CETL
Grant
Application
Package
CETL Home Page: www.spcollege.edu/cetl
727-791-2750
Grant Program Descriptions
Mini-Grants
CETL mini-grants are designed to support faculty engagement in innovative teaching and effective assessment of student learning. Faculty may work as individuals or form teams within or across disciplines to strategize ways to enhance their teaching, serve student needs, and meet course or program goals. Faculty are encouraged to use data-driven assessment to identify gaps and strategize ways to increase student success. Mini-grants may also be used to support theory-to practice applications of literature reviews, reflective teaching, communities of practice, and professional growth. Grant recipients will submit a written report of their projects to CETL and present to a group of faculty in a CETL-sponsored or CETL-approved event. Fulltime and adjunct faculty are welcome to submit proposals by the published deadlines in the Fall and Spring semesters.
Guidelines
§ Who can qualify for a CETL mini-grant?
Fulltime and adjunct faculty can qualify for a mini-grant. Faculty can choose to work alone or form teams within or across disciplines.
§ How much will faculty members be awarded?
Faculty will be awarded a maximum of $500. Payment will be received after all components of the project have been completed.
§ What do faculty members need to do to apply?
Interested faculty should fill out the CETL Mini-Grant Application. This includes outlining project rationale, goals, methods of achieving them, and potential impact on teaching and learning. The deadline for proposals will be published separately each year. Workshops with CETL Faculty Associates will be scheduled to assist faculty who wish to apply.
§ What needs to be completed to fulfill the mini-grant?
After being awarded the mini-grant, the faculty member(s) must complete the project as proposed, submit a final report to CETL, and present results/insights to a group of faculty at a CETL-sponsored or approved event by May 30. Faculty presentations may be recorded and submitted to the CETL website.
Travel Grants
CETL is pleased to support faculty professional development opportunities by funding attendance at conferences, workshops and symposiums where the attendee focuses on issues related to teaching, learning, technology, assessment and student success. While such conferences may be linked to particular disciplines, preference will be given to conferences that focus on college teaching and learning, address issues across a wide variety of disciplines and student populations. CETL conference travel grants are limited to $1500. Adjunct faculty can also apply for conference travel grants. Up to two travel grants per year may be awarded to adjunct faculty.
Please be sure to have secured permission from your immediate supervisor before applying for a CETL Travel Grant. Travel must be completed by June 30th each year.
These web sites may help you identify general and discipline-specific conferences around the world:
U.S. Academic Conferences
Worldwide Academic Conferences
SPC Foundation Innovations Fund Grants
These grants, from $500 - $3500, are to support projects that align with the mission of the College and benefit SPC students. Applications may be made by St. Petersburg College faculty, administrative departments, student groups with faculty advisors, or any team comprised of members of these constituencies. The Foundation suggests addressing perceived areas of improvement in the following areas:
Achieving CETL goals
Student Experience
Academic Excellence
Customer Service
Student Life
College Recruitment and Marketing
Improving Student Success Rates
Additional information about the Foundation Innovations Fund can be found at this web site:
St. Petersburg College Innovations Fund
CETL Mini-Grant and Travel Grant Process Guidance
1) Attend a CETL grant-writing workshop, if possible.
2) Download the appropriate proposal form from the CETL website.
3) Fill out the proposal form completely, ensuring you provide adequate detail for all of the questions on the form. If in doubt about how much detail to include, please provide more detail rather than less. Feel free to contact any CETL member with any questions you have about the proposal form or the proposal process.
4) The committee that will review and approve the grant proposals will not know who you are by name. All they will know about your request is what you write on the application form. There will likely be more proposals than there are funds available. The more clear and detailed your written proposal, and the better the project itself, the more likely it is to be funded.
5) Submit your proposal no later than the published due date. Email your proposal as an attachment to
6) Check your college e-mail account regularly in case the committee reviewing the proposals has some additional questions about your application.
7) If your proposal is accepted, you will be required to make a presentation to the College faculty about what you learned or the results of your project.
8) If your proposal is not accepted, you may be given feedback about why it was not accepted. You should feel free to apply again during the next grant cycle.
Suggested Mini-Grant Topics Include:
(This is a list of possible topics. It is not intended to include every possible topic.)
1) Supporting work for any CETL initiative
2) Developing a way to apply a new technology to the classroom
3) Developing tools or programs that can benefit faculty or students
4) Developing new or innovative types of assignments or projects that can apply across the college, department or discipline
5) Creating a new campus facility that will help teaching or learning
6) Developing initiatives, programs or events with other local colleges hosted at SPC
7) Developing initiatives, programs or events with local high schools hosted at SPC
8) Developing programs in partnership with Dual Enrollment, Early College, or Collegiate High School
9) Developing programs in partnership with local businesses or government agencies
Mini-Grant Evaluation Rubric
(For use by the CETL Grants Selection Committee)
Travel Grant Evaluation Rubric
(For use by the CETL Grants Selection Committee)
Instructions
Mini-Grant and Travel Grant Applications
1. Read through the entire application form.
2. Copy/paste the Instructions and questions into a Word
document. Answer each question thoroughly.
