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(Last Reviewed :  12/08/2008 )

KEY POINTS

  • The AISRF is a component of the previous government's Australian Scholarships package, with funding of $20 million provided over five years commencing in FY 2006/07.
  • The AISRF aims to facilitate and support Science and Technology research cooperation between Australia and India.  The fund assists Australian researchers to increase their participation in leading edge scientific research with Indian scientists, to raise the profile of Australian research, and to support the development of strategic alliances between Australian researchers and Indian researchers.
  • The AISRF comprises three components:
    1. Indo-Australian S&T Fund ($6 million);
    2. Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund ($6 million); and
    3. Targeted Allocations ($8 million).
  • As an emerging economic powerhouse that has embraced the importance of S&T to its development and sustainability, India is an increasingly important partner for Australia’s researchers. This is demonstrated by the enthusiastic response to the AISRF, with about 150 applications in each round, seeking in total over $100 million.
  • Round one of the competitive components provided $4.5 million worth of Australian funding for 20 projects.  Further investment of over $4 million was provided by the Australian Government for 15 projects under round two.  Additionally, four large-scale projects are being supported under the Targeted Allocations component of the AISRF.

FACTS AND FIGURES
 

Funding Component & Round

Opened / Closed

Applications Received

AISRF Funding Sought

Applications Approved

AISRF Funding Approved

S&T Round 1

25 Sep 2006 –
24 Nov 2006

91

$30.6m

12
(9 projects
3 workshops)

$2.2m

Biotechnology Round 1

25 Sep 2006 –
24 Nov 2006

57

$20.3m

8
(7 projects
1 workshop)

$2.3m

S&T Round 2

6 Aug 2007 –
28 Sept 2007

82

$26.4m

7
(all projects)

$2.1m

Biotechnology Round 2

6 Aug 2007 –
28 Sept 2007

69

$30.4m

8
(6 projects
2 workshops)

$2.0m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targeted Allocations
 

Project Title

Australian Applicant

Indian Applicant

Australian Funding(GST Excl)

The establishment of a strategic partnership between the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) focussing on sustainability issues of mutual national importance through collaborative research activities

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

$3,500,000

Indo-Monash Research Academy

Monash University

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

$1,500,000

A 3 - Year Top- Down Collaborative Novel Research Proposal on ‘NANOCOMPOSITES’ For Electronics, Light yet Strong Engineering Applications, Coatings, Fuel Cell and Clean Energy Use

University of New South Wales

Department of Surface Physics, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics

$775,000

Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Denial of Service Attacks: Tools, Technology and Policy

Queensland University of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology Madras; and Society for Electronic Transaction and Security

$2,250,000