Curry School Innovation Collaboration Grants
Fall 2009
Thanks to generous support from the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (VPCIO), the Curry School has secured funding to support innovation in three areas:
• digital scholarship
• online and distance education
• community-building
A significant portion of this funding will be used to support a grants program for Curry faculty and students who wish to investigate the use of technologies or materials in support of these three goals. The CLIC Advisory Committee is administering this program, which it is calling the Innovation Collaboration Grants, and has set the following guidelines for these grants:
• Grants may be made to any Curry faculty member or student, and will be awarded based on a written proposal to the CLIC Advisory Committee that advances one or more of the three goals listed above.
• Grants will be made for up to $5,000, but, given the limited amount of funding available, requests for $2,000 or less are preferred.
• Grants may be used to purchase equipment, licenses or other materials, but are not intended to pay individuals or provide financial aid to students.
• Any item purchased with an Innovation Collaboration grant can be used as indicated in the proposal, but remains the property of the Curry School of Education.
• Students and/or faculty who receive Innovation Collaboration grants are required to prepare brief reports of the outcome of their innovations that includes suggestions for future use of similar technologies or materials in support of the three goals listed above.
While there are no fixed formats for grant proposals, the CLIC Advisory Committee provides the following three suggestions for proposals:
• Exploratory grants: Grants of this type would support the exploration of innovative practices incorporating a contemporary learning technology or other technology that could be used to enhance teaching and learning. Grants of this type would be proposed by a faculty member and a student to ensure that such exploration would reflect both students’ and the faculty member’s perspectives in the innovation.
• Scale-up grants: Funds can also be requested to scale up promising innovations identified through previously funded exploratory projects, however, grants should not be used in place of other funding intended to scale up such efforts. Furthermore, proposals for grants of this type should demonstrate how scale up efforts are truly innovations that support one or more of the three goals listed above, as opposed to “doing more of the same thing.”
• Infrastructure grants: Grants of this type would be used to purchase technology or non-consumable materials that would be used to build the infrastructure of the Curry Library and Innovation Commons (CLIC) in support of the three goals listed above.
In order to apply for an Innovation Collaboration grant, a Curry student of faculty member (or both) should prepare a written proposal to the CLIC Advisory Committee that details the following:
• A clear statement describing the innovation to be pursued,
• Clear statements about how this innovation will support or advance the goals of digital scholarship, online/distance education, and/or community building,
• A description of the technology or materials needed,
• A description of the technical support needed for that technology, and
• A clear statement of desired outcomes and how those outcomes will benefit the CLIC, the Curry School or a particular discipline or profession.
The CLIC Advisory Committee will consider all proposals as they are received and will begin making awards as soon as successful proposals are received. The CLIC Advisory Committee will provide feedback to those making proposals that are not funded and will encourage those making such proposals to revise their proposals and resubmit them for further consideration.
Questions regarding the Innovation Collaboration grants should be addressed to Mark Hampton via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Proposals may be submitted electronically to the same email address or via Messenger mail to Mark Hampton, Box 400260.
Proposals should be received by the close of business on the Monday before a CLIC Advisory Committee meeting to be considered. CLIC Advisory Committee meetings are scheduled for the following dates this semester:
• October 1
• October 15
• October 29
• November 12
• December 10