Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Improvement of Instruction Grants

The Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Center for Teaching Excellence sponsor the Improvement of
Instruction Grants (IIG) program during the academic year. IIG selection criteria give priority to proposals
that contribute to the University’s efforts to improve undergraduate teaching and learning, and we solicit
projects that have the potential to produce the greatest impact.

Previous Improvement of Instruction Grants have underwritten exciting initiatives at the University of Maryland; these projects have fostered the development of valuable and effective educational programs.

Individual faculty members, as well as departmental or interdisciplinary clusters, are invited to apply. Previous
Grants can be viewed at http://cte.umd.edu/grants/iigabstracts/2006-2007abstracts/index.html.

Proposals will be due early in the spring semester, so visit the CTE website for deadlines in January.

Lilly-East Travel Grants for Graduate Students

The 2008 Lilly-East Conference is scheduled for April 16 through 18, 2008, and will be hosted at the University of Delaware. Lilly Conferences combine interactive workshop sessions, discussions, and feature presentations, with opportunities for informal discussion about excellence in college and university teaching and learning. They bring together faculty and graduate students from across disciplines and types of academic institutions.

Conference Proposals are due on December 3, 2007. For more information about the conference, including proposal submission and guidelines, visit: http://www.udel.edu/lillyeast/.

CTE will fund graduate teaching assistants whose proposals are accepted. To apply for the Lilly-East
travel grant, visit http://cte.umd.edu/grants/Lilly-GrantApplication.html.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Grants

Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Grants help departments and colleges improve their development, support, and recognition of graduate teaching assistants. The purpose of these grants is to advance graduate teaching assistant professional development, thereby enhancing undergraduate student learning.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Grants are made possible by the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Graduate School, and the Office of the Provost. Grant criteria, suggested project areas, and supported proposals are available at http://cte.umd.edu/grants/TAGrants/index.html. Applications are due on November 30, 2007.

If you have questions or need more information about these grants, or to find out about CTE’s University Teaching and Learning Program, please contact Henrike Lehnguth by phone at (301) 314-1283 or by email at lehnguth@umd.edu.

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