ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants

The ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants are being established by the Academic portfolio to accelerate the University’s program of educational renewal to deliver on the goals of ANU by 2025 and to deliver a student experience equal to the world’s best.

The intent of the grants is to accelerate education renewal aligned to the strategic initiatives approved by the Academic Board: the ANU Learning & Teaching Strategy, the Curriculum Framework and ANU Graduate Attributes.
See the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants Guidelines for more information.

2024 Phase 2 Grants applications:

The ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants program will open for its second round on June 4, with applications closing on August 5. 

2024 Information sessions

Two information sessions will be held.

Register to the ONLINE session: Tuesday 18 June 11am to 12pm

Register to the IN-PERSON session: Monday 1 July, 1pm to 2pm

2024 Collaboration opportunities

If you are a project lead with a current idea for a project and looking for collaborators, please complete the below form. Your project information will be added to ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants Collaboration SharePoint Site.

2024 collaboration request form

If you are interested in joining a project team, please visit the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants Collaboration SharePoint Site and select your area(s) of interest.

2024 Grant priorities

Applicants are encouraged to consider alignment to the following priority areas, including proposals for projects addressing specific topics as outlined below.

Phase 2 Priority areas:

  • Strengthening authentic learning & assessment
  • Strengthening formative assessment for learning
  • Strengthening Industry engagement in learning & teaching
  • Strengthening Graduate Attributes in curriculum and through non-curricular activities
  • Enhancing First Year pedagogy
  • Growing STEM skills development
  • Growing Research skills development

Specific projects are sought to address:

  • Alternatives to exams
  • Reimagining large course delivery
  • Program-level auditing and implementation of WIL
  • Program-level approaches to assessment in response to AI adoption
  • Creation of modules to operate within the new Transdisciplinary courses

We are seeking applications that can ultimately lead to transformation and impact at scale. While proposals focusing on individual courses may be submitted, they should demonstrate how the work proposed can ultimately lead to models or exemplars that can be shared and successfully scaled up. Transformative proposals focused on first year learning and assessment experiences are particularly welcome. Individual and team-based proposals for work at the discipline or program level are encouraged.

Scale and impact can be generated by building on and/or extending work undertaken in previous grants, and applicants are strongly encouraged to engage with recipients from Phase 1 to discuss the potential for collaboration and further work.

Applicants need not necessarily present fully articulated solutions to the issues identified; applications can be exploratory and designed to develop and share innovative solutions to common issues.

2023 Grants Phase 1 Recipients

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Congratulations to the following applicants:

