Indigenous Engagement Grant 2024 scheme

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SUMMARY

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Overview

Indigenous Engagement Grant: Please ensure that you have read and understood the Grant Scheme Funding Guidelines. 

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Privacy Collection Notice

The information in this form is being collected by Faculty of Science Research Office at the University of Melbourne. The information you provide is being collected in order to record administrative details of the applicant, and for assessment by the Faculty of Science Research Committee, chaired by the respective Associate Dean (Research) or equivalent. The information will be used by authorised staff for the purpose for which it was collected, and will be protected against unauthorised access and use. The names of successful applicants and a summary of their projects will be reported to relevant Faculty committees and senior officers.

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Performance Relative to Opportunity

Do you wish your application to be considered with respect to Performance Relative to Opportunity (PRO)?
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Your Research

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Objectives and Purpose

The Indigenous Engagement Grant scheme recognises the importance of building relationships with Indigenous communities, and works towards removing ongoing barriers that affect collaboration and productivity.
This grant will provide funding to assist Academic staff within the Faculty of Science to:

  • establish new relationships with Indigenous communities for future research projects
  • cover travel costs for Indigenous community partners to visit the University (and vice versa)
  • assist current researchers to continue significant engagement with their Indigenous research partners
  • compensate Indigenous research and community partners for their time and expertise.

The Indigenous Engagement Grant scheme is intended to align with, and support the objectives of, the Faculty of Science’s Indigenous Research Strategy.

Applicant Details

School * Required
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Clear the selected value for School
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Must be an email address. 

Eligibility

Academic Level * Required
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Employment Status * Required
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I do not have any other source of Indigenous engagement funding available for the proposed project. * Required
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I have completed a Cultural Awareness and/or Decolonisation Workshop. * Required
If you have not completed a Workshop, contact leanora.stuart@unimelb.edu.au to arrange one.

Project Details

Provide a short description (100 words recommended) of your project - what are you out to do?
Must be a dollar amount. What is the total financial support you are requesting in this application?
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Must be no more than 100 words. Briefly describe how you plan to use the requested funds as part of your project.

Selection Criteria

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Must be no more than 200 words. The project team must demonstrate existing capacity to engage with Indigenous partners, or incorporate relationship development as part of the project.
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Must be no more than 200 words. Does the project aim to advance research into Indigenous Knowledges?
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Must be no more than 200 words. Proposals must involve mutual exchange of resources and knowledge. What is the Indigenous community getting out of this exchange?

Declaration and Acknowledgement

I declare that the information I have given in this application is true to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that any offer of funding may be withdrawn if incomplete or false information is given. * Required
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I acknowledge that I must provide interim updates on project performance, and/or present on my engagement with Indigenous communities, upon request from the Faculty of Science. * Required