National Learning and Teaching Grants and Awards (OLT)

The Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) has been established as the key government agency responsible for promoting and supporting strategic change to enhance learning and teaching in Australian universities. The OLT is continuing the work of the ALTC and will administer a number of Granting Schemes, Teaching Awards, Fellowships and Discipline Based Initiatives. The operating instructions for the OLT schemes are available here.  The table below provides key dates for the main funding and recognition schemes. However, from time to time, the OLT will request submissions outside of these dates, for example, for Strategic Projects and Consultancy Reports.These opportunities will be announced on the OLT website. 

Applying for a Grant

Prior to applying, UTS applicants should send a brief email to katrina.waite@uts.edu.au, with a short -one or two sentence- outline of their  proposed grant. For final submission to the OLT, grants scheme applicants must complete an online application form and a proposal or expression of interest. The application form must include an endorsement from the DVC (Teaching, Learning and Equity), or equvialent,  of all partner institutions, and in most cases, include letters of support from Heads of Department/ School of all project team members. This means that most applications need to be forwarded to the DVC (Teaching, Learning and Equity)  by the internal deadline, which is usually 1-2 weeks prior to the OLT advertised deadline. However, applications for the Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning need to be submitted to the DVC (Teaching, Learning and Equity) 5-6 weeks before the external deadline as these undergo a different internal review process.  

Information and Resources from Completed ALTC Projects

The OLT website now provides links to the resources, reports, and Good Practice Resources produced by previous ALTC grant recipients.  These may be searched for by discipline and by topic e.g. First Year Experience, and Internationalisation.  

For more information and advice on proposals contact Katrina.Waite@uts.edu.au

Key dates for 2012

As dates may change please refer to the OLT website for confirmation. 

Note1: Internal submission dates vary from OLT advertised deadlines to allow for institutional ranking or endorsement.

Note2: In addition to the main funding schemes, the OLT may call for submissions on other projects or consultancy reports.  These will be announced on the OLT Website.