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Competitive Grants Program

Through this Program the Carrick Institute provides grants for research, development and innovation related to the enhancement of learning and teaching in higher education. There is a total pool of $3.3 million available for distribution in 2008 under this Program.

Funding is in the range
$60,000 to $220,000

Projects’ duration
Up to 2 years

The funding priorities for 2006-2008 are:

Priority	Additional notes
Priority One
Research and development focussing on issues of emerging and continuing importance	Applications closed for 2008
Priority Two
Strategic approaches to learning and teaching that address the increasing diversity of the student body	Applications closed for 2008
Priority Three
Development of robust methods of identifying and rewarding excellence in teaching (excluding awards schemes)	No applications under this priority in 2008 as there is a large Carrick project being conducted covering this priority
Priority Four
Innovation in learning and teaching, particularly in relation to the role of new technologies	Applications closed for 2008

Examples of the successful Grant projects for 2007 can be accessed here.

Application Information

The Guidelines (pdf download) for the Competitive Grants are available as a pdf from the Carrick Institute website.

There will be a call for applications for 2009 due to Carrick by 6th November, 2008. At this stage applications may be an expression of interest or a full proposal. The Priorities for 2009 have yet to be announced.

Applications (as Expressions of Interest or Full Proposals) must be submitted to the Staff College by 6th October 2008.

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