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Instructional Materials Grant

Instructional Materials Grant

The University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) is pleased to offer instructional materials grants to faculty. Grants are intended to support the purchasing of classroom materials by faculty member(s) developing (either by designing or redesigning) course(s) as part of a program development / improvement. All full-time faculty members are eligible to apply.

Grant Information

Instructional Materials Grants will be funded up to $500 per application.

All UCAT grant applications will be completed through online systems. NO PAPER copies of applications will be accepted.

It is strongly encouraged that all applications be reviewed by your UCAT college representative prior to final submission. A list of college representatives may be found on this website.

Poorly described, incomplete, or unclear applications will be rejected.

Faculty may not receive more than one award for this grant category for the academic year.

Applicants will be informed of the funding decision following the UCAT committee meeting held following the application deadline.

All previous grant reports must be submitted prior to consideration of new grant applications.

UCAT Instructional Materials Grant Guidelines and Rubric
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Follow-Up Requirements

A brief final report describing the implementation of your course redesign project should be submitted to UCAT at the end of the semester in which the materials were first used in the course. This should also include a syllabus, enrollment information, your assessment of the impact, and when the course will be offered again.

Instructional Materials Grant Deadlines:

Applicants are required to have their application(s) reviewed by their UCAT college representative prior to final submission. The deadline to have your application to your representative is Friday, October 1st. This application will be submitted via NuRamp.

Complete applications are to be submitted in NuRamp by Friday, October 15th.