UNSW Teaching Fellowship Grants (SEF# 3)

Application Form for UNSW Learning and Teaching Fellowship Grant 2015

UNSW Teaching Fellowship Grants (SEF# 3)

Application Form

2015

Call for Proposals15 June 2015

Close for Endorsed Applications3August 2015

Assessment and Ranking of Endorsed Applications19 August 2015

Notification of Outcomes to Applicants31 August 2015

Instructions

Applications

The font should be 10pt Arial.

Applications should be no more than 5 pages long in total, including references and any appendices, but excluding the first three pages and the last page of this document.

Budgets

All costs must be in whole dollars. The total funding amount requested should be rounded to the nearest $1,000, with subtotals and line items adjusted accordingly.

For projects over 6 months’ duration, the project activities should be staged with clear milestones/outcomes articulated for each stage and the budget should show the costs of each stage. Such projects will receive payment in tranches, with the subsequent payment being reliant upon satisfactory progress being made against designatedmilestones/outcomesfor the previous stage. Normally each stage will be of 6 months’ duration. Please specify the duration of each stage if it is other than 6 months.

The budget includes a column for 'other' sources of funding. This should show total contributions from the lead and partner faculties. This support may be in cash or in-kind. Other sources of funding are included in order to show the total cost of the project. Provide an explanation of how non-grant contributions will support the project (use the same sub-headings as set out below). If there are no other sources of funding being provided by the lead or partner faculties, the budget justification should explain why no commitment has been made.

Personnel Costs:

This should include the salaries (e.g. project manager, research assistant/fellow), wages and on-costs of personnel who have overall responsibility for managing and implementing the project. The level of each appointment and the hours per week (or percentage of time committed) should be specified. On-costs to the maximum of 28% may be included.

Project Support:

This section must be completed, where the purpose of expenditure is logistical. Project Support includes all non-staff expenditure for the administration and day to day management of the project, not directly contributing to a specific project outcomes. For example, management meetings, stationery, travel, consumables. Please note the purchase of assets cannot be included in the project budget.

Project Activities:

This section must be completed where the purpose of expenditure is directly linked to a project deliverable.

All costs which directly contribute to a specified activity or outcome, including evaluation and dissemination, should be included here. For example: the hosting of conferences and workshops, website development and hosting, publications (including production), dissemination, and project evaluation.

This also includes travel relating to specific activities, and personnel expenses if personnel are recruited for a specific project activity. For example a facilitator for a workshop, or an independent evaluator should be budgeted under Project Activities, as should travel to attend the workshop or to undertake the evaluation.

Application

Fellowship Project Title
Project Titles should be no more than 15 words long and should clearly and succinctly describe what the project will be doing
Priority Area
Clearly indicate which UNSW Strategic Priority the proposed project is intended to address
Applicant
Name / Faculty / Tel Ext / Email
Administering Faculty
Faculty Name:
Name / Faculty / Tel Ext / Email
Faculty Contact:
Funding Sought:
Fellowship Project Abstract
Project Abstracts should be no more than 150 words and should summarisethe rationale/need for the project and what the project sets out to achieve.

Please provide information in response to the following questions in as clear and succinct manner as possible. The completed application must be no more than 5 pages of 10 point type and should retain the bold face questions below in order. Prompts under each bold heading below may be deleted. Page length indications are suggestions only.Because the selection criteria for OLT and UNSW fellowships diverge considerably, the following requirements are not cross referenced to the OLT criteria.

A Project rationale

(About a page to answer questions A1 and A2)

A1 What is the teaching context in the Programs, Schools and/or Faculties your proposed fellowship would be located in?

Describe the teaching context you are working in, including salient features of: the curriculum, the students, the assessments, the teaching and learning.

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A2 What issue or opportunity does your project address?

What Teaching and Learning issue does your fellowship project address? Or what opportunity does it seek to exploit?

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A Project rationale (continued)

(About a page to answer questions A3 to A6)

A3 What do you propose to do?

What do you propose to do, change or develop to address the issue/opportunity you have identified?

