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Selection Report for funding Commencing in 2007
Overview
Objectives
Selection Process
Selection Criteria
Funding Duration
National Research Priorities
Summary of Outcomes
Early Career Researcher Proposals
Fellowships
Historical Outcomes for Fellowships
Partnerships to Fund Fellowships
Gender of Participants
International Collaboration
Outcomes by Organisation
Scheme
Budget
Overview
Recognising the importance of fundamental research to the national innovation system, Discovery Projects supports excellent research projects and individual researchers and teams of researchers. Under Discovery Projects, ARC Fellowships provide opportunities for emerging and established researchers to undertake research of national and international significance.
Objectives
The objectives of Discovery Projects are to:
- support excellent fundamental research by individuals and teams;
- enhance the scale and focus of research in the National Research Priorities;
- assist researchers to undertake their research in conditions most conducive to achieving best results;
- expand Australia's knowledge base and research capability;
- foster the international competitiveness of Australian research; and
- encourage research training in high-quality research environments.
Selection Process
The closing date for Discovery Projects proposals was 3 March 2006. Assessment of proposals was undertaken by the ARC College of Experts, which:
- assigned independent readers/assessors to review the proposals;
- sought Applicants’ comments on assessors' reports;
- identified and considered ineligible proposals;
- ranked each proposal relative to the others on the basis of the proposal, the assessors' reports and Applicants’ responses to those assessments;
- assessed and recommended budgets; and
- prepared funding recommendations for submission to the CEO of the ARC.
The CEO considered the recommendations of the ARC College of Experts and the ARC Quality and Scrutiny Committee before making recommendations to the Minister who, in accordance with the ARC Act, determined the funding outcomes.
Selection Criteria
The assessment of proposals was based on the scheme’s selection criteria:
- investigator(s)' track record relative to opportunities and capacity to undertake the research; (40%)
- significance and innovation in the proposed research; (30%)
- relevance and adequacy of the proposed approach and methodology; (20%)
- national benefit. (10%)
Funding Duration
Funding for Discovery Projects projects may be awarded for one to five years subject to parliamentary appropriation and the provisions of the ARC Act. Australian Postdoctoral Fellowships (APDs) may be awarded for a standard duration of three years, but a four-year research and teaching option is available. Australian Research Fellowships (ARFs), Queen Elizabeth II Fellowships (QEIIs) and Australian Professorial Fellowships (APFs) are awarded for a standard duration of five years.
Unless otherwise specified, figures presented in this report exclude withdrawn proposals.
Table 1 shows the average duration of funded projects since 2003. This shows that the average duration of approved funding has risen from 3.05 years in 2003 to 3.28 years in 2007.
Table 1: Average duration of approved proposals for funding commencing in calendar years 2003 to 2007
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average number of requested years |
3.40 |
3.39 |
3.43 |
3.50 |
3.62 |
Average number of funded years |
3.05 |
3.15 |
3.16 |
3.18 |
3.28 |
National Research Priorities
The Australian Government has identified four National Research Priorities and, within these, 21 national research priority goals.
Within this round, 3,443 of the 4,033 Discovery Projects proposals considered were identified by their proponents as addressing a National Research Priority. This represents 85.4% of proposals considered. Of those 3,443 proposals, 706 (20.5%) were approved for funding, representing 85.9% of the total 822 proposals approved for funding.
The overall commitment for proposals addressing National Research Priorities is $239,200,892 (87.1% of the total funding).
The greatest amount of funding ($115,026,887) is for projects in the area of Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries.
