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Senior Practitioner grants and scholarships

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Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative

The aim of the Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative is to inform and improve practice by disability service providers, who are supporting people with a disability subject to restrictive interventions and compulsory treatment.

Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative Summary Report

The report provides a summary of:

  • Reports about the features and successes of the Senior Practitioner Promoting Dignity Grants and the Research Partnership Grants for 2008
  • The successful recipients for the Senior Practitioner Promoting Dignity Grants and the Research Partnerships Grants for 2009 and their projects
  • The successful candidates for the Senior Practitioner PhD Scholarships Program for 2009 and their projects.

Download the summary report:


Senior Practitioner Promoting Dignity Grants for 2009-10

The Senior Practitioner Promoting Dignity Grants for 2009-10 provides funding of up to $2,000 to assist disability support professionals to develop and implement creative and practical alternatives to reduce and or remove the use of restrictive interventions.

Who can apply

Applications are invited from direct disability support professionals currently employed by a registered disability service provider for:

  • day services
  • residential services, or
  • respite services.
A proposal must be based around the support for a person with a disability, or group of people with a disability, who are subject to restrictive interventions (as defined in the Disability Act 2006) and show how the disability service provider will reduce or eliminate the use of restrictive interventions.

How to apply

Please download and complete the  Application Form (Word 481.5 kb) and send by post or courier to the address below, or by email:

Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative
Office of the Senior Practitioner
Department of Human Services
GPO Box 4057
Melbourne Victoria 3001

Email: seniorpractitioner@dhs.vic.gov.au

Please note: Applications close at 5pm on 26 October 2009

Seminar about the grants initiative and application development

A seminar will be conducted on 5 October 2009 to assist disability support professionals to understand the intent of the grants initiative and how to develop an application that will address the requirements of the initiative.

Scholarships program

The Office of the Senior Practitioner offers a number of Ph.D scholarships at the beginning of each year. Application for the Senior Practitioner Ph.D Scholarships Program for 2009 is now closed. 

Who can apply

Applicants must reside in Victoria and be enrolled to study at a Victorian university in a relevant course. Eligible applicants for scholarships are sought yearly and the scholarships will provide a living allowance of $28,000 per annum for three years.


Further information

For further information about the Senior Practitioner Grants Initiative, Promoting Dignity Grants or Scholarships program, please contact Dr Lynne Webber:

Telephone: (03) 9096 1155
Email: seniorpractitioner@dhs.vic.gov.au

Alternative formats

If you need documents in alternative formats, contact Disability Services by email at disability.services@dhs.vic.gov.au.
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