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CSU Learning and Teaching Grants

Application Form

To be completed by the Chief Investigator/Team Leader for submission to the Scholarship in Teaching Committee

The COMPLETE APPLICATION must not be more than a maximum of 10 A4 PAGES in length, including appendices. The font used should be 11 pt Arial or Calibri.

In order to comply with space limitations, it is suggested that once the requirements for each section have been met, any notes on how to complete them are deleted.

1. PROJECT TITLE:
2. PRIORITY ADDRESSED:
3. PROJECT PARTICIPANT/S Please add or delete rows if there are more/fewer investigators than provided for in the spaces below. / Employment status FT/PT/Casual / Estimated days per month / Head of School certification[1]
Chief Investigator/
Team Leader
School/Division
Investigator 2
School/Division
Investigator 3
School/Division
Investigator 4
School/Division
Investigator 5
School/Division
4. TOTAL SUM REQUESTED -
  • Typical projects will not exceed $10,000.
  • Total funding from all sources may exceed this amount

5. NAME OF REFEREE/S PREPARED TO COMMENT ON APPLICATION
  • At least one referee who can attest to the value of the project and the capacity of the applicant/s to undertake it

6.ETHICS APPROVAL
  • Will the project require ethics approval?YES/NO (Delete whichever is appropriate.) If Yes, has approval been sought?

7. ABSTRACT
  • (Maximum of 155 words)
  • Summarise the rationale / need for the project. What does the project set out to address / achieve?

8. PROJECT OUTCOMES AND RATIONALE
  • Clearly articulated outcomes and a clear argument demonstrating how the project will address one of the program priorities and contribute to the enhancement of learning and teaching at CSU

9. APPROACH
  • A strong theoretical framework that is grounded in the literature
  • A set of strategies which is considered, coherent and appropriate to the outcomes the project is designed to achieve
  • An approach that is in alignment with CSU strategy and plans

10. VALUE / NEED FOR THE PROJECT
  • Potential usefulness of the project and its outcomes to:
  • Enhance student learning and teaching,
  • The school/discipline, faculty or University as a whole
  • Capacity of the project to lead to further research, including external funding in the future
  • Ways in which the project utilises and advances existing national and international knowledge relevant to the program priority
  • Effective strategies for dissemination of outcomes within and beyond CSU

11. PROJECT TIMELINES (MAXIMUM 1 YEAR)
Stage / Milestone (Specify what aspect/which aspects of the project will have been completed at each Stage of the project) / Completion Date/Month
12.PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • A realistic approach to management of the project, including the preliminary allocation of responsibilities among team members

13. PROJECT BUDGET
Indicative uses of funds are:
  • Teaching relief
  • Research or technical assistance
  • Equipment
  • Consumables
  • Travel within University
  • Dissemination costs within University
  • Items must be costedin detail for:
  • Staffing Level, Hours , Hourly Rate and appropriateOn-Costsmust be included

BUDGET ITEM / RATE / COST IN $
TOTAL / $
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
  • Level of appointments
  • Range of tasks performed
  • Details of within-University travel

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[1] Head of School / (Executive) Director signature/s is/are required for each investigator/team member, as a certification that the investigator will be able to devote the specified time to the project(This can take the form of accompanying email).