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Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships
The 2021 Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships applications are now open and will close at 5pm, Monday 9 November 2020.
For 2021, a total of 27 Scholarships to the value of $2,000 each are available for staff to attend relevant conferences, short courses, seminars or workshops.
- 10 x $2,000 scholarships are available for Academic staff
- 10 x $2,000 scholarships are available for Professional staff
- 5 x $2,000 scholarships are available for Academic Sessional and Academic Adjunct staff
- 2 x $2,000 scholarships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff should refer to the application criteria procedures and closing date at the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff (opens in a new window) in order to complete their application.
Who can Apply?
The professional development activity must also be related to a staff members' duties of employment at Western Sydney University. For full eligibility ruling, please see the Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarship Guidelines (PDF, 127.56 KB) (opens in a new window) document.
Note: Senior Staff HEW 10 and above and Professors (Level E) are not eligible.
What Type of Professional Development can the Scholarships be used for?
Application Criteria and Procedures
Application Forms
| 2021 Vice-Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarship Application Forms | Ongoing & Limited Term Academic ( PDF, 144.6 KB)(opens in a new window) |
| Sessional and Adjunct Academic Staff (PDF, 132.66 KB) (opens in a new window) | |
| Professional Staff (PDF, 144.6 KB)(opens in a new window) | |
| Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Staff (PDF, 170.97 KB)(opens in a new window) |
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Academic Staff
| Staff Member | Conference or Professional Development Activity |
Simi Bajaj | STAMP (Study Tour for Academics and Mobility Professionals) Program |
| Jorge Dorfman-Knijnik School of Education | 2020 World Congress of Sociology of Sport |
Nicole Ibbett | Suite of courses from Quality Matters - Teaching and course design for online and blended learning environments |
Cathy Kaplun | National Early Years Summit 2020 |
Kenan Matawie | IWSM 2020 (35th International Conference on Statistical Modelling. |
| Fiona McDermid School of Nursing and Midwifery | 18th National Nurse Education Conference in 2020 |
Caroline Mills | Applied Statistical Procedures (Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc) |
Ahmed Moustafa | Experimental and Computational Studies of Alzheimer's disease |
Hayley Saul | RPAS Training and Solutions - Remote Pilot License Course |
Val Spikmans | AELERT-INECE 2020 Conference |
Sonia Tascon | Study Tour for Academics and Mobility Professionals (STAMP) |
Jacqueline Ullman | Advanced Structural Equation Modelling using AMOS |
Karen Yevenes | DRS 2020 International Conference: Synergy |
Sessional Academic Staff
| Staff Member | Conference or Professional Development Activity |
| Adam Daniel School of Humanities and Communication Arts | Society for Cinema and Media Studies Denver |
Tim Dien | AHRI Convention Sydney |
Karleen Gribble | International Foster Care Organization Conference |
Kate Linklater | International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations |
Patrick O'Doherty | HERDSA 2020 - Research & Development in Higher Education |
| Shakif Shakur School of Medicine | Medical Education Course - Boston (Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills) |
| Erika Smith School of Education | The 5th IAFOR International Conference on Education |
Professional Staff
| Staff Member | Conference or Professional Development Activity |
| Jessica Armstrong-Kearns formerly School of Medicine | Otitis Media Australia Conference 2020 (OMOZ) |
| Leontyne Dawson-Jones Western Sydney University Library | Embracing Courage, Candor and Authenticity in Academic Libraries |
Manijah Hakim | Academic Editing Course - Online |
Sharmayne Hansen | Conducting workplace investigations (Advanced) |
Casey Hawes | IEAA learning Abroad Forum 2020 |
Jeremiah Lloyd | Institute for Annual Giving |
| Sonya O'Shanna School of Psychology | Effective Business Writing Course and Report Writing |
| Danielle Poultney The Student Experience Office | Service Design: Accelerate Course |
| Louise Rabbit Research, Engagement, Development and Innovation | 2020 ANZCCART Conference 'Openness in animal research' |
| Jie Xu International Partnerships | AIM Credential - Business Leader |
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