On 16 February 2009 the Deputy Prime Minister and Senator Carr announced the Education Investment Fund (EIF) Advisory Board’s appointments and the opening of EIF Round 2.
The EIF Advisory Board will play an important role in the evaluation of EIF projects.
The EIF Advisory Board is:
- Mr Philip Clark AM, Chair
- Dr Cherrell Hirst AO
- Dr Michael Vertigan AC
- Ms Lisa Paul PSM
- Mr Mark Paterson AO
- Professor Penny Sackett
EIF Round 2 will be conducted within a short timeframe to maximise the opportunity to provide a much-needed stimulus to the Australian economy. This will be a single stage application process and priority will be given to projects which are ready to proceed immediately.
Applications must be received by 4:00 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT) on Monday 2 March 2009. This will allow successful projects to be announced in the 2009-10 Budget context.
For further details regarding the EIF Advisory Board.
For further details regarding EIF Round 2.
For the full announcements please see the Deputy Prime Minister and Senator Carr’s joint media releases