2009-2010 Grant Opportunities
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Year round
CONFERENCE
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Guidelines for Spring 2010 Events
Deadline: Proposals are due to the UWSP OPID representative, Dr. Patricia Ploetz no later than October 16, 2009. Email your proposal to caese@uwsp.edu.
The Office of Professional and Instructional
Development (OPID) offers support for programs that promote
cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and instructional
staff, are focused on effective and innovative teaching to enhance
student learning, and promote academic quality throughout the
University of Wisconsin System.
WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS
Programs are typically workshops, presentations, or mini-conferences
on teaching-related subjects.
Other commonly funded projects include meetings of faculty or
staff in a particular discipline to discuss teaching issues raised
by that discipline.
Often groups invite guest speakers to give presentations as part of
their program. The grant
funds are intended to support guest travel, materials, and some
expenses incidental to the funded event; these are not intended to
provide travel for individual faculty members.
Awards may range up to $1,000.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Programs vary greatly in size and scope; these may be limited to
members of a particular department, include faculty and
instructional staff from a range of departments, nearby
campuses, or expand to invite participants from across the state.
Conference Development Grants can also fund teaching-oriented
meetings of regional or state-wide discipline-based groups whose
membership includes some non-UW System faculty.
Faculty, instructional academic staff, and/or graduate
teaching assistants may apply for a Conference Development Grant.
The audience for the proposed activity should be comprised of
faculty, instructional academic staff, and/or graduate teaching
assistants.
System institutions are encouraged to consult
with OPID staff regarding planning the programs, contacting resource
people and developing publicity.
For further grant information and assistance, contact La
Vonne Cornell-Swanson, Interim Director of OPID, at 608.263.2722 or
lcornell-swanson@uwsa.edu.
SELECTION
An OPID committee will select the programs to be funded.
Proposals for Conference Development Grants are reviewed
according to the following criteria:
The objectives and content of the proposed
activity should be clearly stated.
Priority will be given to proposals related to
promoting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (broadly
defined) and the improvement of teaching and student
learning, as opposed to proposals related to course redesign and
curriculum development.
Priority will be given to activities that connect
to larger institutional initiatives including: assessment of
high impact practices within learning communities, inclusive
excellence, and LEAP.
Priority will be given to activities that further
explore topics of previous OPID conferences or that allow
faculty to share results of previous grant-funded projects with
colleagues.
Priority will be given to proposals which
encourage wide interaction, reaching many faculty and academic
staff.
Priority will be given to activities where
the guest speaker is from within the UW System as opposed to
activities that require a speaker from outside.
Applicants are asked to provide reasons for selecting a
speaker from outside the UW System.
The past funding history of a program will
be weighed. The goal is
to fund a variety of programs and not to keep funding the same
program.
SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
Use the OPID form to submit
proposals. We request that
submissions be limited to the application form and emailed to the
UWSP OPID representative, Dr. Patricia Ploetz, at
caese@uwsp.edu no later
than October 16, 2009.
REPORTING
A brief summary of the program is due in the OPID office by June 25,
2010. A reporting form will
be provided on which to indicate how goals were met and to explain
the disposition of your budget.
Failure to file this report will result in the loss of
eligibility for future UW System Grants
NATIONAL EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
Deadlines: February 1, 2010; and
June 1, 2010
The NEA Foundation (
http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) a variety of efforts by
teachers, education support professionals, and higher education
faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public
schools, colleges, and universities. The foundation is accepting
applications for its Learning & Leadership program. Grants provide
opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and
higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality
professional development and lead their colleagues in professional
growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for
groups engaged in collegial study. Student Achievement Grants
provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of
students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that
deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should
also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning,
and critical reflection. Complete grant guidelines are available at
the NEA Foundation Web site.
The Institute for Race and Ethnicity is pleased
to announce its "Call
for Support Grant Proposals:
Racial and Ethnic
Studies" for the 2010-2011 fiscal
year.
