This resource provides an overview of the Teaching Development Grants (TDG) scheme at ACU. It includes the key dates, guidelines and application procedure, as well as links to resources to support submissions. The 2025 TDG round is now closed. Updated information will be provided prior to the opening of the next round in 2026.
The Teaching Development Grants (TDG) Scheme at ACU is designed to support scholarship of teaching and learning, program and curriculum initiatives, and innovation in higher education teaching and learning. TDGs are open to individuals or teaching teams (including professional staff) for projects designed to enhance student learning at the University. The grants are intended to reflect and extend professional development in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) and inform and support applications for teaching awards and citations.
The 2025 TDG round is now closed. Updated guidelines and application information will be provided prior to the opening of the 2026 round of TDGs.
In the meantime, you can review the 2025 resources below to gain an understanding of the Teaching Development Grants overview, including funding information, procedures for endorsement, application requirements and assessment criteria.
All grant applications are assessed by the ACU Awards and Grants Assessment Group, chaired by the Academic Lead, Scholarship and Professional Learning, CEI. The process is competitive, and applications are judged against the criteria outlined in the guidelines.
For further information or clarification, please email CEI@acu.edu.au.
| Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|
| Dr Jemima Spathis | Talk the Talk: Best Practices for Viva Voce in Higher Education |
| A/Prof Mellita Jones |
Impactful Community Engagement for Social Justice |
| Dr Elizabeth Pizzaro | Transforming Psychology Education: AI-Based Evaluation of Counselling and Suicide Risk Assessment During Large Language Model Facilitated Simulation Based Learning Practice |
| Ms Fran Corcoran |
Practice Ready |
| Prof. Lois McKellar |
Building stories, shaping practice: A scalable virtual community model for midwifery education and beyond |
| Ms Samantha McKee |
ActiveEdge: A direct-to-student seamless, trackable platform for building financial literacy and self-efficacy |
| Dr Murooj Yousef |
Teaching Tomorrow's Marketers: AI-Enabled Pedagogy for Critical and Applied Learning |
Three high-impact TDGs from our 2019 grant recipients are presented here to assist future applicants frame their practice as scholarship in teaching and learning and apply for grant funds to implement and evaluate their innovation.
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