The Small Grants Award Scheme is aimed to fund short term projects conducted in collaboration with the CEPAR Stream 3 ‘Organisations and the Mature Workforce’ research team to the value of $10,000 each. With these awards, CEPAR aims to promote collaborations with researchers interested in topics associated with the ageing workforce, as well as to promote knowledge exchange and innovative, practically relevant research on topics associated with ageing in the work context.
Applications closed on 15 April 2022, with the award scheme attracting many high-quality proposals. In selecting successful awardees, CEPAR aimed to balance a selection of research designs with national and international outreach.
The CEPAR ‘Organisations and the Mature Workforce’ research stream is pleased to announce 5 successful projects for the Small Grants Award Scheme:
1. Carolin Bontrup, Dr Kirsten Way, Professor Venerina Johnston, Associate Professor Shaun O’Leary, and Associate Professor Remko Soer
Project Title: A Holistic Workability Tool for Mature Workers
2. Dr Irina Gioaba and Assistant Professor Michael North
Project Title: OK, Boomer! Subtle Discrimination Experiences of Mature Workers and their Effects on Workplace Wellbeing and Job Attitudes
3. Assistant Professor Franziska Jungmann, and Eva Zellman
Project Title: Leader Intervention: Comparing the Impact of an Age Diversity Training between Australia and Germany
4. Assistant Professor Rachel Rauvola, Associate Professor Cort Rudolph, and Professor Hannes Zacher
Project Title: Age, Developmental Self-Regulation, and Work Design: A Replication and Extension
5. Dr Serena Wee and Associate Professor Patrick Dunlop
Project Title: Examining how Organisational Branding Impacts Mature Workers: A Proposal to Reduce Mature Workers’ Self-Selection out of the Job Application Process
We look forward to collaborating with each team and sharing more information about the projects as they progress.