(Last Reviewed :  15/08/2008 )

KEY POINTS

  • The Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible (HEPs).  To be eligible for funding, HEPs must be listed in sections 16-15 and 16-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
  • The specific objectives of the IGS are to:
    • support the general fabric of Higher Education Providers’ (HEPs) research and research training activities;
    • 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; and
    • enhance support for areas of research strength.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Legislation - Higher Education Support Act 2003

The specific objectives of the IGS are to:

  • support the general fabric of Higher Education Providers’ (HEPs) research and research training activities;
  • 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; and
  • enhance support for areas of research strength.

Length of program and proposed annual budget over the program's life

The IGS is an ongoing program.
 

Estimated Actual
2007-2008
$’000

308,076

Estimate
2008-2009
$’000

313,929

Estimate
2009-2010
$’000

 319,894

Estimate
2010-2011
$’000

325,972

*Appropriated on a calendar year basis.

Eligibility and target audience

The Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) was an initiative of the Knowledge and Innovation reforms to higher education research.  It provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible (HEPs).  To be eligible for funding, HEPs must be listed in sections 16-15 and 16-20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.