Inclusive Education Scholarships Initiative: Semester 1 2020, Application Round 4
The Inclusive Education Scholarships initiative provides scholarships for teachers in Victorian government schools, and other departmental staff, to undertake a VIT-endorsed postgraduate course focused on inclusive and special education. There is also an opportunity to undertake a masters course in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). These scholarships are available to support full tuition fees and a contribution towards casual relief teacher (CRT) costs for the approved courses under the initiative.
Applications open 9am Monday 9 September 2019 and close at 12pm (midday) on Monday 7 October 2019.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
Funding Exclusions
Inclusive Education Scholarships will not cover the following:
How to apply
Applications must be submitted online via https://inclusiveedgrants.smartygrants.com.au by 12pm (midday) Monday 7 October 2019.
Applicants must provide a Statement of Support from their Principal/Manager prior to submission.
For queries, please contact the Inclusive Education Grants team:
Email: inclusive.ed.grants@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 9084 8496
Before you start your applicaion, please read the Application Guidelines below:
Click here 2019/20 Scholarship Guidelines to view the guidelines.
To view an accessible version of the guidelines, please click here 2019/20 Scholarship Guidelines (Accessible)
The Application Guidelines include comprehensive information about:
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.
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Information Privacy
The Department values and is committed to protecting your privacy. We handle your personal information in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act) and other applicable legislation. The Department has adopted the Information Privacy Principles in the PDP Act as minimum standards when dealing with personal information.
We may collect personal information that you choose to give us, which is a necessary function of running the Inclusive Education Scholarships initiative. This includes information collected via online forms through SmartyGrants, phone and email correspondence. SmartyGrants may also collect your personal information for its own purposes. Please refer to SmartyGrants’ terms of service and privacy policy for further information.
Under the PDP Act, the Department has a responsibility to protect your personal information. We take reasonable steps to make sure that your personal information is protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Access to systems, applications and the information that we collect is limited to authorised staff members only.
For further information on how the Department will handle your personal information, please refer to our general information privacy policy.
Please see the website for the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner for further details regarding the Information Privacy Principle.
Collection notice
We collect your personal information through SmartyGrants and email correspondence in order to register you as an applicant for this initiative, contact you if necessary in relation to this initiative, and for reporting purposes. We will not disclose your personal information without your consent, except where required to do so by law. If you do not wish to provide your personal information you will be unable to submit an application for the Inclusive Education Scholarships initiative. You may contact us to discuss your application, to request access to your personal information, or for other concerns about the privacy of your personal information.
To ensure that our records are current and to assist with the efficacy of the scholarships initiative, the Department will regularly contact applicants to collect their updated contact details throughout the duration of their scholarship. Information may also be sought from applicants over this period to analyse the effectiveness of the program and to inform future workforce policies and initiatives.
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/profdev/Pages/scholarship.aspx
Get advice
For information on the Inclusive Education Scholarships Initiative, please contact the Inclusive Education Grants team:
email: inclusive.ed.grants@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 9084 8496