Beyond CRLT Grants:
Instructional Funds and Grants Available at UM
- Arts
at Michigan offers Course Connections Funding support
the inclusion of arts-based learning in the undergraduate curriculum.
Faculty, instructional staff, and graduate student instructors
are invited to apply for up to $500 for faculty-sponsored excursions,
workshops, and projects related to courses. These funds may be
used for admissions to museums and performances, workshops by visiting
artists, and course projects, such as theatrical performances,
exhibitions, etc. For projects that are integrated into more than
one course, funding of up to $1000 will be considered. Please note:
Grant funds cannot be used to pay for refreshments.
The Arts at Michigan grants are provided by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. - The Center for Global and Intercultural Study solicits Global Course Connection proposals for the development of off-campus study components as part of Ann Arbor-based undergraduate courses. All continuing faculty at University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus are eligible to apply. CGIS will provide $5,000-$10,000 for each selected proposal. Global Course Connections develop closer curriculum integration between departmental course offerings and global study, providing a structured educational experience within the context of a semester-long course. Preference will be given to proposals which provide opportunities for students to engage with local people in addition to visiting culturally relevant sites.
- Dean’s
Discretionary Funds for the Support of Faculty and Graduate Students are provided to improve the climate, character, and quality of graduate education, to fund academic initiatives to enhance the quality and intensity of intellectual exchange, to support faculty travel (up to $500), and to support events benefiting the University community. Faculty, staff, and students who are enrolled in or employed by a Rackham unit are eligible to apply for funds. Grant funds are made possible by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
- The Ginsberg Center Arts of Citizenship Faculty Fellows Program for Public Scholarship in Arts, Humanities and Design. The fellows program is open to all levels of faculty at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses. Fellows are part of a cohort of scholars who demonstrate interest in publically engaged academic work. Opportunities are provided for fellows to participate in Friday breakfast events and training workshops on subjects such as collaborative research with graduate students and community organizations, creating mutually beneficial partnerships, techniques for balancing community benefit and scholarly work, methods for co-authoring scholarly publications, and presenting public scholarship in disciplines that value traditional scholarship.
- The IDEA Institute [pdf], a collaboration between LSA and the School of Education, seeks proposals from science and/or mathematics faculty related to the work of undergraduate teaching and learning of science and mathematics.
- Global Intercultural
Experience for Undergraduates Program sends small groups of undergraduates and faculty members to exciting locations in the U.S. and around the world for two to four weeks of engaging intercultural academic studies. The Program is open to all tenured, tenure-track, research track faculty, and individuals with continuing full-time Lecturer appointments on the Ann Arbor campus of the University. Faculty proposals designed to have an ongoing impact on undergraduate education or field study will receive priority. Grant funds are provided by the Office of the Provost.
- LSA Faculty Grants
for Innovations in Teaching with Technology are designed to improve learning in undergraduate classes through teaching with technology. Two levels of funding are available for projects using information technology in the classroom: level one at $5,000, and level two at $15,000 or less. The grants are open to all instructional staff in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Proposals for Level Two funding must include a letter of support from the faculty member's department chair or program director. Grant funds are provided by LSA.
- The Program of Faculty Support for Scholarly Activities on Women and Gender supports a range of scholarly activities on women or gender with grants ranging from $500 to $10,000. Its goal is to enhance disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship on women and gender at the University of Michigan. Support may be requested for individual scholarly activities (e.g., travel to research sites, purchase of research materials such as books, microfilms, or other items, research assistance) and for collaborative projects (e.g., pilot or initial research efforts, study groups, conference planning and implementation).
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Public Goods Council Grant (PGC) The Public Goods Council (PGC) invites proposals for projects that draw on public culture and cultural institutions to engage undergraduates and help shape their education. A grants of up to $1,500 will be awarded from a fund provided by the Provost's Office for faculty teaching undergraduate courses. Interested faculty should contact PGC directors.
- Research Support for University of Michigan faculty and staff from UM Funds. The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) provides a page of links to research funding resources within U-M.