Projects That will Not Be Supported

The auDA Foundation will not support the following types of projects or budgetary items:

• Projects that do not support the auDA Foundation General Objects;
• Projects for a religious, political or sectarian purpose;
• Requests for sponsorship;
• Endowments, memorials or named academic chairs;
• Conferences;
• Retrospective costs;
• Projects where the primary focus is outside of Australia;
• The provision of funds for overseas travel;
• General fundraising appeals; 
• General operational or administrative functions, including for example:
• firewalls,
• secure transaction functionality,
• online search functions or
• intranet.
• Training proposals that provide generic IT training, (such as introduction into social networking or trading websites) rather than focusing specifically on Internet use that has a specific application relevant to the project;
• Website design (such as development of a new website or redesign of existing website), rather than focusing specifically on delivery of the project using the website;
• Applications that will likely be established in direct opposition to existing commercial enterprises;
• Applications that replicate research currently being undertaken on a commercial basis;
• Applications seeking IT equipment for general purpose training rooms; 
• Marketing or market research activities, even where that research is about website usage and/or;
• Applications from individuals who are not students.  However, students can submit an application that is sponsored by and authorised by an eligible organisation.