Research Donations

A Gift or Donation of funds for research may be conditional or unconditional. If conditions are imposed and accepted by the University, the University will be bound by them. For a gift or donation to be considered as research income, any conditions must be consistent with the DIISR definition of research. A donation offered to a staff member or Department/Centre for use in research may be included in the annual Research Income Returns with the approval of the Monash Research Office.

If a donation has been received for the purposes of research the following must be submitted to the Monash Research Office for account code creation:

• a copy of the application, outlining the project to be undertaken, that was submitted to the donor;
• the notification of award or letter of offer from the donor;
• any agreement or undertaking; and
• a Monash Research Office Cover Sheet signed by the named investigator, the Head of Department or School and the Associate Dean Research

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