Arts and Technology
Research and Faculty Development Grant Opportunities
Summer 2007 and 2007-2008 Academic Year
Introduction
In the summer of 2004, Willamette University was awarded a grant from the W. M. Keck
Foundation to expand and develop an interdisciplinary program in Arts and Technology.
Specifically, the grant is designed to encourage collaboration among faculty from
disparate fields as researchers, artists, scholars and teachers, to explore ways in which
information technology can be integrated into a liberal arts education, and to lead to the
establishment of a minor in arts and technology. Courses in the minor are intended to
involve students in using technology for creative and artistic expression.
A portion of the grant funds are designated to support research and faculty development
to allow interested faculty to investigate ways in which information technology affects
their fields of interest and to develop innovative uses of technology as a pedagogical tool
for encouraging creative activity. These opportunities are open to faculty beyond those
intimately involved in the development of the interdisciplinary minor in order to foster a
broader discussion and perspective across disciplines on the integration of technology
and the arts.
Application Process for Awards
The Keck Grant Administration Committee invites proposals for faculty research and
development projects for Summer 2007 and the 2007-2008 academic year. Proposals for
summer activities are due by 5:00 PM on May 15, 2006. Applications maybe be
submitted by e-mail to cramerc@willamette.edu or sent via campus mail to Cheryl
Cramer in WITS.
Proposal Format and Procedures
Proposals should provide details sufficient for a colleague from your discipline to
evaluate the usefulness and validity of your project. Please provide a brief explanation of
any technologies or methodologies that are specific to your field to assist committee
members from other disciplines. An application form can be found at the end of this
document.
Award Categories
The Keck grant provides support for three types of activity for faculty interested in the
arts and information technology:
Professional Enhancement Projects: to expand competence with current technologies or
to obtain training in a new area. In this category, funds could be used to attend:
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Professional Conferences (4 awards per year, up to $1700 per conference)
Training Seminars or Workshops (2 awards per year, up to $2000 per seminar)
Teaching Enhancement Projects: to support the development and improvement of
teaching approaches, techniques and methods that integrate technology and the arts and
to explore the application of technology to creative and artistic activities. Proposals are
encouraged that emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration, the integration of multiple
media, applications of technology to facilitate aesthetic expression and the development
of courses to support the new minor in arts and technology. Funds may be used to
purchase software or hardware that would not otherwise be available.
Funded activities are:
 Summer research grants for faculty to encourage new course development (2 per
year, up to $3000)
 Released time for course development for arts and technology faculty (2 per year,
up to $4500 per semester)
Research/Scholarship Projects: grants available in the summer of 2006 and the summer of
2007 for students to collaborate with a faculty mentor on creative or research projects in
arts and technology. Students should complete the application process outlined in the
Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grants announcement.
Inquiries regarding the Keck Arts and Technology Grant Opportunities should be
directed to Cheryl Cramer at cramerc@willamette.edu or by calling x6122.
Arts and Technology Grant Application Form
General Information:
1. Name
2. Type of award you for which you are applying (conference, training, released
time, summer course development, collaborative research)
Project Narrative
1. Purpose and concise description of the project/conference/training activity.
2. Rationale (“What is the significance of this activity to your research and
teaching?”)
3. If the request is for funds to support a teaching enhancement project or a
collaborative research project, describe your approach and the activities you will
undertake to complete your project.
4. Timetable
5. Expected product (publication, exhibition, performance, new course, new
approach to an existing course, etc.)
6. Budget.
Attachments
1. An updated CV