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Special Studies Programs for Academic Staff
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A Special Studies Program (SSP) is available to all academic staff for a period of release from normal duties to engage in research or other scholarly work or to undertake a project related to teaching or to academic administration.
Financial assistance is provided to staff undertaking SSP including contributions towards airfares for the staff member and their family, as well as living expenses.
With the increasing costs of SSP, especially that taken overseas, and the current inability to claim tax deductions to recover the living expenses arising out of SSP, the living allowance has been increased. The new rates will be effective from Session 1, 2003.
An SSP is normally of six months, but applications for periods of between six weeks and twelve months will be considered where an appropriate case is made. More information can be found by viewing
UNSW Criteria and Application Procedure.