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, conferences and other staff 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 or contribute an amount equal to the grant requested.
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. OSDS. 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 of 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 OSDS before the course, workshop or conference takes place.
1.9 Generally grants will be payable in respect of actual registration/workshop fees, airfares and 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 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.
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