Pricing
Our purpose is to support and facilitate research in Australia. We are a not-for-profit organisation, and we keep our access charges as low as possible so that more researchers can afford to use ANFF-Qld.
Pricing for public sector researchers is based on marginal costs only. International researchers will be charged at industry rates. A full listing of costs for each user category is given in below.
All prices are in AUD and exclusive of GST.
ANFF-Q Pricing Policy
| Category | Type | Rate | AUD |
| Publicly funded research. For example: NHMRC Project Grants, ARC Discovery Grants, State Grants |
Standard access rate | per hour | $25 |
| Assisted access rate± | per hour | $80 | |
| Publicly funded research with industry contribution. For example: NHMRC Development Grants, ARC Linkage Grants |
Standard access rate | per hour | $25 |
| Assisted access rate± | per hour | $80 | |
| Research contracts. For example: Industry funded contract research |
Australian client without assistance±(access only) | per hour | $61 |
| Australian client with assistance± | per hour | $167 | |
| International client with assistance (access only) | per hour | $182 | |
| International client with assistance± | per hour | $288 | |
| Contract services. For example: Single assays, characterisation, one-off jobs |
Australian client with assistance± | per hour | $288 |
| International client with assistance± | per hour | $409 | |
ANFF-Qld operate several 3D printers including a Konica Minolta Figure 4 & MJP2500, Ultimaker 2, Form 3.
Please contact the ANFF-Qld staff members Dr Ravi Chandra Raju Nagiri or Dr Bingzhao Xia if you would like to access these instruments. Work conducted on ANFF-Qld’s 3D printers is all assisted work via a quotation.
Other costs that are not included in the hourly rates are:
- Consumable costs (charged at cost +10%)
- Any legal fees incurred
- GST, if applicable
± Assisted access rates are charged when ANFF-Qld personnel perform the work with you or on your behalf. Assisted access rates will not be charged for training.
* Assisted access work for Public Research funded clients will be charged as hourly (or part thereof) $80.00 per hour ($25.00 usage rate + $55.00 staff rate).
^ Assisted access work performed for ANFF-Qld Industry will be charged as hourly (or part thereof) $167.00 per hour ($61 usage rate + $106 staff rate).
For more details, download the ANFF access and pricing policy or contact us directly at anff@uq.edu.au.
