Grants
Grants
Overview of CATL grants
CATL offers a number of funding opportunities for innovative, inclusive, and evidence-based teaching and learning projects or scholarly presentations related to teaching and learning.
Click each title for additional information and for application forms.
| Funding Opportunity | Eligibility | Application Due Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATL Scholars Fellowship | Full-time, ongoing teaching faculty | Friday, September 20, 2024, by 5 pm. | Two-year fellowship, including $2,500 in project funds and 2 course reassignments per year (or the equivalent applied toward summer stipends and/or project funds). |
| Teaching and Learning Grants | Full-time, ongoing teaching faculty | Fall: Monday, October 14, 2024, by 5 pm.
Spring: Friday, April 11, 2025, by 5 pm. |
Grants of $1000-$5000 support innovative, inclusive and/or scholarly teaching and learning projects through funds for start-up and one-time expenses; they do not support ongoing operational costs or disciplinary research. |
| Diversity and Inclusion Grants | Teams of 2-5 faculty, staff and/or students led by a full-time, ongoing teaching faculty member | Friday, March 7, 2025, by 5 pm. | $1,000 stipend for each team member + $500 for project expenses
Grants support teams of faculty developing inclusive teaching practices that foster success for students of all academic and social backgrounds, including developing materials for a course or program to pilot best practices in inclusive pedagogy. |
| Teaching Conference Reimbursement Grants (virtual & in person) | Full-time, ongoing teaching faculty | Grants are currently closed. Please come back in Spring 2025. | Grants supplement matching funds to present on or participate in virtual or in-person teaching and learning or SOTL conferences and programs. |
| Mini Grants | Full-time, ongoing teaching faculty | Grants are currently closed. Please come back in Spring 2025. | Grants of up to $500 support
a) course-related student engagement, and can be used to fund materials or experiences for innovative, active or engaged learning b) individual or departmental professional development for teaching or pedagogy |
| Winter Term Enhancement Grants | Faculty, includes part-time faculty | Friday, November 15, 2024, by 5 pm. | up to $400
Grants support assignments, activities or events that deepen student learning and enrich your Winter Term course on campus. |
Other sources of funding to support teaching and learning at Elon include:
- Grants to support innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning awarded by Academic Technology Committee (ATC),
- Grants focused on improving writing instruction or research on writing from the Center for Writing Excellence
For additional internal and external funding opportunities, visit the university’s Faculty Funding website.