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Course Development Awards

The Faculty Resources Committee awards grants that support projects leading to new course development and the enrichment of existing courses. A preference exists for projects that have ongoing value; however, one-time course additions with significant impacts will also be considered. Grants from this fund have supported research in relation to teaching and have paid for a variety of different types of expenses. These expenses include travel, costs for meals and lodging (up to $25 a day for meals and up to $75 a day for lodging; requests for larger amounts must be justified in a budget narrative). They also include visits to libraries, visits to meet with scholars with a specific expertise or programs at other institutions, the purchase or duplication of primary materials, and the purchase of slides or other instructional aids. Course Development Awards are not meant to be used for the purchase of capital equipment that could be acquired through departmental or library budgets. For similar reasons, awards cannot be used to support undergraduate tutoring programs.

The applicant should first check with his or her department about the availability of resources allotted directly to the department or through department funds for the purchase of materials, and should discuss such efforts in the proposal. Materials purchased through the grant become the property of the College unless other arrangements are made and authorized by the Committee, with the following exception. The purchase of books, videos, etc., that would become the property of the applicant should be justified in terms of the project and should normally not exceed ten percent of the total funds requested.

Award limit: $4,000

Deadlines for submission
October 21, 2005
January 27, 2006
April 14, 2006

Eligibility [click here]

Application Procedure [click here]