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.