The firm due date is APRIL 9, 2010.
We invite you to
click
here
to learn more details about the IRE's four distinct categories of
grant support. Also, we urge
you to go directly to our website at:
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/support_grants.html
Our "Call for Support Grant Proposals" is being
publicized earlier than in previous years, and is part of an effort
by UW System Administration, Office of Academic Affairs, to release
information about all of its units' grant programs within a single
time frame. To learn more
about the complete array of grant opportunities offered by UW System
Administration, Office of Academic Affairs,
click here.
Please note that unlike previous years, the IRE
will NOT be sending out hard copies of this Call via the mails.
All publicity will be done electronically via e-mail and our
website, so we urge you to forward this information to your
colleagues far and wide.
Those interested in adding their contact information to our database
can do so by going to:
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/mailing_list/index.html
Any questions? Contact the IRE's associate director, Tom Tonnesen at (414) 229-4700 or via e-mail at: tonnesen@uwm.edu We look forward to receiving your proposals.
NATIONAL EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
Deadlines: June 1, 2010
The NEA Foundation (
http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) a variety of efforts by
teachers, education support professionals, and higher education
faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public
schools, colleges, and universities. The foundation is accepting
applications for its Learning & Leadership program. Grants provide
opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and
higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality
professional development and lead their colleagues in professional
growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for
groups engaged in collegial study. Student Achievement Grants
provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of
students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that
deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should
also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning,
and critical reflection. Complete grant guidelines are available at
the NEA Foundation Web site.
Engaged Learning, Civic Development, and Student Well-Being
The Bringing Theory to Practice project (BTtoP)
requests proposals for a new round of grants with three categories
of funding. While continuing to support projects that link engaged
learning, civic development, and student well-being, the new round
of support is aimed at making more intentional the project's
dedication to: 1) exploring the relationship between civic
development and engagement practices and students' psychosocial
development; and 2) sustaining true transformative campus change for
learning.
The
categories of funding and their application and award periods are as
follows:
Category I: Mini-Grants and Student
Programming Grants
Up to $2,500. Matching support is not required. Rolling applications
and awards.
Category II: Program or Research
Initiative Grants
Up to $10,000. Institutional matching support is expected. May be
renewable. Proposals accepted on quarterly deadlines: March 1; June
1; September 1; December 1 of each year (2010-2011).
Category III: Demonstration Site Grants
Up to $75,000 per year for two years, totaling $150,000.
Institutional matching support is required. May be renewable.
Applications due January 15, 2010.
The emphases for the 2010-2012 grant period
represent critical advancements of work previously undertaken on
campuses. BTtoP seeks proposals to provide empirical and
programmatic evidence for the connection between students' civic
engagement and their psychosocial well-being through the development
of nuanced definitions and implementations of both concepts. BTtoP
also seeks proposals from institutions interested in developing --
through multiple means and a realignment of priorities and rewards
-- the pathways for sustaining long-term institutional
transformation consistent with the goals of a liberal arts
education.
A full copy of the RFP can be found on the Web
site (www.bringingtheorytopractice.org),
as well as a brief history of BTtoP, BTtoP's research and
strategies, and related work (publications, research reviews,
announcements, reports, and related resources).
Curricular Redesign Grant
Emerging Technology Pilot Grant
The Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) advocates for the importance of support for effective use of technology in teaching and learning, as well as paving the future of e-learning development by advancing the innovative use of technology in the classroom and the online environment. In view of the reallocation of resources, the LTDC has revised its Curricular Redesign Program for 2009-2010.
For more information about these two grant opportunities and how to apply, click here.
Proposals are accepted throughout the year.
UW System Grants
The UW System Office of Academic and Student Services maintains a Grants and Awards website that pulls together all the programs administered through Academic Affairs in one place located at http://www.uwsa.edu/acss/grants/. Here you will find a brief description of each program and links to the guidelines and application material. You will also find links to other system grants and funding resources, as well as the campus grants and research administration offices.