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HERDSA Grants Scheme
HERDSA offers grants to HERDSA members to fund research and/or development projects on teaching and learning in higher education that directly align to the mission of HERDSA . In the 2026 round, up to ten grants of AUD$5000 each are available (plus GST for expenses accruing in Australia). Priority for one grant will be given to applicants identifying as Indigenous/First Nations (e.g., Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori or Pacific Nations).
The call for 2026 HERDSA Grant applications opens in December 2025. Applications close on Friday 20th March 2026 by 6pm (AEDT). Successful applicants will be informed by the end of May 2025. Grant holders have one year to complete their projects. Grant progress reports are due end of January 2027 and final reports end of June 2027.
For detailed information see the guidelines document.
HERDSA Grant Guidelines 2026 (PDF, 221Kb)
HERDSA Grant Application Form 2026 (Word)
2025 Awarded Grants - Abstracts
| Dr Lee Partridge and team | The Impact of Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) on Pedagogical Innovation in Western Australian Business Schools |
| Dr Lyn Pretorius | Behind the Academic Curtain: Doctoral Students and the Hidden Rules of Academia |
| Dr Dong Mei Li and team | Pushed out learning: LMS mobile applications, push notifications and learning behaviours |
| A/Prof Marion Tower and team | Impact of interventions designed to promote students’ self-regulated learning for online learning environments: a pilot |
| Dr Romany Stansborough and team | Context-Free Grammar-Driven Course-Tailored GenAI for Adaptive Learning and Student Engagement with Pedagogical Integrity in Higher Education |
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Dr Nira Rahman and |
Stories about HERDSA Fellowship mentee-mentor connection: Weaving the CREST Framework for Mentoring Relationships in Academia |
2024 Awarded Grants - Abstracts