Internal Competition Internal Deadline: August 19, 2024
External Solicitation External Deadline: September 30, 2024
Award: $10,000 – $20,000
Limitation: There is a limit of two applications per discipline (i.e., two applications from the School of Business, two applications from the School of Engineering, etc.).
Description: The program must meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. Career Development – This includes career centers, programs designed to advance the employability of students, and other projects or programs that support building a larger, more diverse base of employable students from that school.
2. Experiential Learning – Any programs or projects that provide students with more exposure to learning by experience (as opposed to traditional classroom-style learning) may fit within this area.
3. Innovation – This includes projects, programs, spaces, or materials designed to inspire and facilitate an innovative mindset (and capability) in that school’s students. This area focuses on STEM fields and could include developing maker spaces or innovation labs.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration – This includes projects or programs that involve collaboration among disciplines and focus on training students on agility and cross-functional skillsets.
Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
· Improve curriculum to be at the cutting edge in relevance and effectiveness
· Foster and enable leadership opportunities and learning
· Create a learning environment that encourages and enhances innovation and creativity.
· Strengthen diversity in thought, participation, and ongoing interaction.
Typical awards are for one year only and range from $10,000-$20,000. Each college or university may apply for multiple grants supporting multiple programs but may not receive more than $50,000 in one year. Please see below for additional information. To apply for this opportunity, submit a pre-proposal to the Internal Competition by August 19, 2024. Contact ezynda@iu.edu with questions.