Universities are provided with Block Grant funding to support research and research training under the following DIISR schemes
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Schemes
Research Training Scheme (RTS)
Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) - to be replaced in 2010 by the Joint Research Engagement (JRE)
Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) - Frequently Asked Questions
Regional Protection Scheme (RPS)
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA)
The Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS)
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)
Block Grant funding allocations are calculated according to formulae that compare each universities performance in
- research income
- research student load
- research student completions
- research publication output
Details on the methodology for calculating block grant funding allocations can be found at:
The contact email address for further information on Research Block Grants is: RBGrants@innovation.gov.au
Useful Links - Funding Initiatives:
- Joint Research Engagement (JRE)
- Collaborative Research Networks project (CRN)
- Sustainable Research Excellence in Universities Initiative (SRE)
