Higher Education Endowment Fund Draft Guidelines For 2009 Funding Round Released

The HEEF Advisory board has released the draft HEEF guidelines for the 2009 funding round. The purpose of the Guidelines is to assist eligible higher education institutions to apply for funding through the HEEF Grants Program.

In order for Universities to obtain their share of the 2009 funding round, they should start considering what projects should be submitted at the expression of interest ("EOI") stage. Proposals must be submitted to the HEEF Secretariat prior to 3 July 2008. We note that the projects included in the EOI must be endorsed by the Vice Chancellor, or equivalent.

Each University may submit no more than three EOI proposals. Furthermore, if more than one proposal is submitted, the University must indicate their priority order. Each University will be eligible to apply for HEEF grants in excess of $10 million and no more than $100 million.