Scholarship of
Pedagogy Grant Application Instructions
Scholarship of Pedagogy Grants finance travel for a faculty
member to present their findings about the pedagogies of inquiry-based learning
or faculty/student collaborations. The
amount available for these grants in 2006-07 is $5,000.
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
professional organizations in your discipline. The
length of the narrative should not exceed four pages with a 12-point font.
The narrative should
also provide the following information:
· thumbnail
description of the work that will be presented
· conference sponsors,
title, dates, and location
· explanation of the
nature and significance of the conference
· names of faculty and
students involved in the collaboration who will be traveling to the conference
Budget Items
Dissemination of
findings of faculty/student collaborations or inquiry-based pedagogies may
include the following Travel expenses:
Lodging
Transportation
Meals
Conference
registration
Other
(describe)
Other costs (consult with Bush grant staff on allowability of Other expenses in the Budget Format page, then provide budget detail and justification in the Proposal Narrative).
Scholarship of Pedagogy Grant 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:
2) Budget
Format page for Scholarship of
Pedagogy Grants (maximum:
$1,000/individual, to a maximum of $3,000/team; $5,000 total available for
departmental requests)
· 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. Travel expenses ___________ ___________ ___________
a.
Lodging ___________
b.
Transportation ___________
c.
Meals ___________
d.
Conference Fee ___________
e.
Other (give detail) ___________
2. Supplies, e.g. books
and
refreshments ___________ ___________ ___________
3. Duplicating,
postage, telephone __________
4. 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 eight 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:____________