Curriculum Development and Revitalization Application

2020 Application for Curriculum Revitalization and Development Grants

Applications due by 5pm, March 27, 2020.
This grant supports faculty designing a new semester-long course, or substantially re-designing an existing semester-long course, to address one or more of the following strategies in the Gustavus Acts Strategic Plan: 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.4. (Please note: these grants are not available for IEX courses (J-term) or for one-time special topics courses.)

Funds for these grants are limited; thus, grants are competitive. Priority will be given to applications submitted by tenured, tenure-track, and continuing instructor faculty because of the long-term benefit their initiatives afford the Gustavus curriculum.

Funding priority will be assigned for proposals that meet the following criteria:

■ Articulate the educational value of the new/redesigned course as a means of targeting one or more of the Gustavus Acts strategies identified above.

■ Outline a clear plan for (re)developing the target course. Explain what will be done, when it will be completed and the anticipated outcome of each action.

■ Address the curricular impact the target course will have in terms of frequency offered and/or enrollment.

■ Include an assessment plan for determining impact of the course on student learning.

■ Identify appropriate materials and activities necessary to develop the course.

■ Include a letter from the relevant department/program chair confirming the department’s commitment to offering the course (when and how frequently it will be offered) and endorsing the proposed course change.

■ In the event of insufficient resources, those faculty with other sources of funding (i.e. endowed chair funds) will be prioritized below those without access to such funds.

Funding decisions will be made by a group composed of the Kendall Center director, a member of the Faculty Development Committee, and a Kendall Center Faculty Associate.

In accepting funds, awardees agree to share their course syllabus with the campus community via the Kendall Center and additional faculty development venues as appropriate.

Please contact the Kendall Center Director with questions about the application process or if you would like to consult regarding an idea for a grant.

Application begins on next page.

Applicant Information
Are you applying as an individual or part of a 2-person team?

Individual Team
Applicant 1 Name *

First Name Last Name
Applicant 1 E-mail *
Applicant 1 Department *
Applicant 1 Administrative Assistant *
Applicant 1: If successful, my proposal can be used as an example to assist future faculty grant applications. I understand that this decision will not in any way influence the evaluation of my application.

Yes No
Applicant 2 Name

First Name Last Name
Applicant 2 E-mail
Applicant 2 Department
Applicant 2 Administrative Assistant
Applicant 2: If successful, my proposal can be used as an example to assist future faculty grant applications. I understand that this decision will not in any way influence the evaluation of my application.

Yes No
Course Information
Target Course (dept. synonym, number, and title)
Planned frequency of new/revised course offering
First semester when new/revised course will be offered
Please identify the relevant Gustavus Acts strategy and briefly explain the target course's relationship to that strategy.
Application Narrative
Please address the following questions and upload on next page (750 word maximum):

1. Articulate the educational value of the new/redesigned course as a means of targeting one or more of the following Gustavus Acts strategies: 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.4.2.

2. Outline a clear plan for (re)developing the target course. Explain what will be done, when it will be completed and the anticipated outcome of each action.

3. Address the curricular impact the target course will have in terms of frequency offered and/or enrollment.

4. Include an assessment plan for determining impact of the course on student learning.

5. Identify appropriate materials and activities necessary to develop the course.
Budget Information
Please complete the Curriculum Development and Revitalization Grant Budget Form available here and upload below.

Faculty members will each receive $750 in stipend support.

If you include student labor in your budget form, please note that the students must have permission to work (contact HR) and that summer hours include 8.77% in benefits for them. Please make sure that your application narrative clearly explains the need for student labor and the duties they will perform.

Up to two faculty members, each of whom must teach the course identified in the proposal, may apply for a total of $1250 in support additional to the stipend. Funds may be used to acquire materials and supplies, reimburse expenses for travel and registration fees for teaching seminars or workshops directly related to the course content; for visiting archives or collections necessary to develop or significantly redesign an existing course; and to pay printing or photocopying costs.

Grant money may not be used for workshops, seminars, or meetings for which participants are given a stipend by an outside granting agency, or to present or publish research, scholarship, or creative works.

Faculty will have one fiscal year to spend the grant: June 1, 2019through May 31, 2020.
Letter of Support

Please upload a letter from the relevant department/program chair confirming the department’s commitment to offering the course (when and how frequently it will be offered) and endorsing the proposed course change.
Please upload Application Narrative, Budget Form, and Letter of Support. *

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2020 Application for Curriculum Revitalization and Development Grants

Applicant Information

Course Information

Application Narrative

Budget Information

Letter of Support