Grants
Grants
Overview of CATL grants
CATL offers a number of funding opportunities for innovative, inclusive, and evidence-based teaching and learning projects or scholarly presentations related to teaching and learning.
Click each title for additional information and for application forms.
| Funding Opportunity | Eligibility | Application Due Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATL Scholars Fellowship | Full-time faculty | Friday, September 13, 2019 | Two-year fellowship, including
2 course reassignments per year (or the equivalent applied toward summer stipends and project funds) and $2,500 |
| Teaching and Learning Grants | Full-time faculty as lead | Fall: Friday, October 4, 2019
Spring: Friday, April 10, 2020 |
$1,000-5,000
Grants support innovative, inclusive and/or scholarly teaching and learning projects through funds for start-up and one-time expenses; they do not support ongoing operational costs or disciplinary research. |
| Diversity and Inclusion Grants | Teams of 2-5 faculty, staff and/or students led by a full-time faculty member | March 8, 2019 | $1,000 stipend for each team member + $500 for project expenses
Grants support teams of faculty developing inclusive teaching practices that foster success for students of all academic and social backgrounds, including developing materials for a course or program to pilot best practices in inclusive pedagogy. |
| Travel Reimbursement Grants | Faculty | Ongoing – reviewed on 1st and 15th of each month, as funds last | up to $1,000
Grants supplement other funds to support travel to present on or participate in teaching and learning conferences and programs. |
| Mini Grants | Faculty | Ongoing – reviewed on 1st and 15th of each month, as funds last | up to $500
Grants support a) course-related student engagement, and can be used to fund materials or experiences for innovative, active or engaged learning b) individual or departmental professional development for teaching or pedagogy |
| Winter Term Enhancement Grants | Faculty | November 18, 2019 | up to $500
Grants support assignments, activities or events that deepen student learning and enrich your Winter Term course on campus. |
Other sources of funding to support teaching and learning at Elon include:
- Grants to support innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning awarded by Academic Technology Committee (ATC),
- Grants focused on improving writing instruction or research on writing from the Center for Writing Excellence
For additional internal and external funding opportunities, visit the university’s Faculty Funding website.