Table 2: Numbers of proposals and success rates for Discovery Projects by National Research Priority
National Research Priority Area |
Proposals received |
Approved Proposals |
Success rate % |
Funds over project life for approved proposals $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
None selected |
590 |
116 |
19.7% |
$35,566,694 |
An Environmentally Sustainable Australia |
624 |
130 |
20.8% |
$42,811,125 |
Promoting and Maintaining Good Health |
786 |
153 |
19.5% |
$45,537,445 |
Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries |
1462 |
299 |
20.5% |
$115,026,887 |
Safeguarding Australia |
571 |
124 |
21.7% |
$35,825,435 |
Total proposals |
4033 |
822 |
20.4% |
$274,767,586 |
Total priority proposals |
3443 |
706 |
20.5% |
$239,200,892 |
% within priority areas |
85.4% |
85.9% |
87.1% |
Summary of Outcomes
The ARC received 4,047 proposals and 14 were withdrawn after submission. Of the 4,033 Discovery Projects proposals which were considered for funding commencing in 2007, 822 were approved for funding; 3,137 were not approved for funding; including 49 that were deemed ineligible (that is, they did not satisfy the eligibility criteria and/or other requirements for the submission of proposals.) In addition twenty-five proposals have been placed on a reserve list to be funded subject to the availability of funds.
The overall success rate for Discovery Projects proposals is 20.4%, compared to a 24.5% overall success rate for Discovery Projects proposals considered for funding commencing in 2006. The 822 approved proposals represent a funding commitment of $86,325,327 in 2007 and a funding commitment of $274,767,586 over five years.
Table 3: Numbers of approved proposals and success rates for Discovery Projects for funding commencing in calendar years 2004 to 2007
Number of proposals: |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Received |
3,260 |
3,441 |
3,766 |
4,047 |
Withdrawn |
20 |
27 |
24 |
14 |
Funded |
875 |
1,055 |
917 |
822 |
Success Rate % |
27.0% |
30.9% |
24.5% |
20.4% |
Table 4: Numbers of proposals and success rates for Discovery Projects by discipline area
Discipline * |
Proposals considered |
Approved Proposals |
Success rate
% |
Requested funds over project life for approved Proposals $ |
Funds over project life for approved Proposals $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSB |
712 |
141 |
19.8% |
$96,133,217 |
$53,229,470 |
EE |
516 |
107 |
20.7% |
$71,321,359 |
$41,826,224 |
HCA |
714 |
150 |
21% |
$70,854,301 |
$38,155,462 |
MIC |
598 |
122 |
20.4% |
$73,562,529 |
$38,315,131 |
PCG |
660 |
142 |
21.5% |
$117,011,657 |
$58,540,611 |
SBE |
833 |
160 |
19.2% |
$73,255,325 |
$44,700,688 |
Total |
4033 |
822 |
20.4% |
$502,138,388 |
$274,767,586 |
* BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EE = Engineering and Environmental Sciences; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; MIC = Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences; PCG = Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
The average first-year approved funding per Proposal for Discovery Projects is $105,019. The corresponding figure for 2006 was $103,768.
Table 5: Average first-year funding for approved Discovery Projects proposals, for funding commencing in calendar years 2004 to 2007
DP |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average first-year funding $ |
$84,060 |
$94,340 |
$103,768 |
$105,019 |
The average approved funding per proposal for Discovery Projects for 2007 is 64.3% of the average amount requested, which is lower than the corresponding figure for 2006 (69.4%). Discipline group percentages are shown in Table 6.
Table 6: Funding requested and approved for Discovery Projects proposals for 2007 calendar year
Discipline* |
Average requested funding per approved proposal for 2007 $ |
Average approved funding per approved proposal for 2007 $ |
Average amount approved for funding as % of requested funding for 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
BSB |
$186,342 |
$118,126 |
63.4% |
EE |
$184,365 |
$121,471 |
65.9% |
HCA |
$126,903 |
$80,794 |
63.7% |
MIC |
$155,603 |
$98,276 |
63.2% |
PCG |
$205,436 |
$129,969 |
63.3% |
SBE |
$131,097 |
$88,174 |
67.3% |
All Disciplines |
$164,958 |
$105,019 |
64.3% |
* BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EE = Engineering and Environmental Sciences; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; MIC = Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences; PCG = Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
The average total funding per project for Discovery Projects over the life of the project is listed in Table 7.
