Full-time faculty members (tenure track and non-tenure track) are eligible to apply (ALL campuses). Joint proposals may be submitted by two or more faculty where collaboration is an essential element in the proposal.

This grant is principally targeted to initiatives that are innovative, scalable, adaptable, and applicable to teaching. An innovation is not only the introduction of a new idea, product, or method, but also one that underscores the need for change. Innovations that are scalable provide solutions to more than one condition: class size, curriculum, discipline, and learning environment. Innovations should also be readily adaptable by others. Examples of innovations might include (but are not limited to) online course design, simulations, collaboration in teaching, field studies, video streaming, and electronic portfolios where approaches to pedagogy and good teaching practices are advanced.

All proposals are juried and competitive. Proposals should include relatively brief statements of intent that focus on defining issues of teaching that are potential targets for innovation and improvement throughout the Rowan community. Awardees are expected to share their results with the university community.

Proposals must include the following information in a pdf format:

1. Title of proposal.
2. Courses(s) or curriculum affected.
3. Name of applicant(s).
4. Objectives of the proposal: How they meet the criteria of innovation, scalability, and adaptability.
5. Description of the specific innovation.
6. Assistance needed from IRT Training & Instructional Support.
7. Plans for evaluating and sustaining the innovation.
8. Budget. Describe the essential technology and estimated costs. Grant funds are allocated for equipment purchases only. 

Proposals must be submitted to the Application form (link unavailable at this time) by June 30th.

All proposals are juried and competitive. 

A review committee composed of members from IRT Training & Instructional Support and the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will be established to approve grant proposals. The committee will evaluate proposals that are innovative, scalable, adaptable, and applicable to teaching.