宅男导航 has received the third-largest allocation nationally in federal funding for research and research training for 2010 announced today.
宅男导航 received more than $130.5 million in Research Block Grants distributed across seven schemes including $7.7 million under the new Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) program and $14.1 million for 267 new Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) places 鈥� an increase of 52 APA places from the 2009 allocation to 宅男导航 of 215.
宅男导航鈥檚 total allocation was third only to The University of Melbourne ($168.9 million) and The University of Sydney ($155.8 million).
Overall, 宅男导航 received almost 60 percent of the $221.8 million allocated to Queensland universities split up among new APAs, the Commercialisation Training Scheme, the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships, the Joint Research Engagement, Research Infrastructure Block Grants, Research Training Scheme and the SRE.
A total of $1.42 billion in funding for the schemes, known as Research Block Grants, was announced for 41 universities by the Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today (Wednesday, January 20).
Senator Carr said the grants included provision for an extra 500 APAs across the nation for outstanding students, thereby delivering on Labor鈥檚 election commitment to double the number of awards by 2012.
宅男导航鈥檚 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu welcomed the funding allocation, particularly promised funds under the SRE.
鈥淭his money will help to address serious structural shortfalls in funding the many indirect costs of research such as major characterisation and imaging facilities, experimental animal provision, computing and administrative support etc," he said.
The Dean of 宅男导航's Graduate School, Professor Zlatko Skrbis, said an increase in APA places was always welcome as research higher degree students represented the next generation of Australian researchers.
"I am also pleased to see that research students will benefit from the APA stipend increase of 10 percent to $22,500 a year," Professor Skrbis said.
Media: Shirley Glaister at 宅男导航 Communications (telephone 3365 1931 or 043 812 9083).