Table 7: Average funding over project life for approved Discovery Projects proposals, for funding commencing in calendar years 2004 to 2007
DP Funding Round |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average funding over project life $ |
$271,939 |
$282,030 |
$298,350 |
$334,267 |
Early Career Researcher Proposals
For the purposes of Discovery Projects proposals for funding commencing in 2007, Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are identified as researchers who have a PhD, or equivalent research qualification or experience, awarded on or after 1 March 2001. The ARC has identified funds to support Early Career Researchers within Discovery Projects,including through Early Career Researcher-only proposals (that is, proposals in which all the nominated researchers are Early Career Researchers).
ECR-only proposals are assessed against the same criteria as other Discovery Projects proposals.
ECR-only proposals accounted for 869 of the proposals considered, with 127 ECR-only proposals approved for funding commencing in 2007. This represents a success rate of 14.6% for ECR-only proposals.
Table 8 provides details on numbers, success rates and funding levels for ECR-only proposals and success rates by discipline area.
Table 8: Numbers of and success rates for ECR-only proposals by discipline area
Discipline* |
ECR-only proposals considered |
ECR-only proposals approved for funding |
Success rate % |
Approved funding for calendar year 2007 for ECR-only proposals $ |
% of total funding approved for calendar year 2007 for ECR-only proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSB |
142 |
23 |
16.2% |
$2,283,991 |
13.7% |
EE |
100 |
18 |
18% |
$1,683,427 |
13% |
HCA |
201 |
29 |
14.4% |
$2,355,226 |
19.4% |
MIC |
132 |
23 |
17.4% |
$1,684,921 |
14.1% |
PCG |
143 |
25 |
17.5% |
$2,657,379 |
14.4% |
SBE |
151 |
9 |
6% |
$761,502 |
5.4% |
Total |
869 |
127 |
14.6% |
$11,426,446 |
13.2% |
* BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EE = Engineering and Environmental Sciences; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; MIC = Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences; PCG = Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
Table 9 shows the funding allocations for Discovery Projects proposals for funding commencing 2003-2007 and the percentage of total funds allocated to projects involving ECRs. This indicates that the highest percentage of funding to projects involving ECRs over the last 5 years will be for projects commencing in 2007. The total amount of funding allocated to projects with ECRs was $98,620,487.
Table 9: Funding allocations for approved Discovery Projects proposals involving ECR participants*, for funding commencing in calendar years 2003 to 2007
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Funding allocations for projects involving ECRs $ |
$75,243,446 |
$65,950,618 |
$98,824,695 |
$87,890,148 |
$98,620,487 |
Funding allocations for all projects $ |
$234,504,935 |
$237,946,364 |
$297,541,647 |
$273,586,773 |
$274,767,586 |
% of total funds allocated to projects involving ECRs |
32.1% |
27.7% |
33.2% |
32.1% |
35.9% |
* These are proposals where at least one of the researchers nominated as a Chief Investigator, Partner Investigator or Fellowship candidate is an ECR. They include ECR-Only Proposals (where all named participants are ECRs), as well as proposals in which there are non-ECR participants.
Fellowships
A number of different types of fellowship are offered in Discovery Projects. Researchers are encouraged to tailor their proposals to their specific research needs and proposals may request funding for one or more fellowship/s together with research project support. Fellowship candidates who do not request funding for research project support are required to demonstrate that their research costs will be supported by the Administering Organisation.
The ARC offers three categories of fellowship under Discovery Projects:
- Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD) – offered for a duration of three or four years;
- Australian Research Fellowship (ARF) and Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (QEII) – offered for a duration of five years; and
- Australian Professorial Fellowship (APF) – offered for a duration of five years.
ARFs and QEIIs are treated as a single category, with the top candidates being awarded QEII Fellowships. All fellowships are tenable at approved universities and certain museums and herbaria. APDs and QEIIs are also tenable at other approved organisations, which provide an appropriate training environment.
