Tenured or tenure-track faculty members are invited to apply for Instructional Enhancement grants. Applications will be accepted by noon on the following deadlines:

• September 15, 2023
• October 20, 2023
• February 16, 2024
• March 29, 2024

Applications (fillable pdf), including proposal, budget, supporting materials (if applicable), and signatures, must be scanned and sent AS ONE COMPLETE DOCUMENT to provostgrants@mtsu.edu by the submission deadline dates.

Grants awarded last year averaged $1900 and successful grants included departmental contributions or matching funds. Payment authorizations and claims for reimbursement must be routed through the Office of the University Provost (Becky.Cole@mtsu.edu and Angie.Price@mtsu.edu) for approval.

At the completion of the project, grantees must submit a final report to the Provost's Office (Angie Price) and indicate whether any funds remain in the account.  Submission of a final report is a prerequisite to consideration for subsequent grants. 

Guidelines 

The Instructional Enhancement Committee awards grants for projects related to curriculum development, assessment, and improvement of instructional effectiveness.

More specifically, funding is limited to proposals that engage in one or more of the following activities:

1. Support significant change to existing courses;
2. Have the potential of reaching large number of students;
3. Offer a more flexible approach to instruction that is better adapted to individual capacities and needs of students;
4. Enable the applicant to revise, update, and implement materials for an existing course;
5. Allow the applicant to develop new course materials to improve classroom instruction;
6. Expand and improve instructor skills and knowledge related to student evaluation, testing, and grading; or
7. Assess the effectiveness of a specific course or program.

An applicant must clearly specify how the proposed project will meet the requirements outlined above.