Teaching awards and grants celebrate and endorse outstanding achievement and innovation in teaching and learning at the university level.

Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
These annual awards recognise exceptional teaching practice by individuals or teams across all 4 faculties. Winners receive a Certificate of Excellence in Teaching and a $5,000 prize to be used to further enhance teaching excellence within the University.

Key Dates:

2013 dates TBA
Applications closed on Monday 15 October 2012

Selection Committee met on Thursday 8th November 2012

Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants
This institution-wide internal funding scheme aims to support projects which show innovation in any aspects of teaching, learning and/or assessment. Formal applications are invited and funds allocated competitively against specified criteria.

Key Dates:

2013 dates TBA
Closing Date Stage 1: 8 October 2012
Closing Date Stage 2: 5 November 2012

Selection Committee met on Monday 19th November 2012

OLT Awards for University Teaching
The Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) offer annual national awards which recognise and celebrate quality and excellence in university teaching and learning (whether by individuals or teams).

OLT Grants
The OLT administers nationally competitive grants under the OLTGrants Scheme as well as through the OLT Fellowships and commissioned work on strategic priorities.

OLT Fellowships  (national teaching fellowships and mid-career fellowships)
The aim of the Fellowship Scheme is to advance learning and teaching in higher education by supporting leading educators to undertake strategic, high profile fellowship activities in areas that support the OLT strategic priorities.

Faculty Teaching Awards/ Executive Dean's Awards
All faculties offer Faculty Teaching Awards to reward and acknowledge staff for excellence in university-level teaching within the faculty. Faculty Teaching Awards close in the second half of the year. Staff should contact their Faculty Office for more information.

Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Support for applications

The Centre for University Teaching provides strategic, professional and administrative support to staff wishing to apply for internal and external awards and grants.

Should you require support or additional information to develop your application, please contact:
Project Officer: Awards and Grants
Phone: (08) 8201 5552.
 
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Wednesday and Thursdays, mornings only.