Of the 4,033 Discovery Projects proposals considered, 1,255 proposals included requests for a total of 1,276 fellowships. The minimum number of fellowships to be awarded in this round was 175 (110 APDs, 50 ARF/QEIIs, and 15 APFs), although the 50:50 salary option has enabled the ARC to fund a larger number. One hundred and ninety-seven fellowships were approved for funding, representing an ARC commitment for salary and salary related on-costs support for new fellows of $16,008,890 for the calendar year 2007. In comparison the number of fellowships offered in 2006 were 110 APDs, 30 ARFs/QEIIs and 15 APFs.
Table 10 shows that the average success rate across all discipline groups for fellowships is 15.4%. Table 11 shows success rates by discipline groups for APDs, ARF/QEIIs and APFs.
Table 10: Numbers of and success rates for Discovery Projects fellowship candidates by discipline area
Discipline* |
Fellowships requested |
Fellowships approved |
Success rate % |
|---|---|---|---|
BSB |
262 |
40 |
15.3% |
EE |
166 |
25 |
15.1% |
HCA |
234 |
39 |
16.7% |
MIC |
174 |
27 |
15.5% |
PCG |
280 |
41 |
14.6% |
SBE |
160 |
25 |
15.6% |
Total |
1276 |
197 |
15.4% |
* BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EE = Engineering and Environmental Sciences; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; MIC = Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences; PCG = Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
Table 11: Numbers of and success rates for APD, ARF/QEII and APF candidates by discipline area
| APD | ARF/QEII | APF | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discipline* |
Number requested |
Approved |
Success rate % |
Number requested |
Approved |
Success rate % |
Number requested |
Approved |
Success rate % |
BSB |
153 |
23 |
15% |
72 |
12 |
16.7% |
37 |
5 |
13.5% |
EE |
88 |
14 |
15.9% |
53 |
8 |
15.1% |
25 |
3 |
12% |
HCA |
161 |
25 |
15.5% |
34 |
7 |
20.6% |
39 |
7 |
17.9% |
MIC |
97 |
15 |
15.5% |
46 |
8 |
17.4% |
31 |
4 |
12.9% |
PCG |
124 |
19 |
15.3% |
104 |
16 |
15.4% |
52 |
6 |
11.5% |
SBE |
103 |
14 |
13.6% |
31 |
7 |
22.6% |
26 |
4 |
15.4% |
Total |
726 |
110 |
15.2% |
340 |
58 |
17.1% |
210 |
29 |
13.8% |
* BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EE = Engineering and Environmental Sciences; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; MIC = Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences; PCG = Physics, Chemistry and Geoscience; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
(See Tables 13 and 14 for an outline of the salary support options for fellowship candidates.)
Historical Outcomes for Fellowships
A separate Research Fellowship scheme existed until 2001. In 2002, fellowship proposals were integrated into Discovery Projects. Success rate comparisons are given in Table 12.
Table 12: Numbers of and success rates for approved fellowship candidates, for funding commencing in calendar years 2000 to 2007
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requested |
687 |
701 |
830 |
1,005 |
871 |
1,010 |
1,159 |
1276 |
Fellowships awarded |
100 |
100 |
163 |
166 |
161 |
167 |
168 |
197 |
Success rate % |
14.6% |
14.3% |
19.6% |
16.5% |
18.5% |
16.5% |
14.5% |
15.4% |
Partnerships to Fund Fellowships
All fellowships are offered on a full-time basis only. However, the ARC offers a number of salary support options in the form of ARC/Administering Organisation joint funding arrangements to enable flexibility in the activities of the researcher.
For APDs, a four-year ‘75% research and 25% teaching' option was introduced to provide a development opportunity. Under this option, a fellow may spend 25% of her/his time on activities other than the proposed research project, such as teaching. The usual APD is a three-year full-time research position. Of the 726 APDs requested, 119 were for the ‘75% research and 25% teaching' option.
