The purpose of Joint Research Engagement (JRE) is to maintain and strengthen Australia's knowledge base and research capabilities by developing an effective research and research training system in the higher education sector.
The JRE replaced the Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) from 2010 and gives greater emphasis to end-user research by encouraging and supporting collaborative research activities between universities, industry and end-users, beyond those specifically supported by competitive grants.
The JRE provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible Australian higher education providers (HEP) to support research and research training activities. HEPs have discretion in the way they spend their JRE grant. The JRE may be used to fund any activity related to research.
Specifically, the JRE aims to:
- Support the general fabric of the research and research training activities of HEPs
- Allow HEPs to manage their own research activities and set their own priorities
- Assist HEPs to respond flexibly to their research environment in accordance with their own strategies
- Enhance support for areas of research strength.
Important note: Payments are made to HEPs who administer research block grant schemes on behalf of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. Individual students or researchers need to approach their HEP to obtain funding support.
JRE Grant - Engineering Cadetships
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr announced the JRE Grant – Engineering Cadetships on 9 December 2011.
The JRE Grant - Engineering Cadetships will enable HEPs to support the research training costs associated with higher degree by research students undertaking a cadetship in relevant areas of engineering or science. Cadetships will involve a combination of formal research training with the HEP and concurrent employment with a business to carry out R&D activities.
Participating HEPs will receive an additional $5,000 per student annually to supplement the research training costs for each domestic student participating in the program. This funding will enable the HEP to customise the student’s research training experience to enhance their career prospects as well as to increase overall collaboration between universities and industry to strengthen R&D outcomes.
The department has sought interest from HEPs to participate in the JRE Grant - Engineering Cadetships in 2012.
Further detailed information is available in the 2012 JRE Conditions of Grant.
Guidelines
The guidelines applying to JRE are contained within the Other Grants Guidelines (Research) 2010 which can be downloaded from the Australian Government Federal Register of Legislative Instruments at:
Conditions
The JRE grant amounts for 2012 have been provided to HEPs on the basis of the conditions outlined in the following document.
- 2012 JRE Conditions of Grant (including conditions of participation for the JRE Grant - Engineering Cadetships) [
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Process for determining JRE grant amounts
Contact
For more information, please email: RBGrants@innovation.gov.au with "JRE" as the subject line.