Application process

1. Intending applicants submit an EOI outlining the project (see Selection Criteria and Application Structure) through their Associate Dean L&T and attend a Divisional Workshop prior to developing a full proposal.
2. EOIs will be peer reviewed at the Divisional Workshop and feedback provided.
3. Applicants are asked to consult their Associate Dean L&T / Head of School or Department / Dean of their Faculty / Chair of Division (as determined by internal School /Faculty / Division procedure) about the project in light of the feedback received.
4. The written application is prepared (see Selection Criteria and Application Structure) a maximum of 5 pages of text plus the cover sheet
5. Divisional Boards will be asked to endorse applications (using a statement and optional ranking on the cover sheet) indicating that they align with the Faculty/Division's White Paper implementation strategy. Endorsed applications will then be considered by a central selection panel.
6. On completion of projects, applicants will be required to provide a final report. Failure to submit a final report within one month of the agreed completion date of the Project will result in all applicants on the project being ineligible to apply for STEP grants in the following round.
7. Staff named as team members on ongoing (TIES/TIPS) STEP projects are ineligible to apply for new Divisional - STEP funds prior to completion and reporting of those projects.
8. Nine paper copies (cover template plus 5 pages max) and one Electronic copy, endorsed by the Division, are required for each application.
   
   Please send all hard copies of endorsed applications to:
   Ms Sally Paynter
   Executive Officer
   Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education
   Room L4.20, A14 (Quadrangle)
   Tel: 9351 5200
   
   Please send all endorsed electronic copies to: sally.paynter@sydney.edu.au