Table 13 indicates the number of and success rates for approved APD candidates by salary support option requested.
Table 13: Numbers of and success rates for APD candidates by salary support option
APDs requested |
APDs approved |
Success rate % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
100% ARC salary contribution requested over three years |
607 |
87 |
14.3% |
75% ARC salary contribution requested over four years |
119 |
23 |
19.3% |
Total |
726 |
110 |
15.2% |
The ARC offers a 50:50 salary support option for ARF/QEIIs and APFs. Under this option the ARC funds 50% of the salary and salary-related on-costs for research fellows who hold continuing appointments at their organisation, with the Administering Organisation also contributing 50% of the salary and salary-related on-costs over the standard duration of five years.
Table 14 indicates the number of and success rates for ARF/QEII and APF fellows by salary support option.
Table 14: Numbers of and success rates for ARF/QEII and APF candidates by salary support option
ARF/QEII |
APF |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number requested |
Approved |
Success rate % |
Number requested |
Approved |
Success rate % |
|
100% ARC salary contribution requested over five years |
288 |
45 |
15.6% |
103 |
5 |
4.9% |
50% ARC salary contribution requested over five years |
52 |
13 |
25% |
107 |
24 |
22.4% |
Total |
340 |
58 |
17.1% |
210 |
29 |
13.8% |
Table 15 provides historical figures for fellowships by salary support option, and indicates that in 2007 that there has been a rise in the number of fellowships funded under joint funding arrangements between the ARC and Administering Organisations.
Table 15: Numbers of approved fellowship candidates for funding commencing in calendar years 2003 to 2007 by salary support options
Year |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 or 75% |
100% |
50 or 75% |
100% |
50 or 75% |
100% |
50 or 75% |
100% |
50 or 75% |
100% |
|
APD |
13 |
99 |
19 |
93 |
14 |
98 |
18 |
92 |
23 |
87 |
ARF/QEII |
3 |
29 |
1 |
32 |
2 |
30 |
5 |
28 |
13 |
45 |
APF |
17 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
24 |
5 |
Total number |
33 |
136 |
32 |
137 |
25 |
142 |
36 |
132 |
60 |
137 |
Gender of Participants
The total number of nominated researchers (Chief Investigators, Partner Investigators, APDs, ARF/QEIIs and APFs) on all proposals considered is 8,412. Of these, 2,184 (26.0%) are female and 6,228 (74.0%) are male. Success rates by gender are shown in Table 16. In the proposals approved for funding, 401 of nominated researchers (21.5%) are female and 1,461 (78.5%) are male. The overall success rates for female and male investigators are 18.4% and 23.5% respectively.
Table 16: Comparative success rates for participants by gender
Gender |
Number of participants |
Percentage of participants % |
Number of approved participants |
Percentage of approved participants % |
Success rate % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female |
2,184 |
26% |
401 |
21.5% |
18.4% |
Male |
6,228 |
74% |
1,461 |
78.5% |
23.5% |
Total |
8,412 |
100% |
1,862 |
100% |
22.1% |
Of the 961 ECR researchers nominated on ECR-only proposals, 382 (39.8%) are female and 579 (60.2%) are male. Of the 137 participants on ECR-only proposals approved for funding, 37 (27.0%) are female and 100 (73.0%) are male.
Of the 1,276 nominated fellowship candidates, 434 (34%) are female and 842 (66%) are male. Of the 197 fellowships approved for funding, 50 (25.4%) are female and 147 (74.6%) are male.
International Collaboration
Applicants have foreshadowed 4,377 incidences of international collaboration with researchers in 101 countries on 2,105 proposals. Of the 822 proposals approved for funding, 523 foreshadowed 1,195 incidences of international collaboration with researchers in 61 countries.
