
Funding Available
- Competitive Grants
- Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- Priority Projects
- Investigation Projects
If you are considering applying for a grant we recommend you:
- Read the relevant program guidelines
- Read the recommended reading for the program and assessment reports from previous years
- Review the projects funded in your area of interest
- Note the application dates
- Check the online application process
The Program Guidelines and Supporting Information include directions for completing and submitting applications, project duration and funding limits and the closing dates for applications.
Funding Agreement
A copy of the current Funding Agreement is provided for the information of grant applicants together with a list of recent changes.
Competitive Grants
Program priorities
The Competitive Grants Program supports:
- Research and development focusing on issues of emerging and continuing importance
- Strategic approaches to learning and teaching that address the increasing diversity of the student body
- Innovation in learning and teaching, including in relation to the role of new technologies
Exclusions
The Competitive Grants Program guidelines indicate that when an application meets the criteria for another program it should not be submitted under this program.
Recommended Reading
The recommended reading will assist you in preparing your application. Key references are:
Assessment Reports from previous funding rounds
- Assessment Report - Competitive Grants Program 2009
- Assessment Report - Competitive Grants Program 2008
- Assessment Report - Competitive Grants Program 2007
- Assessment Report - Competitive Grants Program 2006
Checklist for preparing an application
Leadership Program
Program priorities
The Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Program supports systematic, structured and sustainable models of academic leadership in higher education.
Exclusions
The Leadership Program guidelines indicate that when an application meets the criteria for another program it should not be submitted under this program.
Recommended Reading
The recommended reading will assist you in preparing your application. Key references are:
Assessment Reports from previous funding rounds
- Assessment Report - Leadership Program 2009
- Assessment Report - Leadership Program 2008
- Assessment Report - Leadership Program 2007
- Assessment Report - Leadership Program 2006
Checklist for preparing an application and Leadership Project Planning Checklist
Occasional Papers:
- Ideas of leadership underpinning proposals to the Carrick Institute
- Issues in the Development of Leadership for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Review of ALTC Leadership Program 2006-2008
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Leadership and the impact of academic staff development and leadership development on student learning outcomes in higher education: a review of the literature. Deborah Southwell and Wendy Morgan, QUT. 2009
Priority Projects
Program priorities
The Priority Projects Program supports projects addressing:
- Academic standards, assessment practices and reporting
- Curriculum renewal
- Teaching and learning spaces
- Internationalisation
Exclusions
The Priority Projects Program guidelines indicate that when an application meets the criteria for another program it should not be submitted under this program.
Recommended Reading
The recommended reading will assist you in preparing your application. Key references are:
Assessment Reports from previous funding rounds
- Assessment Report - Priority Projects Program 2009
- Assessment Report – Priority Projects Program 2008
- Assessment Report – Priority Projects Program 2007
- Assessment Report – Priority Projects Program 2006
Checklist for preparing an application
Occasional Papers
Investigation Projects: Dissemination of ALTC Project Outcomes
Program priority
The ALTC is inviting proposals for projects to address the extent to which ALTC dissemination strategies have led to the effective dissemination and consolidation of outcomes of ALTC Grants Scheme Projects.
Recommended Reading
The recommended reading will assist you in preparing your application. Key references are:
- The ALTC Dissemination Framework
- Resource on Evaluating Projects
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Checklist for preparing an application