1999 Funds from the Targeted Higher Education Research Programme are provided to researchers, universities and other bodies in the form of research grants, research fellowships, postgraduate awards, and as funding for research centres, research infrastructure and industry collaboration. Funds are primarily for basic research but can also be used for applied research and experimental development.
Funds support research in all major discipline areas except clinical medicine and dentistry.
Over three-quarters of the programme's budget is referred to the Australian Research Council for advice on how funds should be allocated, based on an intensive process of peer review and assessment. A summary of allocations under the Targeted Research Programme by institution is at Table 3.24.