Academic Program Innovation (API) Grants:
Due by September 14th, noon
Dr. Bradly Decker, Music Department - Adopting the Avid Learning Partner (ALP) program into the music curriculum and facilities
Drs. Kathryn Havercroft, Melissa Jones-Bromenshenkel, Cori More, Special Education Department - Developing a Masters of Arts in Teach (MAT) in Special Education
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions
Academic Program Innovation (API) grants will support projects designed to enhance the academic reputation and foster new curriculum innovations of the university.
Eligible Applicants: Applicants must hold status as a full-time EIU faculty member (either Unit A or Unit B). Department chairs are eligible to apply.
Proposals submitted by a single individual
In any given round of funding, an individual may submit no more than one proposal for which they will serve as the sole project director. An individual who submits such a proposal may still submit one or more additional proposals, provided they are collaborative.
Collaborative proposals
Collaborative proposals are welcome. In any given round of funding, an individual may submit more than one proposal for which they will serve as co-director of the project.
Anyone who submits more than one proposal per round of funding should explain how working on more than one project will be feasible.
Award Criteria
Two criteria will be used to assess applications:
Criterion 1: Potential to enhance the academic reputation and foster new curricular innovations at Eastern Illinois University in order to increase enrollment.
Examples of fundable projects include, but are not limited to:
Criterion 2: Evidence of substantial academic engagement by the project director.
Examples may include, but are not limited to:
Budgetary Guidelines
(1) Travel: The applicant must show that the proposed activity requires travel to the destination specified.
(2) Student help: Wages must be appropriate to the task, as defined by EIU classifications.
(3) Equipment: The applicant must show that the equipment is needed for the proposed activity and is otherwise unavailable. Equipment purchased with the funding is the property of the university.
(4) Commodities
(5) Contractual Services
(6) Summer salary
(7) Other: The applicant must show that some other type of expense is required to make the API-funded project viable.
(1) Campus student service-based activities
(2) Programs focused solely on mentoring students
(3) Research and creative activity projects with limited potential to increase EIU enrollment and student interest
(4) Projects with small prospects for bringing external distinction to EIU
(5) Equipment needs based solely on research activity
Timeline
The timeline for program awards is as follows for the first year:
Reports
A final report will be due by July 30, 2024. The report will detail the achievements of the project. A final report form can be found here.
Instructions for Preparing Proposals
Format
The abstract should be a one-paragraph summary of the proposal.
This section is not intended for a lay audience; it should be written for review by someone who is trained in the faculty member’s field. Organize the plan into the sections shown below. Begin each section with the italicized section title and description in its entirety.
Attachments
Please attach a current vita and indicate with an asterisk any publications or papers or other experiences that relate to the proposed project or which provide evidence of your ability to complete the work. The vita may not exceed five (5) single-sided pages. Joint applicants may each include a vita not to exceed (5) single-sided pages.
You may include up to three single-sided pages of supplementary materials which can be photocopied for distribution to reviewers. Examples of acceptable supplementary materials include figures, diagrams, and other material that is not primarily text. Explanation of the relationship of these materials should be included in the text describing the project and must fit within the three page limit on that material.
Completed proposals should be emailed to Robert Chesnut (rwchesnut@eiu.edu) by noon on September 14, 2023.
