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HARPER COLLEGE
TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATION
GRANT PROPOSAL
2012-2013
(Revised May 2012)
Application Deadlines: You may submit grant proposals on an ongoing basis.
Applications will be reviewed on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month through May 18, 2013.
Applications must be for projects that stimulate innovative approaches to
teaching and learning. Funding is not provided for Harper College undergraduate
course development. Funding is available to pay for activities that support
innovative curriculum development.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. The basis of all applications must be a project that stimulates innovative approaches
to teaching and learning that create an impact on students.
2. Awards are generally $2,500 or less.
3. Please compute professional planning time at $18 per hour.
4. Money for outside consultants can be included but must be reasonable.
5. We will fund retreat stipends or registration fees, but not both.
6. Conference attendance will be considered if it is integral to the development of innovation.
7. We will consider funding the expense of one conference attendance per department per
conference for registration, travel, meals, etc., but applicants may split the grant between two
or more people. On a funds available basis, support for teams to attend conferences will be
considered.
8. Applicants requesting funding to attend a conference must include a copy of the conference
brochure with the application.
9. We will fund the expenses associated with the presentation of one professional paper on a
classroom research project per year per applicant.
10. Applicants requesting funding to take a course must demonstrate that course outcomes are
tied to innovative teaching and learning strategies. Include a copy of the course description
with the application.
11. There is a limit of two applicants per department for funding for tuition for graduate classes.
On a funds available basis, support for larger teams to attend graduate courses will be
considered.
12. Applicants must discuss the grant with both the department chair/coordinator and the
divisional dean. Both chairs/coordinators and deans must write a brief response.
13. Please make sure you have answered all of the questions. Please do not omit any. It will
only delay the approval process. Incomplete applications will be returned.
14. All activities must be completed and reports submitted by May 18, 2012.
Note: Some items are subject to tax. All stipends are taxable regardless of the source of funds
used to pay a stipend. Tuition reimbursement is non-taxable.
Submit an electronic copy of your application to Lauren Salotti:
lsalotti@harpercollege.edu. Then send one hard copy with all signatures to Lauren
Salotti in F 139
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TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT PROPOSAL
Submit an electronic copy of your application to Lauren Salotti Lsalotti@harpercollege.edu and
mail a hard copy with signatures to Lauren Salotti F 139.
Project Title
Submitted by
Department or Area/Division
Date
I.
Project Description (purpose, objectives, activities):
Please provide sufficient detail to be informative. If you are requesting funds to
attend a conference or to take a course, explain, in detail, how the conference or
course will assist your project. If you are attending a conference, please provide the
conference or sponsoring organization website here:
II.
What teaching and learning innovations will be learned and applied. Please be
specific.
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III.
What do you think the effect(s) of this project will be on your own professional
growth, your students, and your department?
IV.
How do you plan to share the results of your project with the Harper community?
V.
Implementation Plan and Timeframe:
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VI. Budget:
(a) Please give a detailed breakdown of your expenses. Remember; compute professional
planning and development time at $18/hour. Indicate the number of hours per person. Calculate
per diem meal rates using http://www.gsa.gove/portal/category/21287. Be sure to include the
total amount of funding requested.
Category
Stipend (519.1)
Description
Cost
Travel (552)
Transportation
Meals
Lodging
Outside consultant (532)
Supplies (541.01)
Software (544.8)
Meeting expenses (551)*
Other
Total amount requested
*Include only those expenses for on-campus meetings such as Food Services charges.
(b) Is full funding required?
____ Yes
_____No
(c) If no, what is the minimum amount required for you to complete your project?
VII.
Please check all of the following, which apply with respect to your own professional
expense funds:
(a) I/We have spent all of my/our professional expense money this year.
(b) I/We plan to use my/our professional expense money for...(please specify)
(c) I/We have some professional expense money left to help defray the cost of this project.
(Please indicate how much money is available)
(d) Professional expenses do not apply to this project.
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VIII.
Department Chair’s (s’) or Coordinator’s (s’) Response:
Department Chair/Coordinator’s (s’) Signature:
_________________________________________________
Date ________________
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IX.
Division Dean’s Response:
Dean’s Signature _________________________________________ Date _______________
Requester’s Signature ______________________________________ Date _______________
Name of Each Applicant