KEY POINTS
- Learned Academies and the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) are ongoing programs funded on an annual calendar year basis.
- The purpose of these grant-in-aid programs are for activities to foster an understanding of, or promote research and scholarship in, science, social science and the humanities in Australia.
- The Learned Academics include the:
- National Academies Forum (peak administrative body for the Learned Academies);
- Australian Academy of Science;
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Australian Academy of the Humanities; and
- Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Legislation - Higher Education Support Act 2003
The purpose of these grant-in-aid programs are for activities to foster an understanding of, or promote research and scholarship in, science, social science and the humanities in Australia.
Length of program and proposed annual budget over the program's life
Learned Academies and the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) are ongoing programs funded on an annual calendar year basis.
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) is funded for calendar years 2008 to 2010.
The Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) is funded for calendar years 2007 to 2010.
|
Learned Academies
CHASS
FASTS
ANZAAS |
Actual
2007 – 2008
$’000
4.075
0.208
0.208
0.019 |
Estimate
2008-2009
$’000
3.106
0.212
0.212
0.019 |
Estimate
2009-2010
$’000
3.149
0.216
0.216
0.019 |
Estimate
2010-2011
$’000
3.189
0.000
0.000
0.020 |
|
Additional Learned Academies* |
0.000 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
|
Total |
4.510 |
4.549 |
4.600 |
4.209 |
* Additional Funds for LA to be provided by the Department from Annual Appropriation (not part of HESA).
In addition to funding under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, the Academies also have access to project funding from the Australian Research Council.
Eligibility and target audience
The Learned Academics include the:
- National Academies Forum (peak administrative body for the Learned Academies);
- Australian Academy of Science;
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Australian Academy of the Humanities; and
- Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Under HESA, grants are also provided to CHASS, FASTS and ANZAAS.
The Academies, CHASS and FASTS are focal points for contact with their respective communities and are sources of advice for the Australian Government relating to their fields of expertise.