Teaching Development Grants
Detailed descriptions, application procedures as well as past successful proposals for each of the grants are provided below.
- Departmental/Interdepartmental
- Innovation in Teaching
- Travel
- Teaching Institute
- Faculty Learning Communities
- Grants Committee
- Grants History Report
All grant proposals should be sent to the Director. Deadlines will be announced at the beginning of each academic year.
Grant proposals are reviewed by a Center committee comprised of representatives from each of the academic councils. Contact the Director or members of the Grant Committee if you would like to discuss your ideas for any of these grants or receive more information about grant guidelines, application procedures, or review process.
Departmental/Interdepartmental Teaching Development Grants
support efforts by academic departments and interdisciplinary programs to enhance discipline-specific teaching and learning. Priority will be given to proposals that develop sustained collaboration between the faculty of a department or interdisciplinary program and focus on improving the attainment of departmental/program-level teaching objectives.- The grants do not support the development of new programs or departments.
- The maximum amount for the grants is $1000.00
Examples of possible project goals include (but are certainly not limited to):
- Creating effective learning contexts for majors (e.g., capstone courses, service learning);
- Developing interdisciplinary team teaching and course development;
- Supporting the innovative use of technology;
- Developing innovative laboratory/applied projects;
- Improving sequencing of courses for majors (e.g., course mapping & curriculum analysis);
- Improving particular aspects of the program (e.g., introductory courses; research skills of majors, etc.);
- Developing approaches to discipline-specific problems (e.g., how to teach about "race"; supporting women in engineering; etc.).
See Departmental/Interdepartmental Teaching Development Grants for more information about this grant and the application process. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss grant ideas with the Director (contact) or members of the Grant Committee. See top of page for deadlines for grant proposals.
Innovation in Teaching
The Innovation in Teaching Grants support the development of faculty projects that seek to either Option 1) enhance teaching at UMass Dartmouth in significant and creative ways and/or Option 2) conduct scholarly research on university-level teaching and learning. Depending on funding, $25,000 is available to support these awards.- Successful grants for Option 1 will: clearly delineate an innovative project aimed at enhancing student learning; draw on relevant scholarship on teaching and learning; show how the project's impact will be sustained and assessed over time; have a clearly laid-out budget; and present a thoughtful plan for sharing the outcome with the UMass Dartmouth community.
- Successful grants for Option 2 will: lay out a significant research question pertaining to university-level teaching and learning; present a clear methodology and research plan; draw on findings from relevant scholarly literature on teaching and learning; present plans for publication and scholarly communication.
Teaching Development Travel Grants
support the faculty's engagement with the scholarship of teaching and participation in regional and national-level discussions of university teaching. This includes support for travel and related expenses associated with:- attending meetings, conferences, workshops, and seminars related to college-level teaching;
- presenting scholarly papers or workshops on college-level teaching and learning.
The number of grants available is dependent on funding. See Teaching Development Travel Grants for more information about this grant and the application process. Contact the Director or Grant Committee members if you would like more information on grant guidelines. See top of page for deadlines for grant proposals.
Teaching Institute
The Teaching Institute grants provide financial support and a collaborative environment for faculty to pursue projects that substantially improve their teaching effeciveness. Up to five UMD faculty will be selected to participate in the Teaching Institute and receive a stipend. The amount of the stipends will be dependent on funding. See top of page for deadlines for grant proposals.
Faculty Learning Communities
A learning community must propose an interdisciplinary project to improve teaching and that is expected to have relevance across the curriculum, or an interdisciplinary project that is designed to improve faculty development on the UMass Dartmouth Campus. Examples might include:
- On-line learning
- Service-Learning
- Teaching Writing-Enriched Courses
- Teaching and Learning Ethics
- Digital images in teaching and learning
- Undergraduate Research
Cohort-Based
- Post PMYR faculty needs
- Preparing graduate students for the role of faculty member
- Pre-tenure faculty needs
The faculty learning community will run for one year.. The application must include the names and signatures of all faculty members, the title of the proposed project, the name and signature of each department chair and each dean, and a description of the proposed project (not to exceed 4 pages). Applications must be submitted electronically to the CTE offices to Rita Girard (see contact us) AND 5 hard copies must be sent to Rita Girard at CTE. See top of page for deadlines for grant applications.
Faculty Learning Communities should have between 5-8 members. Stipends will be paid to each member. The amount will depend on funding. For additional information, see: http://www.umassd.edu/facultydev/communities
Grants History Report
The Grants History Report is an annual report of grant recipients, titles, descriptions, amounts and outcomes. View the most recent Grants History Report in the CTE Archives.
