Internal
Eligibility criteria
Subsidised internal rates apply to UWA Staff, Students, Visitors and Affiliates (including Adjunct, Clinical and Honorary appointments), when the project grant funding is administered by UWA.
If CMCA facility access is for a project with funding administered by another organisation, or has been commissioned by the funder, or has a commercial focus then associate rates will apply.
Membership fee paid on initial registration (inc. training in one platform, where applicable)
| Honours & Masters by Coursework: | $115 |
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| All others (PhD & Masters by Research, Post-docs & staff): | $287 |
Training fee (per additional platform or instrument type)
| All users: | $115 |
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CMCA staff operator charge
| Staff: | $46/hour (Please include an additional $46/hour UWA in-kind support on all grant applications. Total $92/hour) |
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Microscopy and analysis rate categories
HOURS | Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 |
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Pay by the hour | $17 | $35 | $35 |
Pre-Paid block of 50 | $575 | $1,150 | $1,150 |
Pre-Paid block of 100 | $863 | $1,725 | $1,725 |
Pre-Paid block of 200 | $1,150 | $2,300 | $2,875 |
Pre-Paid block of 400 | $1,438 | $2,875 | Not available |
Instrument groups
Category 0:
- Sample prep & ancillary equipment: CryoEM preparation facilities, microtomes, vibratome, glow discharge unit, vacuum oven, critical point dryer, freeze dryer, furnace, geological sample prep room, anesthetic trolleys
- Analysis workstations and software
- Crawley campus and Perkins building visitor parking bays
Note: Complimentary access to Category 0 facilities is provided to all researchers who are registered to use other facilities at CMCA, e.g. instruments in Categories 1-4. Researchers wishing to access only facilities in Category 0, e.g. sample prep or data processing computers will be required to pay for access. Please enquire through CMCA Admin if you wish to do this.
Category 1:
- NMR: Bruker Avance 600 MHz, Bruker Avance 500 MHz, Bruker Neo 400 MHz, Varian 400 MHz
- Basic Light Microscopy: Olympus IX81 (CMCA@Perkins), Nikon Ti-U (CMCA@Perkins), Zeiss Optical (CMCA@Physics), Nikon 6-colour Microscope (CMCA@Perkins), Slide Scanner* (CMCA@Perkins)
- *The Slide Scanner facility is pay by the hour only, no pre-paid block hours available
- Benchtop SEM: JEOL Neoscope SEM
Category 2:
- Electron Microscopy: FEI Titan TEM, JEOL F200 Screening TEM, FEI Helios FIB-SEM, FEI Verios SEM, Zeiss SEM, Tescan SEM, JEOL 8530F microprobe (x2)
- Advanced Light Microscopy: Nikon A1Si, Nikon A1RMP, Nikon A1 FLIM/FCS, Nikon SIM, Nikon STORM
- X-ray Microscopy: Zeiss Versa 520 XRM
- Scanned Probe Microscopy: Cypher VRS AFM, Keysight 5500 SPM, WITEC Alpha 300RA+ Confocal Raman, Hysitron TI 950 Nanoindenter
- Flow Cytometry: BD Canto, BD Fortessa, BD Calibur, Luminex 200, BD Influx, BD Melody, CyTOF, Beckman Coulter Z2, 10x Chrominium Genomics Platform, CellCelector
Category 3:
- Cryo Electron Microscopy: JEOL F200 cryoTEM, JEOL F200 Screening TEM, JEOL IT800 cryoSEM
Advice for grant applicants
Researchers applying for grant funding are advised to calculate their microscopy and analysis budget based on the relevant hourly charge (and not to incorporate block discounts into their budget). For grant schemes where UWA will provide in-kind support, the Internal rate ($15, $30 or $55) should be requested from the funding agency and the in-kind contribution from UWA should be included as $30, $60 or $110, respectively to reflect UWA?s two-thirds in-kind support for your access to CMCA facilities.
All prices are current as of 1st March 2024. For grant applications please add 3% increase per year to cover future price rises. If indirect costs are allowed in the research budget please ensure you include them as outlined.
Competitive Neutrality
Internal users should note that undertaking commercial work at the UWA internal rate is considered to be a breach of CMCA policy and may also be illegal under the Trade Practices Act 1974 administered by the ACCC. Internal users who need to undertake microscopy on behalf of a commercial client must discuss this with the platform leader prior to commencing work.