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The Grants Scheme comprises three ongoing programs:

ALTC funds projects in the following priority areas:
  • Assessment, standards and reporting (PP)
  • Curriculum Renewal (PP)
  • Innovation in learning and teaching, including in relation to the role of new technologies (CG)
  • Internationalisation (PP, new priority in 2010)
  • Leadership capacity building for learning and teaching (LP)
  • Learning and teaching spaces (PP)
  • Research and development focusing on issues of emerging and continuing importance (CG)
  • Strategic approaches to learning and teaching that address the increasing diversity of the student body (CG)

The initials refer to the program which addresses the funding priority: Leadership Program (LP), Priority Projects Program (PP); Competitive Grants Program (CG).

From time to time the ALTC commissions Investigation or Consolidation projects addressing a specific issue of concern.

Principles

The following principles underpin the Grants scheme:
  • Compliance with the ALTC mission, objectives and values
  • Transparency
  • Value for money
  • High impact
  • Future looking

Eligibility

Institutions listed in Table A and Table B of the Higher Education Support Act (2003) and other approved higher education providers receiving places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme are eligible to apply for ALTC grants.

Reports

Reports on the operations of the Grants Scheme and initiatives funded:

Research Status of ALTC Funded Projects

The Australian Learning and Teaching Council administers grants under the Grants Scheme, Fellowship Scheme and other initiatives.

All programs are designed to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in higher education, to facilitate innovation and collaboration and to disseminate best practice. The grants administered under our programs are competitive, but they are not research grants and are not listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register. This means that under present arrangements income from ALTC grants does not contribute to Category 1 income in determining an institution's Research Infrastructure Block Grant entitlement.

However, ALTC-funded projects, Fellowships and other initiatives may include a research component.  In this case, a portion of the income derived may be eligible for inclusion in an institution’s Category 2 income or ‘other public sector research income’. Individual institutions determine the proportion of ALTC income, if any, that might meet the eligibility requirements for Category 2 income.

Discipline Studies and General Investigations

In 2006-2007 grants were awarded under the Discipline-Based Initiatives Program in the categories of Investigation and Scoping Initiatives, Common Curriculum Issues and Higher Education Enterprise Initiatives.  Information about projects funded is available.

Contact information

Program Administrator (Competitive Grants, Leadership Program, Priority Projects Program)
Phone: 02 8667 8520

Program Administrator (Discipline Studies and Promoting Excellence Initiative)
Phone: 02 8667 8543

Fax: 02 8667 8515
Email: projects [at] altc [dot] edu [dot] au ■