Grants & Awards
Peter Karmel International Travel Grant
Guidelines for Applicants
This prestigious award is named for Peter Karmel, the first Patron of AITEA and then ATEM, Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University and the Australian National University, Chairman of the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission, and Chair of the National Institute for the Arts. It is our belief that he has had more impact on the betterment of higher education in Australia than any person since the 1980s.
The Peter Karmel International Travel Grant is designed to facilitate comparative or cross-cultural studies of professional administrative activity. The Grant, while also having the aim of assisting an individual member's professional development, is intended primarily to contribute to the growth of a knowledge base for the occupation of tertiary education administration and management. To this end, projects should not normally be institution specific, but rather should have the potential to advance professional practice and the standing of the profession within tertiary education in general.
While the Travel Grant provides a unique opportunity for members to undertake an intensive period of professional development, ATEM expects that applicants will also ensure that their projects are linked clearly with ATEM's Strategic Directions Statement.
The value of the International Travel Grant is currently up to $AUD10,000.
Eligibility
ATEM members of at least three years consecutive standing are eligible to apply for a Travel Grant. It is expected that applicants would be at the stage of their career where the award of a Travel Grant would enable them to enhance their career development and their professional standing.
Guidelines
An individual can only ever receive one international travel grant.
The Peter Karmel International Travel Grant should not normally be used to support conference attendance, unless the conference is related directly to the project and relevant professional contacts will be made by attending the conference. These contacts must be specified in the application.
The Travel Grant must normally be taken within one calendar year of the Grant being made and be completed by 31 July in the year in which a report will be made at the annual TEM Conference.
Applications
Applications close on 31 July each year
Applications should be submitted on the ATEM Awards and Scholarships application form which is available from the ATEM Secretariat (atem1@bigpond.com) or from the ATEM website.
Applications should be as complete and comprehensive as possible. The Awards Committee does not conduct interviews or seek additional information, so it is important that applications are complete when submitted.
Applications are considered by the ATEM Awards Committee and noted by the Council.
Criteria for Assessing Applications
The following criteria are used to assess applications for International Travel Grants.
- Membership of ATEM for at least three years.
- Institutional support for the applicant, demonstrated by a written statement from the applicant's manager, indicating the value of the Grant to the professional development of the individual and also an indication of any material support offered by the Institution
- Professional presentation of application.
- Relationship of the project to ATEM's Strategic Directions Statement.
- Contribution to the growth of a knowledge base for the profession of tertiary education administration and management as evidenced by expected outcomes of the travel.
The Awards Committee has the right to not award a Travel Grant in any given year.
Reporting
Successful applicants will be expected to prepare a written report for submission to the ATEM Council within three months of their return from their travel. This report will specify:
- itinerary of visits;
- contacts made;
- budget statement; and
- detailed findings of the project, specifying outcomes in terms of advancing the knowledge base of tertiary education management.
A copy of this report will be forwarded to the chief executive officer (Vice-Chancellor or equivalent) of the applicant's institution by the ATEM Secretariat.
Successful applicants will also be expected to present a concurrent session at the TEM Conference at which time findings from the project are expected to be defined.
Reports to the ATEM Council are published on the ATEM web site.
The Peter Karmel International Travel Grant: Roll of Winners
(Note: From 1984 to 1998 this grant was called the International Travel Grant. From 1999 it was changed and named for Peter Karmel, the first Patron of ATEM).
If a person's name appears in blue, then click on the name to read the report.
| Year | Name |
| 1984 | Peter Hodgson, New South Wales |
| 1991 | Stephen Lyons, Victoria Sonia Smith, Victoria |
| 1992 | Alan Anderson, Queensland |
| 1993 | Bill Ryan, Queensland |
| 1994 | Ian Dobson, Victoria Louise Beresford, Queensland |
| 1995 | Barry Kelly, Queensland Maree Conway, Victoria |
| 1996 | Louise Elliott, ACT |
| 1997 | Ian Dobson, Victoria |
| 1999 | Ginny Ferguson, New Zealand |
| 2001 | Raj Sharma, Victoria |
| 2002 | Bruce Knox, New Zealand |
| 2003 | Chris Jeffery, Western Australia |
| 2004 | Tony Heywood, New South Wales |
| 2005 | Anne Walker, New Zealand |
| 2006 | Prue Bedford, Western Australia |
| 2007 | Maree Conway, Victoria |
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