Travel grants for recent/junior staff

The Vice-Chancellor has agreed to make available $500,000 for 2012 to support travel by recently appointed and/or junior staff to further their ANU careers.

Applications are invited from both academic and general staff.

Purpose

The program provides recently appointed and/or junior staff with a significant career development opportunity through enabling:

academic staff to visit colleagues, enhance their academic profile and develop research and educational partnerships
general staff to broaden their experience of higher education management through exposure to other systems.

Eligibility/conditions

Both academic and general staff are eligible to apply. Normally academic applicants will have an appointment of three years or more and have held an initial ANU appointment for less than five years at the time of application; or hold an appointment at level B or lower.

Funding is provided under this program on the basis that it is in addition to existing funding programs. Any area of the University reducing its current support for staff development or travel will be ineligible to seek funding under this program for a period of 12 months.

There is no limit on the number of applications that can be made, but successful applicants may not submit further applications.

Funding available

Applicants can seek funding of up to $5,000 per proposal. Funding must be used to defray travel costs associated with the visit. Please refer to the funding rules for staff travel for more information.

Applications

Submissions must include:

completed application form for staff travel (DOC, 115KB)
a summary of activities to be performed by the applicant and how these will contribute to the development of the applicants ANU career (no more than 150 words)
details of any other sources of support for the visit
a brief curriculum vitae (less than one page)
applications must be signed by the staff member's supervisor, the head of budget unit and the relevant Dean.

Applications will be received throughout the year.

For further information please contact Kitti Whitworth kitti.whitworth@anu.edu.au

Applications should be submitted to Dr Brok Glenn brok.glenn@anu.edu.au

Selection

Applications will be assessed on the extent to which they meet the program purposes and the quality of the contribution the proposed activities will make to the development of the applicant’s career.