The highest incidence of collaboration foreshadowed is with researchers in the USA, accounting for 289 of the proposals approved for funding. The second highest incidence of international collaboration foreshadowed is with researchers in the United Kingdom, accounting for 178 of the proposals approved for funding.
Figure 1. Collaborations by country in approved proposals
Outcomes by Organisation
The following table shows proposal numbers and total ARC funding by Administering Organisation for Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2007.
Table 17: Numbers of proposals and success rates for Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2007, by Administering Organisation
Administering Organisation |
Proposals considered |
Proposals approved |
Success rate % |
Funding over proposal life $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Catholic University |
7 |
1 |
14.3 |
534,000 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bond University |
5 |
1 |
20 |
132,882 |
Central Queensland University |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Charles Darwin University |
5 |
1 |
20 |
270,000 |
Charles Sturt University |
28 |
5 |
17.9 |
974,954 |
CSIRO |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Curtin University of Technology |
64 |
5 |
7.8 |
1,127,946 |
Deakin University |
67 |
11 |
16.4 |
2,505,181 |
Edith Cowan University |
20 |
3 |
15 |
698,017 |
Griffith University |
138 |
15 |
10.9 |
5,025,230 |
James Cook University |
43 |
6 |
14 |
2,068,278 |
La Trobe University |
88 |
13 |
14.8 |
3,566,949 |
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Macquarie University |
100 |
16 |
16 |
4,898,575 |
Melbourne College of Divinity |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Monash University |
312 |
52 |
16.7 |
17,637,495 |
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Murdoch University |
44 |
4 |
9.1 |
1,062,206 |
Museum Victoria |
6 |
2 |
33.3 |
543,000 |
National ICT Australia Ltd |
5 |
1 |
20 |
231,090 |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Queensland Museum |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Queensland University of Technology |
130 |
16 |
12.3 |
4,121,030 |
RMIT University |
64 |
12 |
18.8 |
2,715,512 |
Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Southern Cross University |
12 |
3 |
25 |
668,125 |
Swinburne University of Technology |
52 |
7 |
13.5 |
2,545,244 |
The Australian Museum |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The Australian National University |
312 |
100 |
32.1 |
35,099,611 |
Flinders University of South Australia |
59 |
6 |
10.2 |
1,850,604 |
The University of Adelaide |
163 |
31 |
19 |
9,545,642 |
The University of Melbourne |
440 |
92 |
20.9 |
28,622,377 |
The University of New England |
50 |
9 |
18 |
2,287,736 |
The University of New South Wales |
363 |
79 |
21.8 |
24,377,920 |
The University of Newcastle |
122 |
27 |
22.1 |
7,846,546 |
The University of Queensland |
320 |
91 |
28.4 |
34,967,568 |
The University of Sydney |
382 |
97 |
25.4 |
40,538,623 |
The University of Western Australia |
153 |
37 |
24.2 |
13,215,813 |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
6 |
2 |
33.3 |
462,180 |
University of Ballarat |
9 |
1 |
11.1 |
231,090 |
University of Canberra |
12 |
2 |
16.7 |
705,000 |
University of South Australia |
50 |
6 |
12 |
1,498,160 |
University of Southern Queensland |
28 |
4 |
14.3 |
827,141 |
University of Tasmania |
91 |
17 |
18.7 |
5,566,608 |
University of Technology, Sydney |
90 |
18 |
20 |
4,742,439 |
University of Western Sydney |
37 |
7 |
18.9 |
1,943,830 |
University of Wollongong |
121 |
19 |
15.7 |
8,283,091 |
Victoria University |
19 |
3 |
15.8 |
829,893 |
Total |
4,033 |
822 |
20.4 |
274,767,586 |
Scheme Budget
The following table shows funds for Discovery Projects proposals approved for commencement in 2007.
Table 18: Funds for approved Discovery Projects proposals for funding commencing in 2007
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $86,325,327 | $81,826,724 | $77,247,329 | $16,773,709 | $12,594,497 | $274,767,586 |
