Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

This scheme is closed for 2009 but will run again in 2010.

The competitive grant scheme is a Learning and Teaching Performance Fund initiative in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Expressions of Interest are sought from all teaching staff in FAHSS (casual, sessional, fractional and full-time) who wish to pursue a project related to the following priority areas:

• eLearning
• Research into Teaching or Teaching your Research
• Research-based student projects

Available funds

Between $2,000 - $3,000 (reviewed in 2010) will be available for successful applicants. The funds can be expended up to a period of 18 months.

Applications must be no more than 3 pages and sent by email and hard-copy (5 copies) to Dr Alexandra Ludewig (M203). This is closed until 2010.

Reporting requirements

Successful applicants must present their findings in the form of a paper to the Teaching and Learning Forum (which is held at the beginning of each year), or submit an article to a refereed/ peer-reviewed journal. Any projects over 6 months will be required to submit an interim report by 23 December 2009.

Selection panel 

The judging panel will consist of the Associate Deans (Education and Research), the Faculty CATLyst, Senior Research Fellow and the scheme’s EO.

Application format and headings

• Project Title
• Applicant/ Project Team
• Specify preferred area of priority
• Project
  • Outline
  • Objectives and Outcomes
  • Timeline, Milestones and Evaluation Strategies
  • Administration and support
  • Communication and knowledge transfer
  • IT in the project
  • IP & copyright
• Budget
• Pedagogical aspects of the project
  • Anticipated advantages and disadvantages

Guide to the report

The project to date

• Timeline and Milestones:
  Document and evaluate the project in the light of the stated objectives and account for changes, foreseeable delays, etc to the project development (particularly in terms of any structural or institutional problems).
• Administration and support:
  Evaluate the role for, and ongoing needs of, project administration.
• Communication and knowledge transfer:
  Describe the contact, communication and knowledge transfer among the project participants and teaching staff, where relevant, and evaluate the needs, success, constraints, etc for the sustainability of the project.

Financial aspects of the project

Description of expenditure. Please use broad categories, for example Travel, Stationery or Admin Support.