Australian Government
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
2011 Partnerships Competitive Grants Process
Application Form
Completing this Form
Please consult the
Administrative Information for Providers (AIP) document at
http://www.deewr.gov.au/HigherEducation/Programs/Equity/Pages/HEPPProgram.aspx before
completing this form.
Universities/consortia may submit more than one application. Please complete a separate Application
Form for each proposal. Only one Application Form is required for each proposal from a consortium.
Applications will be assessed against the criteria listed at 4.1.1 of the AIP.
Please ensure all questions have been completed. Incomplete applications may not be assessed
further.
Please follow word limits, and do not include attachments. Excess information may not be assessed.
The closing date for applications is
5.00pm EST Friday 2 September 2011.
Please provide an electronic copy of the completed Application Form to: xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx.
A signed hard copy of the completed Application Form is also required. Please post to:
HEPPP Program Manager
Equity and Indigenous Programs Unit
Higher Education Group
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
GPO Box 9880
CANBERRA ACT 2601
For further information, please refer to the AIP, or contact the Program Coordinator at
xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xx or on
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The Department will not disclose personal information collected without consent, except where
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agencies, organisations or stakeholders you have identified in the application to substantiate any claims
or statements that you make, to verify the capacity of your organisation to manage Commonwealth
funds and for general comments on the viability of your proposed project.
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Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
2011 Partnerships Competitive Grants Process
Application Form
Applicant Details
Consortium of five Sydney Basin universities:
Applicant Name
• University of Western Sydney (UWS),
• University of Sydney (Sydney),
• University of Technology Sydney (UTS),
• Macquarie University (MQ) and
• Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Lead University Name (if a consortium)
University of Western Sydney
Contact Officer Name
Position
Telephone
Email
Proposal Details
Name of Proposal
Bridges To Higher Education
Proposal Objectives
The collective experience, programs and proven
(maximum 100 words)
records
of five Sydney-based universities will
combine to improve low SES higher education
participation rates.
Programs will focus on the burgeoning population
and low participation in Greater Western Sydney
which, given its under-representation
demographically in higher education, will be vital to
the attainment of federal participation targets.
A comprehensive suite of successful programs will
be broadened and deepened – to more schools,
students, post school leavers, teachers, parents,
communities and partners, including Indigenous
and rural/remote communities.
Innovative new programs will also be introduced.
Critically, this collaboration addresses the lack of
coordination that has characterised past efforts.
Proposal Duration
2011 to 2014 inclusive
(specify the years the proposal will run from 2011 onwards)
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(c) Please identify any similar initiatives in the region, and if present, demonstrate how the
proposal compliments rather than duplicates these initiatives (maximum 500 words).
Evaluation of interventions will be a major focus of collaboration for the consortium universities and
key partners. They will together develop rigorous, consistent metrics for ongoing evaluation. This will
consolidate individual university monitoring and evaluation of schools engagement linked to Bridges to
Higher Education, and harness resources of partners to provide a more comprehensive picture of
outcomes over four years. This joint activity will initiate a cross-sector approach – involving universities,
government, schools and TAFE – to evaluation of initiatives aimed at raising aspirations, improving
school attainment and increasing transition into HE. This evaluation framework will complement
DEEWR’s longitudinal program.
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(b) Please provide a brief risk management strategy, covering the development,
implementation and management of the proposed initiative.
Potential Risks
Mitigation Strategies
Please describe the pertinent
Please detail appropriate strategies to minimise the risks to the initiative
risks faced by the initiative
Changing needs of low SES in Diversity, coverage and breadth in programs offered and continuous
the region due to external
consultation with partners through governance structures will facilitate
factors
responsiveness to changing needs.
Significant access to data from across the education sector will be
accessible through DEC, UAC, TAFEs and universities’ partners.
The evaluation framework will be used to measure changing needs as
well as outcomes.
Difficulties in establishing the
An evaluation consultant to work with university partners to facilitate
effectiveness of a diversity of
identification of measures of success and appropriate metrics across
programs
programs within Bridges to Higher Education and establish an
overarching monitoring and evaluation strategy across the four years.
This will build on individual universities’ own evaluation programs, and
Accessing relevant data
identify links between evaluation strategies for National Schools
needed for mapping to high-
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Potential Risks
Mitigation Strategies
level outcomes
Partnership Program, and national HEPPP evaluation being developed
by DEEWR.
Proposed partners have indicated a commitment to collaborating over
access to data and sharing evaluation information as above (through
DEC, UAC, TAFEs and universities’ partners).
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(c) Please provide a budget for the proposal. Refer to the explanatory notes below
concerning expenditures, and add additional rows if required.
Description
2011
2012
2013
2014
REVENUE
Research & Evaluation
34300
173,133
155,253
163,133
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Research & Evaluation: This includes costs relating to undertaking research and monitoring the impact
and effectiveness of the initiative aimed at increasing the number of people from low SES backgrounds
who access and participate in higher education.
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