Researcher Development Funding 2016
CAREER INTERRUPTION SUPPORT SCHEME
Expression of Interest
This funding supports researchers
(a) returning to work after a period of necessary personal leave or a career break, which
could include health issues or family responsibilities. It is designed to help re-establish
research relationships, partnerships and projects that may have lapsed or been put on
hold as a result of a specific career break.
(b) who are currently on family or carer leave (for a period of more than three months) to
access funds to continue their research while on leave.
The package will provide support of up to $10,000 per successful applicant to support travel,
pilot studies, teaching buyouts or research translation.
CLOSING DATE FOR EOI: Open all year
Email: ResearcherDevelopment@westernsydney.edu.au
1. Personal Details
Title (eg Dr, A/Prof)
Applicant Name
School/Institute
Campus
Mobile ph:
Email:
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What year was your PhD conferred?
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At what level are you currently employed?
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What year did you commence your employment at Western?
2. Career Interruption Details
2a Please provide details of the career interruption that has led to this application. Please add
additional rows if required.
(Eligible career interruptions are defined in the Scheme Guidelines).
Interruption
start date
Interruption
end date
Number
of days
Type of interruption (eg carer leave, maternity/paternity
leave, illness etc)
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2b How has this career interruption impacted on your research?
3. Research Track Record relative to Opportunities
(Past five years only)
3a A statement on your research relative to opportunity.
Outline your research successes and impact incorporating both the resonance within the academy and beyond.
This should be narrative on your achievements in a broad sense rather than the measure of those achievements
(ie Discuss outcomes, how your research has impacted within the discipline and beyond. What has it, or may it
potentially, change, challenge, create – how will it impact more broadly?) Do not list outputs such as publications
will be captured in question 3C. (Maximum of half an A4 page)
3b Please provide a statement on your most significant contributions to this research field.
(Maximum of half an A4 page)
3c All publications (academic and other including those through social media) in the past five
years (2010 onwards)
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List publications under the following headings: Books; Book Chapters; Journal Articles; Conference papers;
other publications.
In-press publications are to include the acceptance date.
Use astericks (*) to identify refereed publications and (#) to identify those that relate directly to this project.
Include citations where possible.
4. Application Summary/ Project Details
4a Funding Support Summary
Please detail how this funding will support your research project and/or profile. Detail what work
you plan to complete during this period of funding. If this funding is being used to re-establish
relationships or partnerships, please outline the nature of these relationships and how they relate to
your research (Max 500 words)
4. Budget
In no more than half a page, fully justify in terms of need and cost, your proposed budget.
In summary, what would this grant be used for?
 Teaching buy-out
 Travel
 Pilot studies
 Research translation
 Other (please provide details below)
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4b Please provide a timeline of how you will ensure that funds are expended by 31 December
2016, and what type of expenditure you are anticipating. Please add lines as required.
Project Activity
Expenditure type
Timeframe
Amount (Max $40K)
Eg: Transcription of
interviews
Administration assistance
1-31 July
$2000
Total Expenditure:
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5. Required attachments
Detailed Project Description
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Attach a brief research proposal/project description of no more than three A4 pages, outlining the
proposed project. Your proposal must be written in 12 point font and should be structured as follows:
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Project title
Aims and Background
o Describe the aims and background to the project or capacity building research. Include information
about recent international progress in the field of the research, and the relationship of this proposal to
work in the field generally. Discuss how this project or activity is underpinned and will underpin your
own research.
Significance, Innovation and Impact
o Describe how the research is significant and whether the research addresses an important problem.
Describe how the anticipated outcomes will advance the knowledge base of the discipline or will lead
to new knowledge, practice or policy more broadly (this can be aspirational with this project as a
foundation piece for further research). Indicate how and why the project aims, concepts, approach
(methodological or technical) are novel and innovative. Detail the relationships that will be developed
as a result of this Grant.
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Approach and Methodology
o Outline the conceptual framework, design and methods and demonstrate that these are adequately
developed, well integrated and appropriate to the aims of the project. Your methodology should
articulate how the impact of your research will be realised (eg. Claims of policy impact must be
underpinned by strategies and activities that ensure stakeholder, policy maker and/or practitioner
engagement such as reports and white papers, meetings, workshops etc).
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References
o Include a list of all references. This list may be in 10 point font and may be additional to the limit of
four (4) A4 pages.
6. Signatures
Applicant’s signature
Date
I have read this application, and recommend to the Dean/Institute Director for approval
Research Director’s signature
Date
I have read this application and considered the impact the funding of this proposal will have on
the School/Institute. In particular, I have noted the proposed use of these funds as detailed in
Section 4 of this application.
Dean’s signature
Date
Comment by the Dean (Optional)
For further information about this funding scheme, or to submit this form,
please contact:
researcherdevelopment@westernsydney.edu.au