Academic Development and Outside Studies Program

The Academic Development and Outside Studies Program (ADOSP) provides a period of paid leave for sustained research, scholarly activity or professional experience for academic employees.  As an additional benefit it may also help academic employees establish or renew links with colleagues in appropriate fields outside the University for the purpose of enhancing their own research within the University. 

Academic employees considering applying for a period of ADOSP should familiarise themselves with the following:

The due dates for ADOSP applications which are to be taken in Semester One, 2013 are as follows:

  Date
Call for applications 6 February 2012
Completed by applicant, and forward to HoD  9 March 2012
Completed by HoD and forward to Dean 
(and where appropriate the Financial Delegate where additional funds are being provided from outside the Faculty, eg Director ORHD, Research Centre Director etc)
23 March 2012
If applicable, reviewed by Provost (Fraser Coast), Director (Springfield), Research Centre Director and forwarded by Dean to Faculty ADOSP Committee 5 April 2012
Recommendations of Faculty ADOSP Committee forwarded to HR 20 April 2012
Checked by HR and forwarded to University ADOSP Committee 11 May 2012
Approval from University ADOSP Committee 1 June 2012
Written advice from HR to applicants 8-15 June 2012