(Last Reviewed :  29/05/2009 )

KEY POINTS

  • The Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible Higher Education Providers (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 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

Purpose
The specific objectives of the IGS are to:

  •  support the general fabric of 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

2008-2009*

$’000

 

311,310


Estimate

2009-2010*

$’000

 

159,002


Estimate

2010-2011*

$’000

 

 


Estimate

2011-2012*

$’000

 


 

*Paid on a calendar year basis.

The IGS will be refocused into a new program – Joint Research Engagement (JRE), commencing in the 2010 academic year.  (Note: this is why the 09/10 financial is half the previous allocation, the balance is allocated JRE).

Eligibility and target audience

The 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.