Note: UEC grants cannot be charged to p-cards, but faculty who receive UEC grants will receive information in their grant award letter about the possibility of an advance.
Deadline: April 1
Description
An endowment created by the Burlington Northern Company provides funds to assist faculty with curriculum development. These funds recognize that changes in disciplines and in student interests frequently necessitate development of new courses or new approaches to course materials, and new academic programs. Requested funds might provide summer stipends (normally at a rate of $500 per week of full-time work, for up to a maximum of three weeks), and funds for modest travel or needed materials. Burlington Northern does not pay for release time.
Faculty engaged in projects that involve travel outside the United States will need to register their travel at least four weeks prior to departure. Information on how to register travel and request approval for travel to high-risk areas is available on the University’s Travel Advisory site. University funding for projects that involve international travel will not be released until the travel is registered.
Eligibility
These funds are available to all full-time, ongoing faculty members and artists-in-residence. Preference is given to proposals involving team-taught or other inter-disciplinary courses, courses that are likely to enhance particularly the effectiveness of the core curriculum, or other kinds of innovative courses or programs. These funds are not intended to be used for customary revisions of existing courses, preparation to teach an existing course, or normal development of a new course in a faculty member’s primary discipline. The development of new courses and the revision of existing courses are a part of the usual teaching duties and reflect the ongoing changes which occur routinely in any discipline.
Application
Application for this grant should be made to the University Enrichment Committee through the online form. The application should include:
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Project proposal (1,000 words maximum).
a. Professional goals and anticipated outcomes of the project.
b. Description of activities for which the funding is requested.
c. A project timeline.
d. An explanation of how this project differs from customary revisions of existing courses, preparation to teach an existing course, or normal development of a new course in a faculty member’s primary discipline. - An itemized budget, including brief explanations for expenses.
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted by April 1 of the year in which the summer work is to be done.
Reporting
Recipients of a Burlington Northern Curriculum Development Grant shall submit a written report of the activities undertaken, by August 31 of the year the grant is awarded. The report should include the following: (1) a copy of revised or new teaching materials or program proposals, (2) a detailed description of how the goals and objectives outlined in the original proposal were achieved, and (3) a description of the benefits of the experience in relation to teaching and professional development. The report should be submitted to enrichment@pugetsound.edu.
Faculty stipends will not be paid until the final report is received.