KEY POINTS
- The Implementation Assistance Program (IAP) assists eligible higher education providers (HEPs) in meeting the costs of changing the nature and amount of information they collect about researchers and research.
- The program will provide grants over four calendar years (2007-10).
FACTS AND FIGURES
Relevant Legislation - Higher Education Support Act 2003
The Australian Government is providing $16.4 million over four calendar years for the Implementation Assistance Program to assist institutions to develop and implement data gathering and reporting systems for bibliometric and other data as part of the Excellence in Research (ERA) initiative.
Length of Program and Proposed Annual Budget
The IAP will provide grants over four calendar years (2007-10) to eligible HEPs Funding allocations for IAP in 2010 have not yet been finalised.
|
Calendar Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Total IAP Funds ($m) |
2.646 |
5.393 |
5.517 |
2.816 |
|
Financial Year |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
|
Total IAP Funds ($m) |
5.342 |
5.454 |
4.166 |
1.408 |
These amounts are to be indexed from time to time in accordance with the method set out in Part 5-6 of the Act.
Funding is allocated to each of the 41 eligible institutions according to the formula set out in the Administrative Information.
IAP funding terminates at the end of June 2010.
Eligibility
Table A providers are eligible under item 10 of the table in subsection 41-10(1) of the Act, for grants to support the development of systemic infrastructure used by HEPs.
In accordance with item 10 of the table in subsection 41-10(1) of the Act, the following bodies corporate are eligible for grants to support the development of systemic infrastructure used by HEPs:
(a) Bond University
(b) The University of Notre Dame Australia
(c) Melbourne College of Divinity