AALL has a project fund to which members may apply to fund activities that further the goals of AALL. Non-members can be involved in projects, but the principal applicant of a grant must be a member of AALL. Criteria and application for AALL Grant  (doc/162k).

The closing date for 2010 applications is 5 March 2010. Succesful applicants will be notified in April.

Tips for successful grant applications

Funded ALL Grants Projects

Successful AALL Grants 2008

The AALL grants committee consisted of Alex Barthel, president and convenor, Siri Barrett-Lennard, vice president, David Rowland, treasurer, Jennie Lynch, secretary and Kate Chanock, senior academic and executive committee member (abstained form the assessment of grant application 08/02 and 08/05).

Total 2008 AALL grants approved: $13,828

• RMIT: Database for ALL research: ALL Collaboration: learning and working together beyond the boundaries of our insititutions
• University of Wollongong: Promoting on-going cross institutional AALL collegiality and professionalism
• University of Wollongong: Annotated bibliographies on key ALL topics
• Curtin University of Technology: English language diagnostic instruments at Australian universities

Details on 2008 and 2007 projects

2007 AALL grants projects

• The University of South Australia: Evaluation of 1:1 student and adviser interactions; 2007 Conf. Paper: Pinned to the margins? The contextual shaping of the academic language and learning practice
• The Australian National University: A picture then 1,000 words: essay writing for visual thinkers
• The University of Tasmania: Recognising student learning in student-adviser consultations
• The University of Western Sydney: Report: Benchmarking transition programs; 2007 Conf Paper: Benchmarking of university transition programs
• The University of Wollongong: Towards benchmarking AALL practices
• The University of Sydney: Student attitudes to academic writing in visual arts: creativity vs. formal requirements

John Grierson grant

The John Grierson Grant, valued at up to AUD$1,000, has been set aside to assist with the costs involved in traveling to the biennial AALL conference (or, if the successful applicant lives near the conference, it may be used to assist with other costs). Delegates who meet the conditions of application (below), and are prepared to contribute to the Conference (see Expectations, below) may apply.

Conditions
Expectations of the successful applicant
How to apply
Judging the application
Deadline
Notification

Conditions of application

• You are currently a full-time Academic Language and Learning (ALL) professional at a tertiary institution in Australia or New Zealand.
• You have never been to an AALL conference before.
• At the time of the AALL conference, you will have been an ALL adviser/lecturer for not more than 18 months.
• At the time you apply for the Grant you will be a financial member of the Association for Academic Language and Learning.

Expectations of the successful applicant

• With some input/guidance from the conference committee, you are willing to facilitate an AALL conference roundtable: New Academic Language and Learning staff - challenges and opportunities.

How to Apply

• Complete the application form (doc/76k)
• Produce two one-page letters of recommendation
  • One from a student with whom you have worked, and
  • One from a current ALL colleague
• Produce a 500-word (12 point, 1.5 line space) Applicant Statement in which you:
  • outline why you should receive the Grant and how it will be used;
  • propose how you think a roundtable for 'New ALL staff - challenges and opportunities' could be organised and facilitated.

Judging the application

The John Grierson Grant applications will be considered by a Committee of between 3 and 4 people, comprising the AALL Conference convener (or nominee), a representative from the University of Western Sydney, and one other senior ALL representative. The committee will consider the applications on two key grounds: eligibility and the interest of the proposal for the ALL New Advisers' roundtable.

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than 5 March, 2010. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Notification

Application will be considered by the John Grierson Grant Committee and the successful applicant will be notified by (date to be announced early 2010).