. ineligible at any stage during the review and assessment of the application, which will result in Researchers who have completed a minimum the application not progressing further. of a masters degree may apply for a Research Grant as Principal Investigator however, they cannot apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship 4.1 Principal Investigators Grant. The Principal Investigator on an application 4.2 Postgraduate Students as Principal must be an Australian researcher. Applications from overseas researchers as Investigator Principal Investigator will not be accepted. Postgraduate students are not able to apply The Principal Investigators must be employed as Principal Investigator. The ABRS funds at least part-time by an appropriate scholarships for Honours, Masters and PhD institution (see 4.5 Host Institution for a students through the stream. definition of an institution’) and ‘appropriate will be the person who has scientific and 4.3 Joint Investigators intellectual responsibility for the conduct of the project. A Joint Investigator is anyone else who is The Principal Investigator is responsible for making a major contribution to the proposed ensuring the proposed project is conducted in project, including a Postdoctoral Fellow who accordance with the project details, project is to be employed partially or fully by the budget and in line with the timeframe grant. associated with the application. If successful, Investigators can be Australian or the Principal Investigator is also responsible overseas researchers. for ensuring that reports are completed and provided to the host institution contact for signing and submitting to the ABRS.
4. Eligibility The NTRGP is a competitive grant funding programme. Submission of an application, or meeting the eligibility criteria listed in these Rules, does not guarantee funding. The ABRS will assess whether an application meets the eligibility requirements listed in these Rules and may decide that an application that does not meet the requirements be deemed ineligible. The ABRS may deem an application ineligible at any stage during the review and assessment of the application, which will result in the application not progressing further. 4.1 Principal Investigators The Principal Investigator on an application must be an Australian researcher. Applications from overseas researchers as Principal Investigator will not be accepted. The Principal Investigators must be employed at least part-time by an appropriate institution (see 4.5 Host Institution for a definition of an ‘appropriate institution’) and will be the person who has scientific and intellectual responsibility for the conduct of the project. The Principal Investigator is responsible for ensuring the proposed project is conducted in accordance with the project details, project budget and in line with the timeframe associated with the application. If successful, the Principal Investigator is also responsible for ensuring that reports are completed and provided to the host institution contact for signing and submitting to the ABRS. Principal Investigators are expected to have administrative attachment to an institution in order to gain access to facilities and material from collections. The normal criterion for ‘attached’ is that the Principal Investigator is on an institution’s payroll or is affiliated with an institution and intends to nominate that institution to administer the grant funds for the project. Researchers who have completed a minimum of a masters degree may apply for a Research Grant as Principal Investigator however, they cannot apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant. 4.2 Postgraduate Students as Principal Investigator Postgraduate students are not able to apply as Principal Investigator. The ABRS funds scholarships for Honours, Masters and PhD students through the stream. 4.3 Joint Investigators A Joint Investigator is anyone else who is making a major contribution to the proposed project, including a Postdoctoral Fellow who is to be employed partially or fully by the grant. Investigators can be Australian or overseas researchers.
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