3. Save your document as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.
4. Email your completed application to the following address:
Contact a CETL Faculty Associate for more information:
http://www.spcollege.edu/cetl/faculty-associates.php
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MINI-GRANT APPLICATION
PURPOSE: CETL mini-grants are designed to support faculty engagement in innovative teaching and effective assessment of student learning. Faculty members may work as individuals or form teams within or across disciplines to strategize ways to enhance teaching, serve student needs, and meet course or program goals. CETL suggests addressing perceived areas of improvement in the following areas to achieve CETL goals:
• Student Experience
• Academic Excellence
• Customer Service
• Student Life
• College Recruitment and Marketing
• Improving student success rates
Faculty members are encouraged to use data-driven assessment to identify gaps and strategize ways to increase student success. Mini-grants may also be used to support theory to practice applications of literature reviews, reflective teaching, communities of practice, and professional growth. Grant recipients will be required to submit a written report describing their project and present to a group of faculty in a CETL-sponsored or CETL-approved scheduled event. Distribution of handouts to the faculty group event will be expected. Fulltime and adjunct faculty are welcome to submit their timely proposals. Projects requiring more than 1 semester to complete must be specified in the initial application by showing the extension completion date.
INSTRUCTIONS: All interested full time and adjunct faculty applicants must complete and submit this application by the published deadline date for consideration by the CETL Grant Review Committee. Thank you for your interest in this important educational endeavor designed for the enhancement of college teaching and learning experiences.
NAME: DEPARTMENT: SUBJECT DISCIPLINE:
OFFICE PHONE: HOME/CELL PHONE:
SUPERVISOR: DEAN:
HOME CAMPUS:
OTHER CAMPUSES ON WHICH YOU TEACH:
WHAT OTHER COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS OR ENTITIES DO YOU WORK FOR, IF ANY?
Completely answer each of the following questions:
1)What is the title of your proposal?
2) Please provide an abstract for your proposal. It should be no longer than 100 words.
3) Briefly and clearly state the goals of your proposal and all expected outcomes. A short bullet list is acceptable. Explicitly state all expected outcomes.
4) Explain how your proposed goals will link to CETL goals.
5)Explain how other faculty members and/or students can expect to benefit from your project?
6) Briefly describe the preparation that will be necessary to successfully complete your project, including a timeline. (For example: purchasing equipment, purchasing software, administering surveys, collaborating with colleagues, etc.).
7) How many members (including you) will be working on this project?
8) Is your project proposal discipline-specific? If not, explain how the outcomes of this project can be applied to other disciplines. Identify those other disciplines.
9) Explain how you will measure the outcomes of your project. Explain why you chose this specific measurement method(s).
10) Explain how you will determine whether or not your project goals were achieved.
11)Explain the expected long term and short term impacts of your project on both teaching and student learning.
12)What is your requested mini-grant amount? (Request not to exceed $500.00)
13)Is there an existing college entity already responsible for doing work similar to that with which this mini-grant proposal is involved? If so, which college entity or entities does similar work to your proposal?
a) If you work for one of these college entities, for which entity do you work?
b) If you do not work for one of these college entities, please explain how you will coordinate your efforts.
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TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
PURPOSE: CETL is pleased to support faculty professional development opportunities by funding attendance at conferences, workshops and symposiums where the attendee focuses on issues related to teaching, learning, technology, assessment and student success. While such conferences may be linked to particular disciplines, preference will be given to conferences that focus on college teaching and learning, and address issues across a wide variety of disciplines and student populations. CETL travel grants are restricted to $1,500.00 maximum. Adjunct faculty can apply for conference travel grants; up to two travel grants per year may be awarded to adjuncts. Obtaining secured permission from your immediate supervisor prior to applying for a CETL Travel Grant is mandatory. Awarded travel must be completed by the specified deadline date. Travel grants will be available annually beginning on July 1 for the upcoming academic year.
INSTRUCTIONS: All interested faculty must complete and submit this application by the published deadline date for consideration by the CETL Grant Review Committee. Thank you for your interest in this important educational endeavor designed for the enhancement of college teaching and learning experiences.
NAME: DEPARTMENT: SUBJECT DISCIPLINE:
OFFICE PHONE: HOME/CELL PHONE:
SUPERVISOR: DEAN:
HOME CAMPUS:
OTHER CAMPUSES ON WHICH YOU TEACH:
WHAT OTHER COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS OR ENTITIES DO YOU WORK FOR, IF ANY?
Completely answer each of the following questions:
1) To what type of event will you be traveling? (conference, workshop, etc.) Provide details such as dates & location.
2) Please provide an abstract describing what you expect to bring back to the college from your travel. It should be no longer than 100 words.
3) Explain how your attendance to the event will benefit your program discipline, teaching, college students, and/or SPC.
4) Is this an annual conference or workshop? If so, have you ever attended in the past?
5) Will you be presenting at this event? If so, please answer the following:
a) What is your program presentation topic?
b) What type of presentation are you developing? (i.e. presentation, panel, focus group, poster session, etc.)
c) What is your expected program presentation group size, if known?
d) Provide a brief description (300 words or less) of your program presentation.
6) Provide an itemized list of your expected expenses showing total dollar amounts requested (include the conference registration fees, hotel costs, airfare, car mileage, tolls, car rentals, etc.).
7) Each travel grant recipient is required to conduct a presentation for the College upon return. Identify your presentation format preference. (For example, oral presentation, workshop, online module, etc.)
8) Is there an existing college entity already responsible for doing work similar to that with which this travel proposal is involved? If so, which college entity or entities does similar work to your proposal?
a) If you work for one of these college entities, for which entity do you work?
b) If you do not work for one of these college entities, please explain how you will coordinate your efforts with this college entity or entities that do similar work to your proposal.
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