Inaugural – Indigenous Professional Staff Grants Program

The University is committed to developing and implementing an effective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy to achieve a workforce that is reflective of the Australian population.

A new funding opportunity is available for business units under the Indigenous Professional Staff Grants Program with an annual allocation of $100,000. The inaugural grant round will provide up to $50,000 for initiatives that support the growth of ANU career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander professional staff.

Grants will be for Colleges, Schools, Service Divisions or other ANU Business Units for activities that contribute to Indigenous employment outcomes, including encouraging continuing employment and professional mobility, maximising development and transfer of job skills and supporting individual career strategies and goals.

Initiatives that may be funded include:

o   salary subsidy for an ongoing identified position

o   subsidy for engaging an Indigenous Trainee under the ANU Indigenous Trainee Program

o   salary subsidy for a temporary secondment for existing ANU Indigenous staff member

o   specialist Indigenous Recruitment Services through external firms.

Successful areas are required to match the grant with an equal funding commitment.

Information including program guidelines, the application form and frequently asked questions is available on the website here.

Applications open on Monday 23 July 2018, with a closing date of Monday 3 September 2018 (by COB).

Completed applications (including supporting documentation) should be emailed to staffdiversity@anu.edu.au.