Teaching Development Grant Scheme Assessment Rubric – CATEGORY A – Local Project Grants
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Strongly Supported
Supported
Threshold
1. Applications will be
assessed on the
extent to which the
formatting,
documentation and
eligibility
requirements have
been met.
Must reach Threshold standard to be eligible for funding.
Must reach Threshold standard to be eligible for funding.
The application is submitted on the Category A Template
with formatting retained at Arial 10pt.
Section 1 – Lead applicant is an academic member of staff.
Section 2 – Grant Description is no longer than 3 pages.
Section 3 – Certification has been provided by appropriate
heads of departments on one single page.
No other supporting documentation has been submitted as
appendices.
2. Applications will be
assessed on the
extent to which a
rationale and
linkages to strategic
learning and
teaching priorities
have been clearly
articulated.
The rationale details a small scale innovation that clearly
documents an alignment with, or contribution to, strategic
L&T priorities at faculty and/or at institution level and
documents/describes the potential for future development
to a Category B Grant and/or OLT funding.
The rationale details a small scale innovation that clearly
documents an alignment with, or contribution to, strategic
L&T priorities at faculty and/or at institution level.
The rationale details a small scale innovation that aligns with
or contributes to L&T developments at faculty and/or at
institution level.
3. Applications will be
assessed on the
extent to which grant
activities, grant
management and
methodological
considerations are
appropriately
planned and clearly
articulated.
The application details:
 deliverables and outputs relevant to the grant context (i.e.
small scale pilot or trial based innovations) with
 a plan of the extent to which these will be embedded in
practice, or extended or broadened into other contexts
and/or discipline areas after the initial pilot or test
project/investigation is completed.
The application details:
 deliverables and outputs relevant to the grant context (i.e.
small scale pilot or trial based innovations) with
 a clear description of the extent to which these could be
embedded in practice, or extended or broadened into
other contexts and/or discipline areas after the initial pilot
or test project/investigation is completed.
The application details:
 deliverables and outputs relevant to the grant context (i.e.
small scale pilot or trial based innovations) with
 some description of the extent to which these could be
extended or broadened into other contexts and/or
discipline areas after the initial pilot or test
project/investigation is completed; and
 a dissemination and evaluation plan.
The deliverables and dissemination and evaluation activities
are clearly aligned and articulated in relation to the grant
methodology (approach) as stated in the application.
The deliverables and dissemination and evaluation activities
are aligned with the grant methodology as stated in the
application.
4. Applications will be
assessed on the
extent to which
budget and funding
allocations have
been accurately
costed and meet
budget guidelines.
As with Threshold and Supported standard, but evidence has
been provided to demonstrate that budget preparation has
been part of a holistic planning process for the grant (e.g.
specific and appropriate quotes that align to a documented
deliverable or dissemination activity are specified as budget
priorities, in the application and budget templates).
As with Threshold standard, but evidence has been provided
in the form of quotes and costings that support the grant
(e.g. specific and appropriate quotes are described in the
application and/or budget templates).
 The application template offers a justification of the
proposed expenditure and funding requirements.
 Any ‘in-kind’ support reflects amounts proportionate to
the context of the grant and reasonable staff time
commitments.
 Budget proposals do not suggest any buying out of
significant teaching activities.
 A budget template has been completed in consideration
of the details documented under the ‘notes’ tab, and
submitted with the application.