Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships
The Vice-Chancellor’s Professional Development Scholarships Program will this year offer a total of 16 $2500 Staff Scholarships for UWS staff to attend relevant conferences or courses to further their professional or career development:
- 7 x $2500 scholarships are available for academic staff
- 7 x $2500 scholarships are available for professional staff
- 2 x $2500 scholarships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academic or professional staff.
Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff should refer to the application criteria and procedures at the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in order to complete their application.
Who can Apply?
Applications are open to all ongoing UWS academic and professional staff (part-time and full-time) who have a minimum of 12 months continuous service and can demonstrate how the professional development activity will benefit their career or professional development and their organisational unit or the University overall.
The professional development activity must also be related to a staff members’ duties of employment at UWS.
Applicants must be:
- ongoing full-time or part-time employees
- have a minimum of 12 months' continuous service
- an academic Level A to D or Professional Staff HEW 1 to 9
- Note: Senior Staff HEW 10 and above and Professors (Level E) are not eligible.
What Type of Professional Development can the Scholarships be used for?
Scholarships may be used for a variety of professional development activities including conferences, seminars, workshops and short courses that are relevant to the staff member’s duties of employment at UWS. The scholarships are not available for payment towards courses such as Bachelors and Masters Degrees. For more information, please see Education Allowance in the Professional Development Policy.
Application Criteria and Procedures
Please read the detailed application criteria and procedures (opens in a new window)(PDF, 45Kb) before completing an application form.
Application Form and Closing Date
To apply, please complete the application form (opens in a new window)(MS Word, 100Kb).
Applications should be emailed to Kim Nemetz in the Office of People and Culture by close of business 25 March 2013.
A panel will then consider each application and it is anticipated that the outcome of all applications will be made known within four weeks from the date applications close.
More Information
For more information, please contact Kim Nemetz in the Office of People and Culture.
