Community Engagement and Outreach 334 Thorvaldson Building, 110 Science Place Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9 Canada Telephone: 306-­‐966-­‐6690 Email: communityengagement@usask.ca Web: www.usask.ca/engagement SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Support Guidelines
PURPOSE:
To foster collaborative and mutually beneficial community engaged activities that are designed
to enhance student learning and contribute to lasting teaching partnerships.
DESCRIPTION:
The Office of Engagement and Outreach will provide as many as three (3) individual grants of
up to $4,000 each ($12,000 total per annum) to support initial relationship building and
innovative curriculum development towards sustainable and meaningful learning partnerships.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to University of Saskatchewan faculty, instructional staff, and senior graduate students
pursuing opportunities for experiential learning developed in collaboration with a community
partner and conducted in a manner reflecting best practices in Community Engaged Learning
(CEL). This is a one-time grant aimed at supporting collaborative curricular development with
lasting impact benefit for students and the public.
ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE EXPENSES:
Funding is intended to be flexible and amenable to the unique costs of undertaking
collaborative community engaged learning. The following are examples of eligible expenses:
Compensation for a community member’s time contributing to curriculum development or
co-teaching.
Travel costs incurred by faculty, students, or community members in attending collaborative
meetings.
Honouraria or gifts for community elders, knowledge keepers, and ceremonial leaders.
Hospitality costs for community-student gatherings.
Costs for producing and distributing student created knowledge translation products.
Costs incurred for remote or distributed technology-based meetings.
The following are expenses are generally ineligible under this award, as alternate university
internal funding is available:
Funding for teaching assistants or undergraduate research coaches. Casual student hours for
specialized work directly related to the community collaboration, for example, meeting
planning, audio/video recording and editing, or other such activities are considered eligible
expenses.
Expenses associated with tangential research or teaching work not directly connected to
community outcomes.
TERMS OF SUPPORT:
Recipients will have 12 months from their desired award start date to use the funds. Residual
funds will be returned to the Office of Community Engagement.
Recipients will be required to submit a report detailing the results of the initiative (maximum
1,000 words). This report should be designed with a general audience in mind as it may be
used for internal and external communications and promotions purposes. The report must
include specific examples of community impact.
Recipients will be invited to share their findings and methodology at Engaged Scholar Day
or other such events organized by the Office of Community Engagement.
Recipients will be required to credit the Office of Community Engagement on all
promotional strategies and communications, and in any resulting publications.
CRITERIA:
Funding will be awarded through a peer review process by adjudicators appointed by the
Director, Community Engagement. The adjudicators will be guided by the following criteria:
Meaningfulness of the CEL activity to community:
Community participation in planning, implementing, delivering, and evaluating the work.
The activity addresses a community-identified issue or need in a way appreciated by
community.
The activity will lead to substantive and meaningful impact for community.
Meaningfulness of the CEL activity to student learning outcomes:
The CEL activity enhances student learning outcomes in accordance with the aims of the
University of Saskatchewan Learning Charter.
Meaningfulness of the CEL activity to scholarship:
The activity has clear objectives.
The activity follows best practices in current and relevant pedagogical literature.
Innovative curricular approaches or methodology will be disseminated through relevant
pedagogical or community engagement publications, conferences, or other forums.
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Appropriateness of budget:
The budget is realistic, and adheres to the eligibility guidelines.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The application should include the following:
1. A cover letter from the applying instructor outlining how the proposal meets the
adjudication criteria.
2. The instructor’s shortened CV (maximum 3-pages).
3. A proposed budget outlining funds allocation, the total funds requested, and a timeline.
4. Letters of support from participating community partners.
5. Evidence of Research Ethics Board approval, as appropriate.
The application should be forwarded as a pdf file to the Director, Community Engagement.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Funds will be allocated beginning June 1 (or the closest following business day). After this date,
applications will continue to be considered until funds are exhausted.
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