The Australian Government's Innovation Report

Table 11: Regional point of origin of Endeavour IPRS recipients, 2004
North-East Asia 230
South-East Asia 186
Americas 184
North-West Europe 182
South and Central Asia 175
Southern and Eastern Europe 87
Sub-Saharan Africa 59
North Africa and Middle-East 39
Oceania 12
No information on country 8
The table below indicates the fields of study in which the students were undertaking their higher degree
by research:
Table 12: Endeavour IPRS higher degree by research fields of study, 2004
Natural and physical sciences 329
Society and culture 250
Engineering and related technologies 229
Health 124
Agriculture, environment and related studies 69
Management and commerce 47
Information technology 34
Education 34
Architecture and building 26
Creative arts 23
In 2006, the total grant amount available for the Endeavour IPRS was $18.46 million. A total of $18.83 million
will be available for 2007. There are approximately 1100 students on Endeavour IPRS at any given time.
More information about the Endeavour IPRS can be found at: www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/
individual_awards/iprs.htm
Commercialisation Training Scheme
The Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) provides high quality research commercialisation training for
the next generation of Australian researchers to equip them with the skills necessary to bring ideas, inventions
and innovations to market. The CTS will provide increasing numbers of higher degree by research students
with an understanding of, and exposure to, the concepts and processes involved in the commercialisation of
research-based products and services.
The programme aims to:
• enable Australia’s next generation of researchers to better understand the commercial potential of research
and better plan research activities to achieve commercial benefit;
• enhance the career outcomes of higher degree by research students;
• provide a more highly skilled and valued research workforce for employers; and
• generate flow-on benefits to the broader Australian community through the enhanced delivery of innovative
research-based products and services.
Responsibility for implementing the CTS was transferred from the Australian Research Council to the
Department of Education, Science and Training in 2005, and development of the programme structure and
guidelines have been undertaken in consultation with the higher education sector. The CTS will provide
$5.3 million to higher education providers from 2007.
More information about the CTS can be found at: www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_
issues_reviews/key_issues/commercialisation/Commercialisation.htm
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