The Council funds projects that provide innovation in learning and teaching. In 2009, a funding pool of $11 million will be spread across three programs with individual grants ranging from $80,000 to $220,000.
- Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- Priority Projects
- Competitive Grants
Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Funding priorities
- Institutional leadership to enhance learning and teaching through leadership capacity building at the institutional level.
- Disciplinary and cross-disciplinary leadership to enhance learning and teaching through leadership capacity building in discipline structures, communities of practice and cross disciplinary networks.
- Consolidation leadership by building on the outcomes of projects funded in earlier years under the Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program.
Funding range
- Priority 1: $150,000 - $220,000
- Priority 2: $80,000 - $220,000
- Priority 3: $80,000 - $150,000
Duration
- Priority 1 and 2: up to 2 years
- Priority 3: up to 1.5 years
Closing dates for applications: Round 1 – 18 Mar 2010, Round 2 – 1 July 2010
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Priority Projects
Funding priorities
- Academic standards, assessment practices and reporting
- Curriculum renewal
- Teaching and learning spaces.
Funding range
- New proposals: $80,000 - $220,000
- Projects building directly on previous work: $80,000 - $150,000
Duration
Closing dates for applications: Round 1 – 9 Apr 2010, Round 2 – 29 July 2010
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Competitive Grants
Funding priorities
- Research and development focusing on issues of emerging and continuing importance.
- Strategic approaches to learning and teaching that address the increasing diversity of the student body. (Applications must address the issues of student diversity directly.)
- Innovation in learning and teaching, particularly in relation to the role of new technologies.
Funding range
- New proposals: $80,000 - $220,000
- Projects building directly on previous work: $80,000-$150,000
Project duration
Closing date for applications: Round 1 – 2 Nov 2009, Round 2 – 3 June 2010
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