The NH&MRC awards the University of Tasmania funds for Equipment Grants each year.

The NH&MRC has clearly defined objectives in regards to the purpose of awarding Equipment Grant funding, which are:

• The need for Institutions to be strategic in the purchase of larger items of equipment that will benefit health and medical research in Australia
• Institutions are encouraged to support equipment that will be used collaboratively
• Where possible, Australian-made equipment should be purchased
  

While considering these objectives, the NH&MRC requires the following criteria to be met when making decisions on the equipment to be supported:

• The equipment should support high quality health and medical research, as supported by the NH&MRC (or other competitive support)
• Consideration to the lack of access to similar equipment in the institution or region
• The collaborative gain through the use of the equipment eg – multi-user equipment which crosses disciplines, research groups and departments.

The process of funding allocations is managed by the Menzies Research Institute. Please contact Mark Bennett (x7701).