Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships

Applications are currently closed for 2017 Professional Development Scholarships.  VCPD Scholarships are offered each year and will be open again in late 2017.

Applications are open to all ongoing Western Sydney University academic and professional staff (part-time and full-time) who have a minimum of 12 months continuous service and can demonstrate how the professional development activity will benefit their career or professional development and their organisational unit or the University overall.

The professional development activity must also be related to a staff members' duties of employment at Western Sydney University.

Applicants must be:

• ongoing full-time or part-time employees
• limited term full-time or part-time employees with a contract expiry date of 31 December 2017 or beyond
• have a minimum of 12 months' continuous service
• an academic Level A to D or Professional Staff HEW 1 to 9
• Note: Senior Staff HEW 10 and above and Professors (Level E) are not eligible.

Scholarships may be used for a variety of professional development activities including conferences, seminars, workshops and short courses that are relevant to the staff member's duties of employment at Western Sydney University. The scholarships are not available for payment towards courses such as Bachelors and Masters Degrees. For more information, please see Education Allowance in the Professional Development Policy (opens in a new window).

Please read the detailed application criteria and procedures (PDF, 45.31 KB) (opens in a new window) before completing an application form.

Applications for the 2018 Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships will open in October 2017.

For more information, please contact Kim Nemetz in the Office of Human Resources.