B/4.11 New Professors Scheme

Contact Officer	Associate Director, Human Resources (Workplace Relations)
Approval Date	04/03/2008
Approval Authority	Vice-Chancellor and President
Date of Next Review	01/07/2011

4.11.1 New Professors Scheme grant
4.11.2 Eligibility
4.11.3 Grant expenditure
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Modification History

4.11.1 New Professors Scheme grant

As an initiative of the Vice-Chancellor and President, new professors in the University are eligible for a one-off grant of $25 000 which may be used for a specific project or projects within the University. Amounts in excess of this may be authorised under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor and President.

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4.11.2 Eligibility

Staff appointed to the level of professor in the University and staff appointed to the level of associate professor in the Indigenous Institute, and who have not previously held this position at the University, are eligible to receive a New Professors Scheme grant. Appointment may be as a result of a recruitment process, a promotion process or an appointment by invitation.

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4.11.3 Grant expenditure

Expenditure of the grant must be seen to benefit the grant recipient's professional development and the faculty / division / institute to which the recipient belongs. A brief project proposal must be submitted and approved by the relevant executive dean / head of division / executive director of institute before grant funds can be expended. Examples for which the grant may be used include purchase of equipment, or hiring of staff to facilitate the project.

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Modification History

Date	Sections	Source	Details
17.10.19	B/4.11.2	Associate Director, Human Resources (Workplace Relations)	Administrative amendment to update eligibility to include associate professor in the Indigenous Institute
04.03.08	All	Vice-Chancellor	Revised and renumbered policy (formerly B/12.8)

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