Up to $150,000 will be made available across the two grant categories to support a range of teaching and learning innovation projects across the University in 2021. Projects that successfully demonstrate significant impact and value to the University may upon application be eligible for a further round of internal funding to assist with mainstreaming the project outcomes.
Teaching and Learning Development Grants (each up to $20,000) and Early Career Innovation Grants (each up to $5,000) are designed to promote innovation and to develop leading practice in teaching and learning, which is generally distinct from core business normally associated with the initial or further development of course offerings by UniSA academic areas.
Writing applications for grants is a scholarly activity that takes careful planning and development. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their Deans of Programs (or equivalent) as well as their local Academic Developer to discuss ideas for topics and plans for developing applications.
Applications for UniSA teaching and learning grants need to focus on the following areas, with opportunities to address specific needs and/or objectives within and between them.
Note that basic video production will not be funded by either grant category given that the University's Digital Learning Strategy 2015-2020 has established the practice as a core business activity which is resourced across UniSA and by the Technical & Multimedia team in the Teaching Innovation Unit.
Teaching and Learning Development Grants for projects up to two calendar years are awarded only to teams which must have at least three members, including one project leader. At least two on the team must be either current continuing academic and/or professional staff and/or fixed term contract academic and/or professional staff members at UniSA, whose contracts extend to the end of the project period. The team leader must hold an academic position. Adjunct and industry-based staff can be team members but cannot lead projects.
Early Career Academic Innovation Grants for projects up to one calendar year are for individuals (not excluding, e.g. funded assistance from a Project Officer), not teams. Applicants must be either in a continuing academic position or on a fixed term contract which extends to the end of the proposed project period. Sessional, adjunct and industry-based academics are not eligible for this grant category.
Please access application templates and associated information. It is the responsibility of applicants to read and follow the instructions when preparing their proposal for submission. Incomplete applications or those that do not conform with requirements will not be accepted.
Applications are due on Fri 27 November 2020 by 5pm. Materials must be emailed as attachments to teaching.awards.grants@unisa.edu.au
Local Academic Developers and Dr Ruth Fazakerley.