OVERVIEW
The Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections is pleased to offer a new grant opportunity for faculty of undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences and Hajim School of Engineering. Stipends up to $5,000 are available to support the integration of Project-Based Learning in academic courses in partnership with Rochester-area for-profit organizations. Project-Based Learning is an experiential high impact practice in which student teams design solutions to complex real-world problems by applying course content as an academic assignment.
Funds can be used to compensate for instructional development time and operational needs such as transportation, food, honoraria, and materials. Award amount will be dependent on depth of course and project development, number of partners, size of the class, number of applicants, and sustainability of the work. Priority will be given to faculty who have not previously received a Bond stipend or integrated a project in the identified course. A program goal is to create additional opportunities for experiential learning in the sophomore and junior years.
Stipend recipients will be required to:
- Participate in PBL development meetings
- Distribute the Greene Center PBL Student Impact Assessment and complete the Greene Center PBL Faculty Impact Assessment, including a summary of outcomes.
- Submit samples of students’ PBL products.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants will submit their application here. Please also submit a tentative course syllabus to Dr. Lynn Donahue at lynn.donahue@rochester.edu.
NEXT STEPS
The deadlines for a fall 2024 course stipend are as follows:
- Rolling Application deadline: January 1st through April 1st.
- Notification of awards: April 8th, 2024
- Development of partners and projects: Ideally by July 1st, 2024
All interested faculty will be contacted by Lynn Donahue to discuss their ideas.
QUESTIONS
For planning purposes, here are the questions that are asked in this application:
1. What specific course/learning goals will be met with this proposal? What student outcomes would you like to see?
2. What ideas do you have for specific organizational partner(s) and project(s) (or types of) that would enable students to achieve these goals and benefits?
3. How will you assess achievement of these goals?
4. How will the curricular developments be sustained after the Bond funding is complete?
5. What costs do you anticipate to support this project? Please provide a tentative itemized budget and total budget request.
6. Are there any additional details that would help the committee in their review of your application?
Thank you for your interest!