Center for Teaching & Learning
Center for Teaching and Learning
The Center for Teaching and Learning supports various faculty research and development opportunities. If you have questions after reviewing this information, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning office for more information.
Grant |
Description |
Maximum Award |
Deadlines and Guidelines (All grants must receive approval prior to travel or project) |
| Institutional Improvement Grant | Funding for project, conference, or workshop to improve classroom environment and/or method of instruction. | Determination based on scope of project and available funding. | Ongoing |
| Instructional Research and Development Grant | Funding to support the departmental costs associated with faculty release time for personal development of teaching and learning methods. | Determination based on scope of project and available funding. | Ongoing. Recipient to submit a written report to the Center for Teaching and Learning and lead a presentation. |
| Professional Enhancement Committee Mini-Grant | Bi-annual committee funding for field research, resource materials, workshops, and panelists/consultants. | Determined each funding period by committee. | Deadlines and guidelines determined by committee and announced each fall, and spring if funding remains, to faculty. |
| Speaker Series Grant | Supports departments bringing guest speakers to campus to further enhance UCM goals and mission. | $600 | One Speaker Series Grant per academic department, per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30. |
| Funding to support faculty travel to technology or pedagogical conferences and workshops. | $500 | One travel grant per faculty member, per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30. | |
| Central Technology Grant | Awarded to academic departments for the purpose of improving and expanding UCM's academic and technological infrastructure. | $15,000 | October 31, 2012 |
| Online Course Development Information and Intellectual Property Agreements | The Center for Teaching and Learning awards and manages grants to assist with the development of online courses. Central Missouri faculty interested in developing their General Education course for completely online delivery should contact their department chair about completing a request for funding proposal. The Intellectual Property Agreement must be submitted prior to any development or delivery of the proposed course. | $600 per credit hour | Ongoing. Course must not have previously been offered in the online modality. Course must be entirely online. |
