The Staff Development Grants Scheme was established to assist School/Sections in
meeting their staff development responsibilities. The scheme provides assistance
to members of general staff who wish to attend external workshops, courses,
conferences and other staff development activities. Last year some 50 staff members
from across the University received grants totalling $26,000 enabling them to
participate in a wide variety of programmes.
1.1 Only general staff are eligible to apply.
To qualify for a full grant, the staff member should be .5 or more. Grants will
be awarded on a pro rata basis to staff working less than .5.
1.2 Preference will be given to courses, workshops and conferences and other
development activities which enhance skills and knowledge leading to a demonstrable
contribution to the work and productivity of the University.
The purpose of this fund is to support activities of a developmental nature for
the staff member concerned. For example, the presentation of research findings
for the sole purpose of the dissemination of information would not be supported.
Courses, workshops and conferences with wide-ranging benefits are more likely
to receive favourable attention than those programmes which are specific to
particular projects.
1.3 Applications will only be considered where they meet the criteria in 1.1
and 1.2 above and indicate that schools/sections agree to make at least a 50% contribution to the cost of the programme.
1.4 The maximum amount of a grant is $750.
1.5 Applications to attend in-house and local programmes will be particularly
encouraged; except in exceptional circumstances, applications for external
programmes are unlikely to receive funding if such programmes are provided
internally, e.g. Organisational and Staff Development Services. Interstate and
overseas programmes will be supported only where no similar opportunities are
available locally.
1.6 Financial support will not be provided from this fund for a programme which
leads to a formal qualification, e.g. degree, diploma, etc.
Financial support will not be provided from this fund for the cost subscriptions,
annual membership fees etc. registered in the name of staff members.
1.7 A member of staff will receive no more than one full grant every two years.
Where there is a large number of applicants, preference will be given to applicants
whose position has not been awarded a grant within a two year period.
1.8 Applications must be received by Organisational and Staff Development Services
before the course, workshop or conference takes place.
1.9 Gernerally, grants will be payable in respect of actual registration/workshop
fees, airfares, accommodation, rather than per diem allowances/rates. Applicants
are expected to obtain the best possible prices for all of these items, for example
Apex airfares, student or inexpensive hotel/motel accommodation, early-bird registrations.
1.10 If a course, workshop or conference is attended by the applicant before
the application has been considered and if the application is successful, the
school/section or individual will be reimbursed the amount awarded by the Committee.
1.11 To extend the benefits of staff development activities beyond the grant
recipient, staff who receive grants are asked to share information about the
staff development activity for which they receive funding with other staff members
on request. Details of grants awarded, activities attended and grant recipients'
names and contact details will be published in the UWA News at regular intervals.
Interested staff will be encouraged to contact grant recipients for feedback on
programmes, access to conference proceedings, etc.
1.12 Grant recipients may be required to submit an evaluation of the activity
to the school/section, or to provide an information-sharing session for other staff
members. This is at the discretion of the staff member's head of school/section or
supervisor.
1.13 Generally only one person from a school/section will be awarded a
grant to attend a particular programme. Where there are a large number of applications
in one round, the Committee is likely to award only one grant per school/section.
