The ACGR lists schemes that provide competitive research grants to Higher Education Providers. The income Higher Education Providers receive from schemes listed on the ACGR drives the allocation of over $200 million of Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) each year. Grant schemes may be listed on the ACGR if:
- Funds must be provided on a nationally competitive basis and clearly be for research only
- The funding scheme must be nationally advertised and available to universities throughout Australia.
- The funding scheme must have a well-defined mechanism for competition and selection by a well-qualified panel.
- Funds must be provided through direct transfer from the funding agency to the higher education institution.
- Grants in kind such as the use of facilities, equipment etc. or subsidised travel or accommodation are not eligible.
- Funding schemes used exclusively to fund student scholarships are not eligible.
- Schemes that provide funding wholly or mainly for infrastructure purposes are not eligible.
- The funding body must agree to provide funding data to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research and the data must be up to date.
- For non-Commonwealth research funding schemes, the total annual budget in 2010 must be at least $200,000.
2010 ACGR (for funding received in 2009)
A full listing of Schemes to be included on the 2010 ACGR is available at:
Review of ACGR
The Department is currently undertaking a Review of the ACGR. Details of the Review are available here 2010 ACGR Review.
Contact
For more information regarding the eligibility of a funding scheme for listing on the ACGR, please email: RBGrants@innovation.gov.au with "ACGR" as the subject line.