Innovation Grant Process
STEP
1: Plan
your grant project
Meet
with an Instructional Design Specialist to discuss your concept and determine the types of resources
that will be needed or may already be available to support your grant.
Research the problem and conduct a needs assessment as necessary to
develop a plan for your project. Complete and submit the project Innovation
Grant Planning Report.
STEP
2:
Apply
for the grant
You may
begin applying for Innovation Grant funds on February 1st, for the
following academic year.
Review the online Innovation Grant Application
thoroughly and gather all necessary documentation, statistics, participant
qualifications, and information needed that you didn't already address
in your planning document. Obtain input and support for your proposal
from your supervisor and other department faculty. You can review
sample applications to use as guides in preparing your proposal.
A.
Develop a budget and budget narrative including
any match amounts. More details available at Budget
Guidelines. Projects must be completed
in the fiscal year in which they were awarded as funds cannot be
carried over to the next academic year. However, applicants may
submit multi-year proposals with funds being disbursed during two-year
award periods.
Innovation
Grants are not appropriate for
items which fall under the regular expectations of instructors for
modifying their own course or materials, hiring additional staff,
or to fund instructional travel for items which fall under the regular
expectations of departments, such as new course development. Funding
will be directly related to development and cannot include any implementation
components.
B.
Obtain letters of support.
- "Unique
Projects" require only a letter/email from your supervisor.
- "Instructional
Development Projects" require letters/email from your
supervisor and dean or division head.
- Letters/emails
of support from other faculty and staff may also be included but
are not necessary.
C.
Gather information about participating faculty and/or staff and
prepare statement of qualifications for each project
team member.
Once
you have prepared and gathered all the necessary information to write
your proposal, go to the online Innovation Grant
Application and complete your proposal. You will be asked
to generate a username and password so you can return to your application
for updates or edits at any time. This will also allow you to partially
complete the form and come back to it later to finish and submit.
STEP
3: Review
and Awards
You may
begin applying for Innovation Grant funds on February 1st, for the
following academic year. Reviewers will evaluate the applications
and complete the Innovation Grants Review
Form to determine if planning documents were submitted
and whether the narrative meets the stated criteria or fails to meet
the proposed guidelines. In some instances, time and financial constraints
may prompt the reviewers to recommend that proposals be revised or
resubmitted during the following academic year. Applications can be
submitted anytime during the academic year and will be reviewed as
follows:
Unique
Project applications
(totaling $2500 or less) will be reviewed by the Director of Instructional
Development on an ongoing basis. Within 10 working days after application
is received, applicants will receive an Innovation
Grants Award Notice stating whether the project was approved
or not approved, listing the reviewers' comments, and noting
any recommendations.
Instructional
Development Project applications (requesting
more than $2500) will be reviewed by the Innovation Grant Committee
in three rounds. On the Wednesday following the committee review,
applicants will receive an Innovation Grants
Award Notice stating whether the project was approved or not
approved, listing the reviewers' comments, and noting any
recommendations made by the Innovation Grants Review Committee.
The
committee is composed of five reviewers including:
- Full-time
Faculty Member
- Adjunct
Faculty Member
- Grants
Office Staff Member
- Professional-Technical
Staff Member
- Director
of Instructional Development
Deadlines
and Timelines
Instructional
Development Projects |
Round
1: Applications for Spring 2008 |
Round
2: Applications for Summer 2008
|
Round
3: Applications for 2008 - 2009
|
| Deadline:
Applications must be received by this date to be considered for
review. |
Wednesday,
Sept. 19, 2007
at 5:00 pm. |
Wednesday,
Jan. 9, 2008
at 5:00 pm Update: Deadline Extended to Jan. 16, 2008 |
Wednesday,
April 2, 2008
at 5:00 pm. |
| Review
Date: Committee members will meet on this date to review
applications and determine awards. |
Friday,
Sept. 28, 2007 |
Friday,
Jan. 18, 2008 |
Friday,
April 11, 2008 |
| Award
Notices: This is the date notices will be sent to applicants. |
Wednesday,
Oct. 3, 2007 |
Wednesday,
Jan. 23, 2008 |
Wednesday,
April 16, 2008 |
Award
Requirements and Forms
If you
are awarded a grant, you will be required to submit three documents
and completed samples of any materials funded by the award.
Documents should be submitted using the specified
online forms.
Requirement |
Timeframe |
Description |
| Funding
Request |
The
funding request should be completed and submitted by
July 31. |
This online form must be used to request funds for your approved
innovation grant project. |
| Status
Reports |
Status
Reports must be submitted at the end of
each semester. |
These
reports provide updates of your progress on the grant project
and help us to identify any special issues or problems that need
to be addressed to complete work by the end of the academic year.
|
| Evaluation
Report |
The
evaluation report must be submitted before
spring break of the following calendar year. |
This
report describes the overall results of the project and materials
produced, if applicable. The report should include outcomes in
the classroom, information on the dissemination of materials to
other faculty, and recommendations for revision of the project
products as necessary. |
| Materials
|
Project
materials must be submitted with the evaluation report. |
Samples
of each product (i.e. handbooks, videotapes, websites, digital
resources, etc.) must be submitted with the closeout report. For
digital /electronic documents and materials, include URLs or materials
on disk. |