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A4 What evidence suggests this project will be effective? (Your theoretical or conceptual framework)

—What other work in this area are you building on? (Refer to your own prior work, OLT good practice reports/UNSW project reports)

—Why, in theory, do you think the proposed project will be effective? What ideas, theories or conceptual frameworks make you think it will work? You may refer to the research literature to support your proposal.

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A5 How will this fellowship enhance policy and/or practice development?

What is the potential usefulness of the fellowship project and it’s outcomes to the development of policy and/or practice in teaching and learning?

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A6 How does the proposed project address one or more UNSW L&T Priorities?

Present your argument for how your proposed project addresses the nominated priority or priorities as identified in UNSW L&T Strategy 2014-2018 and 3.3 in the Information Booklet.

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B Outcomes and scope of the project

(About a page to answer questions B1, B2 and C1)

B1 What are the outcomes or deliverables for the project?

Keep in mind the deliverables must be realistic when considered in the context of the application overall. The deliverables should be sustainable without further funding from LTU.

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B2 What is the scope of your project? What might undermine it?

— Is there anything relevant that will not be delivered in this project?
— What assumptions have been made that might impact negatively on the project?
— What might undermine the success or effectiveness of the project?

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C Project plan

C1 How do you plan to ensure that the proposed project delivers its stated outcomes efficiently?

— What is the timeline?

— What are the stages or milestones in the plan?

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D Impact Plan

(About a page to answer questions D1, E1 and E2)

D1 What is your plan for maximising the impact of the project?

The impact plan for your project is a critical requirement for a fellowship application. Refer to the IMPEL model used by OLT to outline impact.

— What positive impacts will your successful project bring?
— What is your plan for maximizing these impacts?

— How will your fellowship help you develop your capability for leadership in learning and teaching?

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E Project Team and governance

E1 What is the your experience in educational change?

Provide a summary of your achievements, general academic profile, and track record in leading educational change. Highlight evidence for your potential for a leadership role in teaching and learning.

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E2 What are the roles and responsibilities, capability and capacity of the team members and reference group?

Who are the team members and what roles will they play in the project? What skills and experience do team members have that relate to this project? Do they have sufficient time to commit to this project?

Who will be on the project’s reference group?

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F Budget

(About a page to answer questions F1 and F2)

Indicate how the total costs will be met, and how funding received via the Grant will be deployed to develop, deliver, assess/evaluate and report on the outcomes of the project.

F1 Please complete the following budget template:

Stage 1 / Stage 2
Grant
$ / Other
$ / Total
$ / Grant
$ / Other
$ / Total
$
A / PERSONNEL
Subtotal for section A
B / PROJECT SUPPORT
Subtotal for section B
C / PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Subtotal for section C
TOTAL PER STAGE
Grant
$ / Other
$ / Total
$
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET

The notes on page 1 above clarify the categories in this table.

F2 For each cost item in your budget, provide a justification, describing and defending the proposed expenditure in relation to the project’s plan and outcomes.

Since it is intended that the outcomes of projects/initiatives funded by this grant be sustainable, applicants must secure the endorsement of their faculty Dean, HOS, or anyone else with responsibility for approving any on-going budget, resources or organisational changes that may be necessary to sustain these outcomes.

G Evaluation plan

(About half a page to answer question G1)

G1 What is your evaluation plan?

(Refer to
— How will you gather and use feedback to ensure your project is on track?

— How will you measure the outcomes of the project?

— What measures are you putting into place to evaluate the impacts you are seeking?

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Nominee’s Declaration

I nominate for the UNSW Learning and Teaching Fellowship Grant and agree to the conditions of the grant.

Signature: / Date: / / 2015

Faculty Endorsement

I support this nomination on the basis of the attached application and confirm the nominee is currently a member of this Faculty’s teaching staff. I accept responsibility for approving any on-going budget, resources or organisational changes that may be necessary to sustain the outcomes from this grant.

Head of School

Name: / Email:
Position: / Tel Ext:
Faculty/Office:
Signature: / Date: / / 2015

General Manager

Name: / Email:
Position: / Tel Ext:
Faculty/Office:
Signature: / Date: / / 2015

Dean

Name: / Email:
Position: / Tel Ext:
Faculty/Office:
Signature: / Date: / / 2015

Please submit this form via email to the Learning and Teaching Unit at the close date for endorsed applications.