New Travel Grants

1.       Support for visiting international academics

The Vice-Chancellor has agreed to make available $500,000 per year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 to support visits to the University by academics with exceptional records and the capacity to add value to ANU.

Purpose of the program

The purpose of the funding is to enhance:

• the intellectual environment for ANU staff and students through facilitating access to leading international academics
• the learning experience of higher degree research, postgraduate coursework and honours students through classes with international leaders in their disciplines
• the University’s public outreach program, through increasing the number of high-quality international speakers.

Visitors under the program must give at least one, and preferably more, of each of the following:

• a public lecture which will subsequently be published on E-press
• an ANU community lecture, open to all staff.

In addition, they will offer ‘master classes’ for higher degree research, postgraduate coursework and honours students.

Eligibility/conditions

All members of ANU academic staff are eligible to submit applications to sponsor visitors.

Visitors to ANU under this program must normally reside outside Australia with preference given to visitors from partner institutions, especially International Alliance of Research University (IARU) partners. Typically the visit will be for at least one month.

Funding is provided under this program on the basis that it is in addition to existing funding programs. Any academic area reducing its current support for visiting academics will be ineligible to seek funding under this program for a period of 12 months.

The sponsoring academic must submit a brief report (150 words maximum) on the activities undertaken by the visitor during the visit and confirm that at least one public lecture, community lecture and master class have been given.

Funding available

Funding of up to $15,000 per visitor is available. Funding must be used to defray costs associated with the visit. Please refer to the funding rules for visitors for more details.

Applications

Submissions must include:

1. Completed application form for visitors
2. A summary of the activities to be performed by the visitor at ANU and how these are consistent with the purposes of the program (no more than 150 words)
3. Why this particular visitor and what this visit will add value to an ANU program(s)
4. Details of other sources of support for the visit
5. A brief curriculum vitae for the visitor (less than one page)

Applications must be signed by the sponsoring academic, the head of budget unit and the Convener or Dean of the sponsoring academic’s College.

Applications will be received throughout the year.

Applications should be submitted to Dr Brok Glenn, brok.glenn@anu.edu.au

Selection

Applications will be assessed on the extent to which they meet the program purposes and the quality of the contribution which the visitor will make to the intellectual life of ANU and the wider community.

Selection panel

Funding decisions will be made by the University Executive.

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