Proposal for a CAE/Pierce Grant for High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement
NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ____________________
TITLE OF PROJECT: _________________________________________________________
All proposals for grants will be evaluated on the basis of the fund’s purpose:
The CAE / Pierce Grant for High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement provides
financial support for Oxford College faculty members who wish to explore and
develop High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement in ways that promote ethics,
community engagement, and/or leadership.
This purpose, however, also includes significant flexibility, and what projects or activities are
funded ultimately depends on the creativity of faculty members who submit proposals.
Responsibility for recommending which proposals can be funded will be the joint responsibility of
the Director of the Center for Academic Excellence and the Pierce Chair of Religion, who will,
whenever possible, seek the input of the Pierce Chair Advisory Committee. The amount of each
grant will normally be in the range of $300-$3000, but exceptions will be considered.
This program is a partnership of the CAE and the Pierce Institute for Leadership and Community
Engagement. The mission of the CAE includes faculty development opportunities, teaching and
learning scholarship, assessment of courses and programs, and partnerships with faculty and
programs in other divisions of Emory University and beyond. The mission of the Pierce Institute is
to promote ethics, community engagement, and leadership.
Funds for the grant come from the Pierce Institute, so the activities funded by the grant must also
do at least one of the following:
• Connect students’ intellectual, spiritual, and leadership capacities for positive civic
engagement
• Promote the intellectual rigor and moral virtues that engender an ethic of concern for
justice and desire for reconciliation
• Encourage civic engagement and social responsibility through service learning and
community service
• Promote fundamental principles and practices associated with ethical leadership skills and
collaborative decision making
• Support courses and programs that emphasize practical ethics, diverse leadership
dynamics, and service learning
Examples of Types of High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement
Activities that qualify for these grants will operate in the overlap between the mission of the CAE
and the mission of the Pierce Institute. One key area of overlap includes high-impact pedagogies
that help to promote ethics, community engagement, and leadership.
The AAC&U has compiled a list of high-impact pedagogies. At least three of them serve as
examples for the types of areas that could be funded through this grant (the following is
adapted/excerpted from http://www.aacu.org/leap/hips).
Service Learning, Community-Based Learning: Programs in which field-based
“experiential learning” with community partners is an instructional strategy—and often a required
part of the course. The idea is to give students direct experience with issues they are studying in
the curriculum and with ongoing efforts to analyze and solve problems in the community. A key
element in these programs is the opportunity students have both to apply what they are learning in
real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their service experiences. These programs
model the idea that giving something back to the community is an important college outcome, and
that working with community partners is good preparation for citizenship, work, and life.
Diversity/Global Learning:
Courses and programs that help students explore cultures,
life experiences, and worldviews different from their own. These studies—which may address U.S.
diversity, world cultures, or both—often explore “difficult differences” such as racial, ethnic, and
gender inequality, or continuing struggles around the globe for human rights, freedom, and power.
Frequently, intercultural studies are augmented by experiential learning in the community and/or by
study abroad.
Undergraduate Research:
Research experiences for students in all disciplines that
involve students with actively contested questions, empirical observation, cutting-edge
technologies, and the sense of excitement that comes from working to answer important questions.
Description of the project or activity to be funded
Please attach a description of the project or activity for which you are requesting funds (no more
than five pages; the length will vary according to the complexity of the activity) that includes the
following:
1. Introduction, background.
2. Time period of proposed project.
3. Objectives, specific aims, significance of the projected results.
4. Project plan, methods or procedures to be followed, rationale, expectations for
accomplishments specifically during the period of this grant.
5. Proposed budget.
6. Please describe any other sources of funding, if any, that you have or for which you have
applied to support this project.
7. Work already completed on the project (if any).
Please email a pdf of these materials, including this form, to the CAE Director
(jgalle@emory.edu), the Pierce Chair of Religion (dgowler@emory.edu), and the Pierce
Institute administrative assistant (allison.mckelvey@emory.edu).
Statement of Agreement
If I receive a CAE/Pierce Grant for High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement, I agree to provide
the Director of the CAE and the Pierce Chair of Religion with a brief written report summarizing
the results of my activities within six weeks of finishing the project/activity. These reports and any
supporting materials will be used to assess the accomplishments of the program and whether to
continue the CAE/Pierce Grant for High-Impact Pedagogies of Engagement.
SIGNED______________________________________
(Applicant)
All awarded funds are subject to the rules and regulations of Emory University and Oxford
College (e.g., appropriate documentation for reimbursement of expenses) and will be
distributed by Oxford College Financial Services.
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