Block Research Funding (Research and Research Training Division, UQ)

The data collected from the Higher Education Research Data Collection (which comprises research income and research publications data submitted by universities each year) is used, along with data from the Higher Education Student Collection, for determining allocations to universities under the Institutional Grants Scheme, the Research Training Scheme, the Australian Post Graduate Awards, the Research Infrastructure Block Grants Scheme and the Commercialisation Training Scheme.

Further information

Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS)

The Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) supports the higher education institutions' research and research training activities, and allows them to fund their activities in accordance with their own strategic judgements. This scheme absorbs the ...

The Research Training Scheme (RTS)

The Research Training Scheme provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible HEPs to support research training for stude...

Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA)

The main objectives of the Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) programme are to: support postgraduate research training in the higher education sector; and provide financial support to domestic postgradu...

Infrastructure Support (RIBG)

Major funding for research infrastructure comes from the Commonwealth Government through two components: The Research Infrastructure Block Grants Scheme (RIBG); and Linkage—Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF). ...