The Grants & Information Office

Murdoch Research Excellence Grants Scheme (REGS)

Closing Date: Contact your Divisional Research Co-ordinator for details

Graham Wilcox, Division of Health Sciences - 9360 2448
Graham O'Hara, Division of Science and Engineering - 9360 2551
Beverly Thiele, Division of Arts - 9360 2269

The application process for the Research Excellence Grant Scheme (REGS) will be administered by each Division. Early Research Career academics are encouraged to apply for an Early Research Career Grant also administered by each Division. Funds will be provided by the R&D Board.

The Research Excellence Grant Scheme replaced previous funding provided for Special Research Grants, Early Research Career Grants, Post-doctoral Fellowships and funds provided directly to Area of Research Strength in 2001.

The Research & Development Board research initiative aims to:

encourage and foster a research culture that encourages high quality research and innovation through external linkages

support researchers with an excellent performance in the DEST indicators of research performance ie; research income, completions and publications

increase Murdoch's research performance against the DEST indicators

encourage multi- and cross-disciplinary research

encourage early and interrupted career researchers (ECR)

The Research Excellence Grant Scheme aims to support, on a competitive basis, high quality research projects and pilot research projects with external linkages. It is expected that support of such projects will lead to future applications for research support to external funding agencies. Failure to so do will mean that future applications to this funding scheme will not be considered. The Divisions should use this scheme to support researchers within or outside of an Area of Research Strength. Recommendations for funding of proposals will be made by Divisional Research Committees. Attention needs to be given to ensuring that cross-Divisional applications are considered in an equitable manner. The Divisional Research Committees will be provided with funding guidelines and research performance data to assist them in their work. Where possible, each Divisional Committee should co-opt a member of the Research Committee of another Division for this process.

Important Documents

The following documents detail information you will need when completing your REGS Application.

Research Excellence Grant Scheme Guidelines( DOC)
Codes for RFCD ( HTML) and SEO ( HTML)

Enquiries And Assistance

Information regarding closing dates, application forms, other documentation or further assistance should be directed to your Divisional Research Co-ordinator.

Submission Instructions

You are required to supply the original plus 6 copies of your application. Double-sided photocopying is preferred for the full copies. The completed application should be sent to your Divisional co-ordinator of the scheme.

Grants for funding research projects will be provided ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 for individuals, and up to $50,000 for groups, Centres or Areas of Research Strength. The committee assessing the applications has the discretion to award grants smaller than $5,000.

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