Award conditions

Conditions of Award

  • The Momentum Fellowship provides up to $100K contribution per year over two years towards the applicant’s salary, including on-costs.
  • The funding contribution is split between the Faculty and the applicant’s School , 50% each from Faculty and the School.
  • If there is a shortfall between the Fellowship funding and the applicant's salary including on-costs, the shortfall must be met from other sources e.g. external funding, local or other support. The additional funding needs to be confirmed with your supervisor, Head of Department/Centre and local Business Manager, prior to submitting your application (This is to ensure that additional funds are available, and from an appropriate funding source based on your employment type (eg. fixed term, continuing research-contingent) to cover you).
  • If salary and on-costs require less than $100K per year (or the applicable pro-rated amount), remaining funds may be used to support other research costs for the applicant, as required. It is essential that applicants discuss and confirm this with your supervisor prior to submitting an application.
  • The total amount awarded is pro-rated based on the applicant’s time fraction (FTE) and specified in the application. If applicable, the applicant's contract end date will be extended to cover the duration of the Fellowship.
  • The Fellowship is available up to a maximum period of 24 months. Funding is intended nominally for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026. An extension may be possible under exceptional circumstances via the Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion.
  • Staff who are coming off externally funded fellowships in the next 6 months, and those without any external fellowship support will be prioritised for support.
  • Momentum Fellows who subsequently secure external salary support are encouraged to take up the external salary funding as soon as possible and must not defer, ensuring completion of the Momentum Fellowship within the allocated funding term.
  • Fellows cannot hold another internal University nor external fellowship where salary support has been awarded concurrently.
  • Fellows are expected to develop a plan to achieve research independence and sustainability with their supervisor and Head of Department/Centre/School.
  • Fellows are expected to apply for external fellowships and research funding during the term of the Momentum Fellowship.
  • Fellows are expected to provide appropriate acknowledgement of Faculty support when communicating research outcomes arising from the tenure of the fellowship.
  • Fellows are subject to the University of Melbourne's Conditions of Employment.
  • Fellows retain their existing appointment within the Faculty for the duration of the Fellowship.
  • Twenty days (pro-rata) annual leave per annum must be taken during the term of the Fellowship to ensure annual budget allocations are met, to avoid the budget division incurring additional costs at the conclusion of the Fellowship.  If leave is not taken during the term of the Fellowship, the administering Department/Centre will be responsible for any additional leave incurred beyond the conclusion of the fellowship term. Fellows must utilise their full annual leave entitlement each year for the duration of the fellowship. Please refer to the University’s Leave Policy.