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Research Grants

Role of the Research Grants Office

The Research Grants Office is a section within Research Services, which in turn is part of the Registrar's Office. Research Grants works closely with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), who is responsible for the management of research at UWA.

The staff of the Research Grants Office are willing to discuss any matters relating to research or travel grants, fellowships, contracts or tenders. Please do not hesitate to contact any of the staff if assistance or advice is required.

The Research Grants Office is responsible for administering all research grants, postdoctoral fellowships and travel awards including funding from external agencies, UWA Research Committee schemes and research contracts, tenders and consultancies. This includes legal arrangements and financial reporting as well as preparation of applications through to completion of the project.

The Research Grants Office also administers the research applications database, the Research Services web site and the Community of Science databases and funding alerts.

The Research Grants Office

  • assists researchers with finding details of funding schemes;
  • assists with the preparation of applications, including advice on budget preparation and the presentation of applications;
  • submits applications to funding agencies;
  • enters application and outcome details onto the research grants management database and maintains the details;
  • liaises with the Legal Services office to ensure that contract conditions are acceptable to researchers and UWA and arranges for grants and research contracts to be accepted on behalf of UWA;
  • liaises with the Office of Industry and Innovation, HR and other UWA administrative services who may need to be consulted about conditions of awards;
  • arranges for grant accounts to be opened and monitored;
  • co-ordinates communication between funding agencies, applicants and awardees;
  • acts on behalf of the funding agencies and UWA researchers to ensure that projects are undertaken in accordance with the grant conditions and University policies;
  • administers postdoctoral research fellowships awarded by external funding agencies;

Why capture research income & Commonwealth infrastructure funding

Success in obtaining research grants is one of the measures used by the Commonwealth Government and the University to allocate operating grant funds.

At a Commonwealth level, the University's success in attracting Australian Competitive Grants (ACGs) and other research income, relative to the success of other universities, is a factor in determining the level of funds received in the operating grant (via the Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS) and the Research Training Scheme (RTS) and for basic research infrastructure (through the Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) ).

Within the University, success in attracting ACGs and other research income is an input factor in the calculation of the research component, which forms part of the one-line budget allocation to faculties. The range of factors used by the Government to calculate the IGS and the RTS includes all research grants and contracts, including income received for research purposes from government, industry, donations and bequests, as well as the output of research publications and higher research degrees completed. Success in attracting ACGs continues to be the basis for calculating the research infrastructure block grant.

The University's ability to win research grants and contracts is a crucial factor in determining the amount of IGS, RTS and RIBG funds it will receive from the Government in future years.

Where Are we Located?

The Research Grants Office is located on the first floor of the NW wing of the main Administration Building and is the first point of contact between applicants, awards and funding agencies.
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