TierProject NameProject Lead(s)College of the Project Lead(s)Project Members
Tier 1ANU Indigenous Perspectives NetworkDr. Alison KevanOffice of the Deputy Vice-ChancellorMs. Sara Rowley
Dr. Sophie Constable
Tier 1Great Writers Festival: Transformative Authentic Assessment in English Literary StudiesDr. Claire HansenANU College of Arts & Social Sciences 
Tier 1Enhancing Applied Epidemiology Education through Real-World ScenariosDr. Davoud PourmarziANU College of Health & MedicineDr. Emma Field
Dr. Florian Vogt
Dr. Md Rezanur Rahaman
Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar
Professor Tony Stewart
Tier 1Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in EngineeringDr. Jeremy SmithANU College of Engineering, Computing and CyberneticsAssociate Professor Fiona Beck
Ms. Jenny Simmons
Associate Professor Marnie Shaw
Ms. Nyssa Miller
Tier 1Enhancing the Involvement and Experience of First Nations Students and Communities in ANU Work-Integrated Learning InitiativesDr. Nghia TranANU College of Business and EconomicMs. Carlyn Waters
Associate Professor Ying-Yi Chih
Tier 2Case Studies as a Problem Solving PedagogyDr. Andrew CarrANU College of Asia & the PacificDr. Alexander Lee
Dr. Emily Robertson
Tier 2Co-designing Inclusion in Work-Integrated (WIL) Learning ProgramsDr. Anne OzdowskaANU College of Engineering, Computing and CyberneticsMs. Bruna Contro Pretero
Associate Professor Penny Kyburz
Associate Professor Ying-Yi Chih
Tier 2Social Impact Studio: Preparing to Collaborate PilotDr. Chris BrowneAcademic PortfolioDr. Ehsan Nabavi
Associate Professor Geoff Hinchcliffe
Ms. Jenny Simmons
Dr. Jeremy Smith
Dr. John Debs
Dr. Katerina Kormusheva
Dr. Maya Haviland
Dr. Merryn McKinnon
Dr. Naomi Hay
Associate Professor Penny Kyburz
Dr. Rachael Rodney-Harris
Dr. Sally Curtis
Mr. Sejul Malde
Tier 2Cultivating Transdisciplinary Problem-Solvers through the Innovative Collaborative Project-Based Learning (CPBL) PedagogyDr Dana Hanna
Associate Professor Ying-Yi Chih
ANU College of Business and EconomicsMr. Dale Newbery
Dr. Katerina Kormusheva
Tier 2Authentic Employability Skill Assessment Framework for ANU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) InitiativesDr. Katerina KormushevaANU College of Business and EconomicsDr. Dana Hanna
Associate Professor
Penny Kyburz
Associate Professor Ying-Yi Chih
Tier 2Strengthening Foundations and Connections in Linguistics Learning and TeachingDr. Ksenia Gnevsheva
Dr. Rosey Billington
ANU College of Arts & Social SciencesAssociate Professor Carmel O’Shannessy
Professor Catherine Travis
Associate Professor Danielle Barth
Dr. Jennifer Hendriks
Dr. Susy Macqueen
Tier 2MATLAB Grader Enhanced Assessment and FeedbackAssociate Professor Linda StalsANU College of ScienceAssociate Professor Adam Piggott
Tier 2Data Maker-space, Data Literacy, Acquisition, VisualisationProfessor Louis MoresiANU College of ScienceDr. Callum Shakespeare
Dr. Chengxin Zhang
Ms. Honor McGregor
Professor Malcolm Sambridge
Dr. Rebecca McGirr
Tier 2Preparing MA Students for Authentic LearningAssociate Professor Lucy NeaveANU College of Arts & Social SciencesAssociate Professor Ruth Morgan
Associate Professor Yujie Zhu
Tier 2Interactive Visual Learning to Enhance 1st Year Statistics LiteracyDr. Matt ThompsonANU College of ScienceProfessor Adrian Machenzie
Associate Professor Anne Aimolo Davies
Dr. Bronwyn Loong
Dr. Yuan Gao
Tier 2Exploring Pathways for Cultivating Entrepreneurship at ANUAssociate Professor Penny KyburzANU College of Engineering, Computing and CyberneticsAssociate Professor Birgit Muskat
Mr. Chris Dennis
Ms. Kerry-Ann Hugo
Dr. Nico Klenner
Dr. Samira Nazar
Tier 2Developing a Generative Machine Intelligence to Support Teaching and Learning in a First Year Business Information Systems CourseProfessor Sigi GoodeANU College of Business and EconomicsDr. Amir Riaz
Mr. Devin Clementi
Dr. Patrick L'Espoir de Costa
Tier 2Major Renovations: Enhancing the Marketing Major with Content and Assessment MappingDr. Patrick L'Espoir DeCosta
Dr. Stephen Dann
ANU College of Business and Economics 
Tier 3Holistic Redesign of First-Year Mathematics at ANUAssociate Professor Adam PiggottANU College of ScienceDr. Asilata Bapat
Dr. Griff Ware
Tier 3Building Cross-university Capacity to Embed the Indigenous Perspectives Graduate AttributeDr. Alison KevanOffice of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor 
Tier 3THE ANU ESCAPE ROOM HUB – enabling meaningful and authentic learning through engaged experienceDr. Bernardo Pereira NunesANU College of Engineering, Computing and CyberneticsMs. Bruna Contro de Godoy
Dr. Tiago Silva
Tier 3The ASTUTE Program: An Inclusive Approach for Overcoming Social Anxiety and Improving Employment Outcomes Among ANU StudentsProfessor Elizabeth RiegerANU College of Health & MedicineProfessor Bruce Christensen Associate
Professor Davide Berle
Dr. Helen Maxted
Dr. James Brann
Dr. Junwen Chen
Dr. Lou Farrer
Associate Professor Merryn Mckinnon
Mr. Reshad Heckbarally
Tier 3Decolonisation and Indigenisation of the Master of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology) Program CurriculumDr. Emma FieldANU College of Health & MedicineDr. Davoud Pourmarzi
Ms. Fiona Cornforth
Dr. Md Rezanur Rahaman
Dr. Rosalina Sa'aga Banuve
Dr. Samantha Colquhoun
Tier 3Cementing ANU’s Leadership in Education for Transdisciplinary Problem Solving: Strengthening Teamwork and Scoping Other CharacteristicsProfessor Gabriele BammerANU College of Health & Medicine 
Tier 3Artificial Intelligence in Health & Well-being EducationAssociate Professor Alexandra Webb
Dr. Julia Ellyard
ANU College of Health & MedicineDr. Andrew Mathieson
Associate Professor Boris Bizumic
Dr. Danish Ahmad Professor Hanna Suominen
Dr. Kathleen Miles
Dr. Kathryn Smith
Dr. Kayla Smurthwaite
Associate Professor Krisztina Valter-Kocsi
Dr. Tehzeeb Zulfiqar
Dr. Woei Ming (Steve) Lee
Tier 3Cross-discipline Modules on SustainabilityDr. Edwina Fingleton-Smith
Dr. Katerina Kormusheva

