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(revision of October 1, 2001)
I. Eligibility
Only members of the faculties of the Five Colleges of Ohio are eligible to submit proposals to the program. This includes full- and part-time faculty and those in tenure track as well as visiting appointments. Affiliated scholars are not eligible to submit proposals although they may participate in funded proposals if approved by their provost.II. Purpose of grants
The purpose of these grants is to fund collaborative work between faculty members and students whose efforts seek to evaluate and change methods of teaching and learning within an academic area through the use of learning technologies.The Review Committee will give strong preference to projects that display the following characteristics:
- Conception and planning involving faculty and students from both institutions (although a few projects may initially be undertaken on only one campus).
- Potential to produce pedagogical techniques and materials that can be easily disseminated and used on both campuses
- Promise of gains in instructional cost-effectiveness by improving learning without requiring continuing additional expense, significantly adding to the range of materials taught without incurring additional continuing expense, or reducing the costs of learning without sacrificing the quality of instruction
- Distribution across disciplines, and especially interdisciplinary exploration
- Feasibility and potential impact on teaching and student learning
III. Amount and duration of award
Funds up to $15,000 per project may be proposed, however it is anticipated that the Review Committee will award most grants at lesser amounts. The Review Committee can suggest budget changes. Projects are to be carried out within six to twelve months of the award of funding. All projects funded by the Program must be completed by the end of the Program in 2001. Faculty proposing projects during the last calendar year of the Program should keep this in mind when designing projects.IV. Appropriate costs
Program guidelines are flexible with regard to costs that qualify with the exception of hardware. The grant from the Mellon Foundation that created this Program funded our remote collaboration classrooms. No further expenditures on equipment are permitted.All major costs for a project must be listed in the proposal. Costs which are not in listed in the proposal must be approved in advance by the Program Director. Examples of allowable expenditures include stipends for faculty and students and those staff who are not on twelve- month contracts, honoraria for outside speakers and consultants, travel expenses for faculty moving between our campuses and attending events at other locations, supplies such as software, curricular materials and access fees.
The primary proposer of a project is fully responsible for providing accurate and timely documentation for all expenses to be paid with grant funds. All expenses must be handled through the Program staff, including purchase orders, stipends and honoraria, reimbursements, etc.
V. Proposal and review process
Proposals will be solicited two to three times each academic year. Deadlines will be published on the Mellon Program web site. Proposals will be reviewed by Program staff prior to review by the Review Committee. The purpose of the initial review is to ensure that each proposal advances to the Review Committee with all necessary details, especially with respect to technical details and budgets. In this initial review, no proposal will be rejected. The Review Committee will evaluate each proposal in light of the purposes of the Program (above). The Review Committee may ask for more information of the proposer(s), for modifications, or for a later resubmission. In general, the Review Committee will complete its evaluation and announce awards within one month of the submission deadline. Program staff will then assist successful primary proposers in initiating their projects. Unsuccessful proposers will be notified of the deficiencies in their proposals by the Review Committee.VI. Project assessment and dissemination
Program staff will maintain contact with primary proposers of funded projects. It is the responsibility of proposers to implement their projects in accordance with the timetables set forth in their proposals. Proposers must notify program staff immediately of any barriers to the successful implementation of their project.A written report will be submitted to the Program staff at the conclusion of each project. This report will contain five reporting sections as follows:
- How were project goals (as defined in the proposal) met, or modified and met, and if not, why were they not met?
- What was learned about teaching and learning with technology?
- What was learned about collaborative processes (at all levels - individual, departmental, institutional)?
- What improvements would be made to this project if it were to be repeated?
- List ways in which information about this project has been disseminated.
Other questions about the management of faculty grants should be addressed to the Program Director, Scott E. Siddall, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023, or via e-mail at siddall@denison.edu
More information about faculty grants is available here.
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