This grant writing exercise is designed to guide students through the steps involved in seeking endowment for a disciplinary project in a realistic context. In DRAM3102 students imagine they are seeking funding from the Australia Council Theatre Fund for the commissioning of a play with a hypothetical theatre company. Students are provided a full copy of the grant application guidelines with which they familiarise themselves. They then answer a number of questions based directly on this document with a view towards generating an original and comprehensive or partial grant application. In cases of an abridged application students might produce a document containing (1) A project description and outline; (2) itemisation of the dollar value sought; (3) action plan and timeline for realistic completion and; (4) potential deliverable outcomes and project implications. Given the focus on research output across HASS disciplines, as well as faculty initiatives encouraging students to pursue higher degree research and/or research careers, this technique is readily transferable between HASS disciplines. For example, Social and Political Sciences students might develop applications to The Australian Research Council (peak funding body) as part of a programmatic approach to assessment that equips students with disciplinary skills required for Early Career Research.
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