Grants

All tenured and tenure-track faculty, full-time non-tenure-track instructors, and full-time staff with teaching responsibilities at Illinois State University are eligible. Recipients of prior Center for Integrated Professional Development grants who have failed to meet their grant obligations are ineligible.

Acceptance indicates agreement to submit a report (detailed below). This process will help us share outcomes of Center grants to the ISU community. Reports will be posted on the Center's website. Completion of this condition is required to remain eligible for future grants.

Grant reports (200-300 words) should include:

• A brief description of the grant-related event, activity, or project.
• A summary of your grant project's outcomes could integrate findings from data collected using the assessment method(s) identified in your grant proposal.
• A brief reflection of how the grant activities have affected your teaching practices and student learning.

• Application Due

  Fall: 3rd Tuesday in September
  Spring: 3rd Tuesday in February

• Funds Available

  Fall: Upon Acceptance
  Spring: Upon Acceptance

• *Expenses Reported By

  Fall: May 29 of the current fiscal year
  Spring: May 29 of the current fiscal year

* All receipts for reimbursement and other required documentation must be received at the Center no later than May 29 of the indicated fiscal year.

Expenses not properly documented by that date cannot be reimbursed.

Applications should be submitted online and include the following:

Project overview

Describe the specific pedagogical need or innovation that your project will address. Be sure to state actual processes as well as the rationale of the project. (200 word limit)

Outcomes

Describe the specific outcomes you expect from your project and how you measure the outcomes. (100 word limit)

Assessment

Describe your plan to assess the outcomes of your project and its impact on student learning (e.g., what data might you collect and how would you use it). (200 word limit)

Evidence-based pedagogical practice

Describe the current research, theory, or effective teaching practices that serve as a foundation of your project. (200 word limit)

FITE Dimensions

Describe how your project aligns with one or more dimensions from the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence.(100 word limit)

Equity: Include your reflection on how this project affects students from diverse backgrounds and how you’d address inequities this project may produce (100 word limit)

Dissemination and sustainability: Describe your plan to disseminate your findings from this project (100 word limit).

Additional support: Describe whether the project described in this grant application requires support from the school, department, college, or university. If additional support from campus entities is required, please include the statement of support from the respective entities. For example, if technical support is required, please include the statement of support from the college IT departments (100 word limit).

Budget: Itemize the amounts for various expense categories salary, contractual, or commodities expenses. If listing salary, please include an explanation of why this project is considered to be outside the scope of your regularly assigned duties as a faculty member at Illinois State University (e.g., course and curricular design, teaching, assessment, etc.). If other sources of financial support is expected, please list the sources and the amount.

Note: Proposals should address these components using clear, jargon-free language that will allow the reviewers, who are likely not specialists in your discipline, to understand exactly what innovation you are considering, how it will impact your teaching and student learning, how you will assess that impact, and so on.

All with teaching responsibilities at Illinois State University are eligible to apply for these funds. Individuals are eligible to receive one Instructional Innovation Grant each semester, contingent on available funding for the fiscal year. An individual may apply multiple times if not funded for earlier applications. Recipients of prior Center for Integrated Professional Development grants who have failed to meet grant obligations are ineligible.

Acceptance indicates agreement to submit a report (detailed below). This process will help us share outcomes of Center grants to the ISU community. Reports will be posted on the Center's website. Completion of this condition is required to remain eligible for future grants.

Grant reports (200-300 words) should include:

• A brief description of the grant-related event, activity, or project.
• A summary of your grant project's outcomes could integrate findings from data collected using the assessment method(s) identified in your grant proposal.
• A brief reflection of how the grant activities have affected your teaching practices and student learning.

Applications should be submitted online and include the following:

Project overview and outcomes

Describe the specific pedagogical need or innovation that your project will address. Additionally, describe the specific outcomes you expect from your project and how you measure the outcomes.

Assessment

Describe your plan to assess the outcomes of your project and its impact on student learning (e.g., what data might you collect and how would you use it). (200 word limit)

FITE Dimensions

Describe how your project aligns with one or more dimensions from the Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence.

Equity

Include your reflection on how this project affects students from diverse backgrounds and how you’d address inequities this project may produce.

Dissemination

Describe your plan to disseminate your findings from this project.

Sustainability

Discuss the impact on students beyond one class or a semester.

Additional Support

Describe whether the project described in this grant application requires support from the school, department, college, or university. If additional support from campus entities is required, please include the statement of support from the respective entities. For example, if technical support is required, please include the statement of support from the college IT departments.

Budget

Itemize the amounts for various expense categories (e.g., contractual, or commodities expenses, registration fees, etc.).

Please specify the dollar amount sought from each identified funding source.

Note: Proposals should address these components using clear, jargon-free language that will allow the reviewers, who are likely not specialists in your discipline, to understand exactly what innovation you are considering, how it will impact your teaching and student learning, how you will assess that impact, and so on.