Other Course Grant Application Instructions

 

This program is for any undergraduate course that does not meet the three categories above, e.g. a Junior, or Senior course.  Requirements are also to raise students’ higher-order thinking skills through the family of pedagogies called “inquiry-based instruction”.  Grants are primarily intended as summer stipends for faculty, as well as funding the purchase of books, materials, consultants, or transportation costs, to a maximum of $1,500 per faculty member.  The amount available in 2006-07 is $7,500.

 

See the document called “General Information for All Bush Proposals” posted at www.stthomas.edu/bushgrant for descriptions of all Bush re-grants, as well as application deadlines and reviewers’ criteria.  Submit seven copies of your proposal.  Send them to the address on the last page.

 

Guidelines for proposal narrative:

 

The proposal narrative is expected to describe or explain the  items listed below. Remember that the review committee is an interdisciplinary group of faculty. Do not assume knowledge of the jargon or techniques of your discipline. The length of the narrative should not exceed four pages with a 12-point font.

 

1.  Brief Abstract (~200 words)

 

2. Rationale / Need for the project:  Describe the teaching methodology currently used in the course(s) affected by your project.  Why are you proposing to change?  What evidence is there for the need for the project?  What aspects of students' learning will be affected? How?

 

3. Goals and Objectives:  This section will state broad project goals, but must also include specific, measurable objectives.  Your goals and objectives must support those of the Bush grant, stated in the document on the website called “General Information for All Bush Proposals”, at (www.stthomas.edu/bushgrant).

 

4. Project activities:  What do you propose to do?  Describe how you plan to achieve your project's goals and objectives.  Indicate what specific products (syllabi, curricular structure, etc.) may result from your work.  Is the project sustainable, or will it end at the end of the grant period?

 

5.  Preparation for the project:  What previous work has been done that relates to the project? For example, team members might have attended a conference on a particular pedagogical technique, read books or articles about this approach, analyzed student outcomes, observed classes that employ the methodology you wish to implement, etc.  Please be specific.

 

6. Evaluation:  How will you assess whether you have met your objectives?  How will you know that students’ thinking skills are improved (i.e. is there a good evaluation plan)?  (Additional assessment tools will be posted on the website as they become available).

 

7.  Dissemination:  How will you share the results of this work with others (1) at St. Thomas? (2) more broadly?  Be specific.  Some ideas: an article for Synergia, a poster or paper presented at a disciplinary meeting, journal articles, presentation at conferences of The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning, etc.

Other Course Grant Application Cover Sheet

 

 

Name :_____________________________ Dept./Program: _____________________

 

Mail # ______________Phone # _________ E-mail:___________________________

 

UST ID # (not SSN): _______________________

 

The date of my initial employment at UST was:

______________________ and the status of my present employment (tenured, tenure-track, limited term, adjunct) at UST is: ______________________.

 

 

1.         Title of proposed project:

 

2.            Description of project suitable for use in publicity and reporting to a general audience (not to exceed 50 words; avoid use of jargon):

 

3.                  Intended start date: _______________

 

Project duration (in months): ________

 

 

4.         Total amount requested: ___________

 

5.         Have you previously received Bush Grant funds?   ___ Yes   ___ No

 

If yes, please describe:

 

 

6.            Estimate the number of undergraduate students who will be affected by this project, e.g. __ number of students in __ sections of a course offered __ each year = ___

2)  Budget Format page for Other Course Grants  (maximum: $1,500 per faculty member) for curriculum development, faculty partnerships

 

·  Applicants are expected to provide reasonably detailed estimates of all expenses. 

·  Capital equipment (>$500) may not be purchased with these funds.

·  The Proposal Narrative should give reviewers adequate justification for general categories of expenses.  Detailed expenses and other calculations must be provided in a Budget Explanation.

·  Other sources of funding should be detailed in a Budget Explanation, as applicable:

·  Indicate whether or not you have applied for internal or external funding of this project in addition to UST’s Bush Foundation grant.  As appropriate, list names of funding programs, both internal and external, and specify which expenses those programs are expected to cover.  This should also be reflected on the Budget form and in supporting documentation (such as a letter of commitment).

·  If currently funded by any UST Bush Foundation grants, list the grant type, year of award, and project title of each grant received.

 

BUDGET ITEM                           Grant Request            Other Funding            Total

 

1. Personnel /  Director Stipend            __________             ___________            ___________

           

2. Travel expenses                               ___________            ___________            ___________

 

a. Lodging                                  ___________

b. Transportation                      ___________

c. Meals                          ___________

d. Conference Fee                 ___________

e. Other (give detail)            ___________

 

3. Supplies, e.g. books

and refreshments             ___________        ___________        ___________

 

4. Duplicating, postage, telephone __________

 

5. Other (provide detail)                         ___________            ___________            ___________

 

TOTAL REQUESTED:                    ___________            ___________            ___________


3)  Grant Application Checklist

 

Submit the application to: Dr. Vanca Schrunk, Mail # JRC 432.

 

Check that your application package contains seven complete, collated copies of the following:

 

___   A.  Cover Sheet

___   B.  Proposal Narrative

___   C. Budget Format page and Budget Explanation (not required for Seed Grants)

___   D. Copies of supporting documentation, if applicable

___   E. Two-page vitae (not required for Core and Core Area Grants)

___   F. Grant Application Checklist (this sheet, signed and dated)

 

Other items to acknowledge:

 

___   G.  Final reports

I do not have any final reports due for previous UST Bush grants.

 

___   H.  Protection of Human Subjects of Research

I understand that if my research will involve human subjects, I must seek approval from UST's Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (IRB) before beginning the project. See the IRB website for information: http://www.stthomas.edu/irb

 

___   I.  Final Report

Within three months of my project’s completion date,  I agree to submit to Program Coordinator Vanca Shrunk (c/o Bush Grant Mail # JRC 432, idschrunk@stthomas.edu, 2-5740) the following: 1) a project evaluation report, 2) an accounting of funds spent, and 3) assessment results. I understand that submission of this final report is a prerequisite for any future funding from UST’s Bush grant for Collaborative Inquiry.

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Signature:___________________________________________  Date:____________