LEARNING & TEACHING
Other Awards, Grants and Fellowships
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There are a variety of internal and external awards, grants and fellowships available to UNSW academic and general staff. You may wish to apply for an award, grant or fellowship on an individual basis or as a member of a disciplinary or cross-disciplinary team.
Details for some of the internal and external awards, grants and fellowships available to UNSW staff can be found by browsing through the menu on the left-hand side of this page. A comprehensive summary of awards, grants and fellowships is also available on the 2007 Calendar of Learning and Teaching Awards, Grant and Fellowships. Alternatively, select from the list below to see details of other awards, grants and fellowships.
Details for some of the internal and external awards, grants and fellowships available to UNSW staff can be found by browsing through the menu on the left-hand side of this page. A comprehensive summary of awards, grants and fellowships is also available on the 2007 Calendar of Learning and Teaching Awards, Grant and Fellowships. Alternatively, select from the list below to see details of other awards, grants and fellowships.
UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Research Awards
The University of New South Wales is committed to the achievement of excellence in research and teaching, and believes the nexus between teaching and research is important for the development of all academic staff and the enrichment of the learning experience and outcomes for our students.
The Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Research Awards are designed to assist many talented younger researchers at UNSW who would like to devote more of their energies into developing the quality of their teaching but are restricted from doing so under the current structures and rewards mechanisms that focus on research outcomes.
Under this scheme, UNSW assists young researchers financially to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow (or research assistant/s) to assist with their research or in the management of their research team (though not taking over the role of Chief Investigator) and provide some relief, to concentrate on developing an innovative teaching program, in the knowledge that research productivity is being maintained. In some Faculties, for example Arts and Social Sciences, the monies may be better spent on the appointment of a research assistant(s) (rather than a Postdoctoral Fellow) to keep research on track while teaching is being developed.
The Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Research Awards are designed to assist many talented younger researchers at UNSW who would like to devote more of their energies into developing the quality of their teaching but are restricted from doing so under the current structures and rewards mechanisms that focus on research outcomes.
Under this scheme, UNSW assists young researchers financially to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow (or research assistant/s) to assist with their research or in the management of their research team (though not taking over the role of Chief Investigator) and provide some relief, to concentrate on developing an innovative teaching program, in the knowledge that research productivity is being maintained. In some Faculties, for example Arts and Social Sciences, the monies may be better spent on the appointment of a research assistant(s) (rather than a Postdoctoral Fellow) to keep research on track while teaching is being developed.
Carrick Institute Grants Scheme
The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education has been established to promote and advance learning and teaching in Australian higher education. The Grants Scheme contributes to the Carrick Institute responsibilities and objectives which are listed below.
The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will:
The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education will:
- promote and support strategic change in higher education institutions for the enhancement of learning and teaching, including curriculum development and assessment;
- raise the profile and encourage recognition of the fundamental importance of teaching in higher education institutions and in the general community;
- foster and acknowledge excellent teaching in higher education;
- develop effective mechanisms for the identification, development, dissemination and embedding of good individual and institutional practice in learning and teaching in Australian higher education;
- develop and support reciprocal national and international arrangements for the purpose of sharing and benchmarking learning and teaching processes; and
- identify learning and teaching issues that impact on the Australian higher education system and facilitate national approaches to address these and other emerging issues.
The Grants Scheme has three programmes:
- Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Programme
- Priority Projects Programme
- Competitive Grants Programme
The Guidelines documents available on the Carrick website (http://www.carrickinstitute.edu.au/carrick/go/home/grants) provide the information applicants need to apply for a grant (support for UNSW applicants is provided through Learning and Teaching @ UNSW – contact Helen Dalton h.dalton@unsw.edu.au or Michele Scoufis m.scoufis@unsw.edu.au)