Budget items

The requested budget must be detailed under the following headings and properly substantiated with the these guidelines in mind:

• round figure estimates are not usually well-received by selection panels
• all budget items must be prioritised
• expenditure of grant funds will be in accordance with approved budgets
• any request for variation to an approved budget must be forwarded to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Scholarship) through the Office of Research and Higher Degrees.

Personnel

Request for funds for personnel must be detailed in terms of need, level of appointment, number of hours, on-costs, etc. It is expected that early career researchers will conduct the research themselves although funds may be provided to support casual research assistance for routine tasks such as data entry or transcription of recorded interviews. 

Equipment

Requests for computers are not normally considered favourably. All items of equipment approved for purchase remain the property of the University.

Maintenance

Include consumables, printing, minor equipment less than $1000.

Travel

Travel when presented as an integral part of a project may be supported, example field work. It is expected that requests for travel support will consider the most economic forms of travel and accommodation. Travel for conference attendance will not normally be approved.