FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
RE-ENTRY FELLOWSHIP
APPLICATION FORM
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INSTRUCTIONS – Please read these instructions and notes overleaf before completing this form
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The completed form should be submitted to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) from the Executive Dean of the Faculty,
through the Dean of the School in which the fellow is located.
The School/Faculty resources officer must be notified of the application.
Applications must be submitted by 30 April and 30 November each year.
DETAILS OF APPLICANT, SCHOOL AND SUPERVISOR
Applicant Surname
Given Name(s)
Academic (Teaching
and Research) level
School
Status: continuing or
contract
(please attach CV)
Details of leave taken
From
To
Proposed dates of
Fellowship
From:
To:
Type of leave
Supervisor
PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM Attach additional pages if required
Description/nature of
the research activity;
research aims and
significance; research
plan/methods and
techniques, and
intended outcomes
and outputs
Project budget;
budget justification;
proposed timetable
and source of funds
Ethics approval
required (if
applicable)
SIGNATURES
Applicant signature
Date
Dean of School (or delegate) Signature
Print Name
Date
Executive Dean (or delegate) Signature
Print Name
Date
HR/Flinders University Re-entry Fellowship updated May 2011
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Flinders University Re-entry Fellowship
Purpose:
 To provide funds to Schools to relieve some of the pressure on academic staff
returning to the University following a period of parental leave by paying for research
assistance (or other research support, including funds for teaching relief), to allow
staff members to focus on re-establishment of their research programs.
Eligibility:
 The Fellowships are available to academic staff, with research and teaching duties,
(i.e. not for research only staff), with a current contract of three years or longer with at
least 18 months remaining.. Fellowships may be awarded on a pro rata basis to parttime applicants. Fellowships may be awarded to:
o Female academic staff in their first year back from parental leave and who
wish to re-establish and resume their academic research careers.
o Any candidates, including males, who can provide evidence that they have
taken a substantial period (at least 6 months) of parental leave in the
preceding 12 months, to care for a new baby.
Benefits
 Funding up to $50,000 will be available for each fellowship, according to discipline
and individual circumstances.
 The funds provided are additional to those available under the return to work
provisions of the University’s Parental Leave policy.
Applications:
 Applications must be made to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) from the
Executive Dean of the Faculty through the Dean of School, by 30th April and 30th
November in each year. The application should detail the leave taken, a research
plan, a statement of research track record, a budget and a Curriculum Vitae.
 Selection will be made by a selection committee comprising the Deputy ViceChancellor (Research), the Director, Research Services, and an Associate Dean
(Research) nominated by the Associate Deans (Research).
Acquittal
 The recipient must submit a report on the outcomes of the fellowship, including a
budget acquittal, through the Dean of School to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Research) within three months of completion of the fellowship. Any unspent funds
must be returned to the fellowship budget.
Professor David Day
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
HR/Flinders University Re-entry Fellowship updated May 2011
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