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Summer Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

The Summer Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant Program, funded by Blugold Commitment Differential Tuition, supports educator/student collaborative projects for development of teaching-related research projects or curricular revisions.

Research projects or curriculum development will occur during the summer in collaboration with one or more students. Awards include an educator stipend ($2,300), one or more student stipends ($2,300 each), and up to $600 for materials. Funds will be available from July 1 until October 15.

Projects that involve two educators ($2,300 stipend will be split), and up to four students ($4,600) working together are acceptable. Project participants will participate in consultations with CETL staff designed to help collaboratively create effective projects. Projects should lead to presentations and/or publication of results where possible.

Travel is not funded in this grant. Please refer to ORSP’s website for travel support opportunities.

Eligibility

Faculty and academic staff with .5 FTE or greater appointment are eligible to apply and receive a stipend.

Faculty and academic staff can only receive one stipend but can apply for both Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (SREU) and the CETL SoTL program.

Two Options

You have two options when applying for a SoTL grant: research project or curriculum development. All information will be submitted via the eForm linked at the end of this page.

Option 1: Research Project
  • Purpose of your project/study (why this project)
  • Research question (write it in the form of a question and make the project or study measurable)
  • Study Design (i.e., qualitative or quantitative study, what tool will you use, etc.)
  • Assessment of the project (i.e., Pre and post-test, student data, open-ended questions, focus groups, etc.)
  • Bibliography (at least two references)
  • Student(s) activities and roles (specifically what will the student(s) be doing)
  • Faculty Role in the process (specifically, how will the faculty mentor the student(s) and what additional roles will they fulfill)
  • Plan for dissemination of the results (CERCA, OPID Spring Conference, NCUR, state organization, CETL presentation, etc.
  • Curriculum Vitae
    • Two typed pages or less.
    • Focus on your work regarding Teaching and Learning: professional development you provided or attended, grants, research, etc.
    • If space is available, include select discipline-specific work that impacted your teaching or student learning significantly.
Option 2: Curriculum Development
  • Needs the curriculum project is meeting (ie, department, student)
  • Detailed plan for the anticipated steps in the curriculum development
    • Explain your process for developing the alignment of outcomes, assessments, and content. The plan does not need to be highly detailed but should lay out the significant components of your idea for the curriculum. 
  • Standards you are you basing your curriculum development on (Program, Liberal Education, State/National standards, Professional, or Accreditation)
    • You will need to refer to the standards and connect to your project specifically. 
  • Bibliography (at least two references)
  • Student(s) activities and roles (specifically what will the student(s) be doing)
  • Faculty Role in the process (specifically, how will the faculty mentor the student(s) and what additional roles will they fulfill)
  • Plan for dissemination of the results (CERCA, OPID Spring Conference, NCUR, state organization, CETL presentation, etc.)
  • Curriculum Vitae
    • Two typed pages or less.
    • Focus on your work regarding Teaching and Learning: professional development you provided or attended, grants, research, etc.
    • If space is available, include select discipline-specific work that impacted your teaching or student learning significantly.
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