Academic & Student Services
UW System Grant & Funding Resources
Grants & Awards Administered by the
Office of Academic Affairs
Nominations Due: March
Contact Person: Sal Carranza (scarranza@uwsa.edu )With this award, the Regents demonstrate their strong appreciation for the dedicated work, vital services, and outstanding contributions of the UW System's non-instructional academic staff.
Nominations Due: Mid-February
Contact Person: Donna Silver (dsilver@uwsa.edu )These awards recognize teaching of outstanding quality that leads to substantial intellectual growth in students.
Proposals Due: Mid-January*
Contact Person: Melissa Kepner (mkepner@uwsa.edu) and
Carmen Faymonville (cfaymonville@uwsa.edu)Encouraging faculty to utilize their expertise and apply their scholarship to support economic development in Wisconsin.
ARG is offered as a one-year program for all disciplines on all UW System campuses. Now, in collaboration with WiSys, a combined Applied Research Grant-WiSys Technology Advancement Grant (ARG-WiTAG) program is offered as well, with up to three years funding in science and technology fields only. ARG-WiTAG grants are not available for UW-Madison or UW-Milwaukee researchers. However, Madison or Milwaukee faculty may collaborate on ARG-WiTAG grant proposals submitted by other UW campuses.*Check with your campus research administration office for institutional deadlines that precede the posted UW System RFP due date.
Proposals Due: April 18, 2008 for 08-09 programs
Contact Person: Vicki Washington (vwashington@uwsa.edu)The goal of the grant program is to develop and support programs that are effective in promoting institutional change to foster access and excellence for historically underrepresented populations. Particular attention will be given to models, programs and strategies with demonstrated success in closing gaps in achievement in the areas of access, retention and graduation.
Proposals Due: March
Contact Person: Alan Foley (afoley@uwsa.edu)Supports curriculum redesign and related faculty and staff development in the effective use of technology in teaching and learning within the University of Wisconsin System.
Proposals Due: Mid-March & Mid-November
Contact Person: Donna Silver (dsilver@uwsa.edu )The Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) runs 2 grant cycles per year for this program, offering up to $1,000 in support for programs that promote cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and are focused on the enhancement of undergraduate teaching and learning. Programs are typically workshops, presentations, or mini-conferences on teaching-related subjects.
Proposals Due: November
Contact Person: Bill Cerbin (cerbin.will@uwlax.edu )For 2008, OPID invites applications from UW System faculty and teaching staff for grants of $2,500 to support small teams of instructors to engage in lesson study to focus on the design and study of lessons that address essential liberal education learning outcomes in introductory courses.
Proposals Due : April 15, 2008 for 08-09 programs
Contact Person: Lisa Kornetsky (lkornetsky@uwsa.edu) and
Donna Silver (dsilver@uwsa.edu )The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant (UTLG) for 2008-09 will be used to bring to the System level successful examples of campus initiatives that foster teaching and learning. The grant is designed to expand the scope of programs that have moved institutions forward with important new strategies for enhancing teaching and focusing on student learning in order to make those programs available across the UW System.
Proposals Due: Mid-February
Contact Person: Francine Tompkins (ftompkins@uwsa.edu)To support projects that will advance the successful implementation and evaluation of quality teacher preparation, involve faculty from both education and subject-matter disciplines, and engage partners from PK-12. Funding will support campus activities related to initial preparation and/or on-going professional development of teachers, including mentoring and new teacher induction.
Proposals Due: November
Contact Person: Tom Tonnesen (tonnesen@uwm.edu)These grants support reading groups and scholarly exchanges on racial/ethnic subjects by making funds available for the purchase of books that focus on racial/ethnic themes. Maximum award of $400.00, to be used for book purchases only.
Proposals Due: Mid-March or April
Contact Person: Tom Tonnesen (tonnesen@uwm.edu)Includes support for scholarly research on racial and ethnic topics with the intention of publication, the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to racial and ethnic topics, miscellaneous projects such as events and lectures, and minority faculty research/retention awards.
Nominations Due: Mid-March
Contact Person: Carmen Faymonville (cfaymonville@uwsa.edu)These awards are given to faculty and academic staff members at UW System institutions in recognition of outstanding career achievement in teaching. In addition, one award is given to an academic department, program or other academic unit which demonstrates exceptional commitment to and effectiveness in teaching.
Proposals Due: Mid-October
Contact Person: Phil Makurat (makuratp@uww.edu)This is a competitive grants program for increasing student achievement in the arts, civics and government, economics, English, foreign languages, geography, history, mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, by improving the teaching and principal quality at the K-12 level in Wisconsin's public and private schools. The funds will provide grants to eligible partnerships.
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