ANU College of Science


ANU College of Business and Economics

 
Tier 3Developing Transdisciplinary Health Humanities Education at the ANU

Dr. Bonnie McConnell
 


Dr. Lillian Smyth

ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

ANU College of Health & Medicine
Associate Professor Alexandra Webb
Associate Professor Anna Olsen Dr. Brett Scholz
Dr. Claire Hansen
Associate Professor Christopher Sainsbury
Dr. Georgia Pike-Rowney
Dr. Keren Hammerschlag
Professor Kim Cunio
Dr. Kristen Murray
Associate Professor Krisztina Valter
Dr. Riemke Aggio-Bruce
Mr. Sejul Malde
Dr. Stacey Ward
Dr. Trang Ta
Tier 3CASS IPGA 3C ProjectDr. Sarah-Jane BurtonANU College of Arts & Social SciencesAssociate Professor Geoff Hinchcliffe

See the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants Guidelines for more information.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Strategic Learning and Teaching Grant, applications must meet the following requirements:

  • Applicants and all project team members must be current ANU staff members with their employment contract covering the full length of the proposed project. Collaborations between academic and professional staff are actively encouraged.
  • The application must be endorsed by the lead applicant’s College Associate Dean in Education or equivalent.

Duration

Grants are expected to run for up to 12 months, however shorter periods are possible.

Funding tiers

The grants are structured into three tiers to reflect different scale of impact that can be generated through each level of funding. 

This design is guided by the Impact Management Planning and Evaluation Ladder (IMPEL) framework, a copy of which is available from the Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants website.

Funding TierAmountPossible Reach of Impact
Tier 1Up $15,000

Positioning for Future Success (Immediate)

  • This funding would ideally be used to kick-start or complete pre-determined ideas and activities that don't require significant investment for immediate success.
Tier 2Up to $25,000

Building Capacity (Localised)

  • This funding would ideally be used to support transformations and renewal that require more investment for sustainable outcomes.
Tier 3Greater than $25,000

Innovating for Impact (Scale)

  • This level of funding is expected to enable Colleges and Schools at the programs or discipline level to achieve transformations that enable transdisciplinarity and cross- collaboration between areas, to embed creative practices, and/or to drive innovation and change at scale. Grants at this tier should facilitate good practice and knowledge sharing at an institutional level (University-wide embedding of impact).

Application process

Please make sure you read the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants Guidelines before you start on your application. A FAQs file is available, please refer to it as needed and contact the CLT if you require further information.

  1. Download the 2024 application form.
  2. Complete the application and save it as a single PDF file.
  3. When saving your PDF, use this naming convention: Your project name (or the first 6 words if long).
  4. Phase 2 introduces an automated endorsement system.An application and endorsement process guide is available to help you navigate the process before submitting your application.
  5. Complete the below online cover sheet and submit your application:

Upload your PDF file here. Please submit only one application per project.

Selection process

Applications need to be submitted in accordance with the requirements as published on the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants website. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging the successful receipt of your application.

A selection panel will review and rank all eligible applications based on the selection criteria listed below. All applicants will receive a formal notification of the outcome and feedback will be made available to unsuccessful applicants.

Selection criteria

Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:

  • clear proposal with strong alignment to strategic initiatives and principles
  • appropriate tier selected
  • demonstrates innovation and transformation in line with grant priorities
  • impact plan demonstrates effectiveness and is feasible in line with tier expectations 

Timelines

Phase 1:

Applications Open: 3 July to 1 September 2023

Selection Process: Mid-September 2023

Grant Outcomes and Payments: October 2023

Reporting: Mid-term progress reports were due in April 2024 and final reports will be due based on the individual project finish time.

Phase 2:

Applications Open: 4 June to 5 August 2024

Selection Process: August 2024

Grant Outcomes and Payments: Expected to commence by September 2024

Reporting: Mid-term progress reports are expected in March 2025 and final reports due October 2025 for grants running for the standard length of 12 months. Short-term grants will have amended reporting requirements. A template for reporting will be provided and made available on the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants website.


Further information

We will be offering online and in-person information sessions throughout June and July to answer questions around the grants and help interested staff in positioning their proposal.

These sessions are also a good opportunity for staff to connect with current grant recipients and explore synergies to develop combined grant applications.

Updates will be posted on the ANU Strategic Learning and Teaching Grants website.