Criteria

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility for a Career Continuity Grant is based on the following criteria:

  • You are a Level A, B or C academic with a confirmed salaried (fixed-term of continuing) academic appointment at 0.5 FTE* or above, in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
  • You have a confirmed salaried research-focussed or teaching and research role, or a role with a minimum 40% research allocation.
  • You are applying for or currently taking at least 3 months parental leave or have returned from parental leave between 1 June 2025 to 1 June 2026.
  • You have a reasonable expectation at the time of application of an appointment until 31 December 2026.

  • Selection criteria

    Applications will be considered based on the following criteria:

    Capacity and potential of the applicant (career stage and trajectory) to deliver high quality research outcomes

    The feasibility, resources and benefit of the proposed project and support, eg. is it practical to implement?

    Compelling need to maintain research eg. field work or data collection to maintain samples, progress longitudinal studies, complete publications/presentations, research with an external organisation, etc.

    Clarity of objectives and alignment with the Inclusive Community theme in the Faculty strategy Advancing Health 2030