The Australian Government's Innovation Report

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2002 2003 2004 2005 Griffith University 90 158 208 246 James Cook University 100 175 231 273 Queensland University of Technology 120 210 278 328 University of Queensland 100 175 231 273 University of Southern Queensland 10 18 23 27 University of the Sunshine Coast 0 0 0 0 Curtin University of Technology 90 158 208 246 Edith Cowan University 60 105 139 164 Murdoch University 0 0 0 0 University of Notre Dame Australia 50 88 116 137 University of Western Australia 70 123 162 191 Flinders University of South Australia 60 105 139 164 University of Adelaide 50 88 116 137 University of South Australia 55 96 127 150 Australian Maritime College 0 0 0 0 University of Tasmania 65 114 150 178 Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education 0 0 0 0 Northern Territory University 0 0 0 0 Australian National University 0 0 0 0 University of Canberra 0 0 0 0 Australian Catholic University 0 0 0 0 Total 2000 3500 4625 5469 The allocation came to its peak (in place numbers) in 2005 when the total number of places was estimated to be 5469. Investing in research training Research Training Scheme The Research Training Scheme (RTS) provides block grants on a calendar year basis to eligible higher education institutions to support research training for students undertaking doctorate and Masters degrees by research. These students are exempt from paying student contribution amounts and tuition fees for units undertaken as part of a higher degree by research course of study. The scheme aims to: • enhance the quality of research training provision in Australia; • improve the responsiveness of higher education providers to the needs of their research students; • encourage higher education providers to develop their own research training profiles; • ensure the relevance of research degree programmes to labour market requirements; and • improve the efficiency and effectiveness of research training. The scheme gives funding certainty to universities, rewards high performing universities and protects others by ensuring that no university will lose more than 5% of RTS funding from one year to the next. RTS funding rose from $552.2 million in the 2005 calendar year to $562.6 million in 2006. More information about the RTS can be found at: www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/programmes_funding/general_funding/rbgrants/ Chapter 2 - Initiatives for a dynamic national innovation system 87
Higher Education Loan Programme The FEE-HELP loan scheme helps eligible students pay their tuition fees at an approved higher education provider. The scheme is designed to help Australian citizens and holders of a permanent humanitarian visa to take up a fee-paying place in an undergraduate or postgraduate course, and Australian citizens or permanent residents to undertake bridging study for overseas-trained professionals. FEE-HELP was introduced on 1 January 2005 as part of the Australian Government’s package of higher education reforms, Our Universities: Backing Australia’s Future. It replaced the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme, Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme and Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan schemes, and significantly expanded the availability of Australian Government loans to higher education students. From 1 January 2007, eligible students can borrow up to $80,000 and $100,000 for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses towards their tuition fees over their lifetime. These limits will be indexed annually and are substantially higher than the limit that applied up to 2006. Australian Postgraduate Awards The Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) programme aims to support postgraduate research training in the higher education sector and provide financial support to postgraduate students of exceptional research promise who undertake their higher degree by research at an eligible Australian higher education institution. APA’s are available for a period of two years for a Masters by research degree or three years with a possible extension of six months for a Doctorate by research degree. APA holders receive an annual stipend and may also be eligible for other allowances. Participating institutions are provided with funding for continuing awards and a notional number of new awards each year. The allocation of awards to participating institutions reflects their overall research performance. There are approximately 4500 students on APA scholarships at any given time. Many students receiving APA’s are also funded through the Research Training Scheme. In 2006, 1561 new awards were provided. In 2005, total funding for the scheme was $91.18 million. This increased to $93.12 million in 2006. From 2006, under the reform package Our Universities: Backing Australia’s Future, the number of new APA scholarships awarded each year will be adjusted to accommodate population growth. This will ensure that postgraduate research opportunities do not decrease on a per capita basis as the population grows. More information about the APAs can be found at: www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/ programmes_funding/programme_categories/fellowships_awards_prizes/australian_ postgraduate_awards_scheme.htm Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships The Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (Endeavour IPRS) programme was established to maintain and develop international research linkages. It aims to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the Australian higher education sector and support Australia’s research effort. Endeavour IPRS are available to successful international applicants for a period of two years for a Masters by research degree or three years for a Doctorate by research degree. The scholarship covers the student’s tuition fees and health insurance premiums for the student and their dependants. Each year, new scholarships are offered to a notional 330 eligible Australian higher education providers who then implement their own selection of international student scholars in accordance with the Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines under the Higher Education Support Act (2003). The scholarships are allocated to higher education institutions based on the provider’s performance in higher degree by research completions, publications and research income. In 2004, the most recent year for which data is available, there were 1165 Endeavour IPRS students studying in Australia. The table below shows the regions from which the students came. 88 Backing Australia’s Ability
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Enhancing industrial R&D 44 R&D Tax
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Page 87: Mathematics and informatics In 2005
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Conclusions The Australian Innovati
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Appendix 1: Major flows of funding
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Appendix 3: Overview of Australia
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