Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Missouri State
Teaching & Learning Grants for Faculty
Supporting reflective self-study of teaching and learning models and practices to
achieve optimal outcomes for student success.
Grant Workshops
Virtual Session: April 19, 2024 - 9:30 am to 11:00 am In Person Session: September 20, 2024 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Register through My Learning Connection
The FCTL Teaching & Learning Grant Program is a funding opportunity for Missouri State
Faculty. It is designed to support efforts towards advancing teaching and learning
practices at Missouri State University through involvement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), which is a self-study of teaching and/or learning models and/or practices
undertaken with a focus on understanding and achieving optimal outcomes for student
success.
Basic steps involved in conducting a SoTL include:
Identification of a need or problem worth pursuing.
Implementation of research-based strategies to meet the need and/or solve the identified
problem of practice.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.
Sharing impacts of the strategies on faculty learning and/or student success.
All MSU faculty members are eligible to apply. Applications can be submitted individually
or as a team (per course instructors and adjuncts are welcome to submit proposals
in collaboration with at least one full-time faculty member, who will serve as the
primary investigator).
What help is available for the application process?
Grant Application Workshops
The FCTL will be hosting grant application workshops support faculty through the application
process and the development of a SoTL proposal.
Virtual Summer Session
9:00 am to 11:00 am
In-Person Fall Session
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Register for a Teaching & Learning Grant Application Workshop through My Learning Connection.
Proposal Reviews & Feedback
The FCTL team is ready to support the proposal development process by offering proposal
brainstorming, reviews, and feedback.
All applications for Curriculum Innovation Grants will undergo a peer review process.
Applications will be reviewed by the FCTL Faculty Advisory Council, which includes representation from all MSU colleges.
The application rubric will be utilized for the scoring of applications. The FCTL Faculty Advisory Councilwill make the decision for the award recipients.
Grant award recipients will be notified by December 1st. Once the recipient is notified,
they will be connected to an instructional designer or educational developer who can
provide consultations and/or coaching throughout the entire grant process.
Coming Soon: Application Rubric
Grant recipients will receive a pre-implementation consultation with an FCTL instructional
designer and/or educational developer. Consultation and coaching services are avaiable
to grant receipients throughout the entire grant process.
After consulting with the FCTL, the proposed SoTL activities are implemented.
Grant recipients will have 1 .5 years from the time of notification to complete the
SoTL implementation.
Successful recipients are expected to provide a sharable write-up of the SoTL inquiry to be shared publicly through MSU/FCTL website(s) and various modes of faculty
recognition opportunities.
Recipients are required to provide evidence of some form of sharing the SoTL inquiry
with others.
Grant recipients will be recognized for their excellence in teaching as presenters
at the Faculty Showcase of Teaching & Learning. Additionally, faculty SoTLs will be made available through the FCTL website.
Faculty SoTLs may be highlighted within appropriate resource materials shared for
faculty through the FCTL website.
Direct costs associated with the purchase and/or production of curriculum modules,
supplemental instruction, workbooks, or other instructional materials (compensation
of time for faculty and/or graduate assistance is not allowed).
Note: Grant funds may not be used for salaries or stipends.
Equipment and/or software to support instructional change.
Note: Computer upgrades, classroom upgrades, or other software/platforms that are already
being provided or are within the scope of the college or university will not be covered by these funds.
Professional development including workshops, online courses or training, external
trainers, conference registration fees, and/or associated travel expenses (workshops
and training already provided through LinkedIn or other university venues is excluded).
Note: Grant funds may not be used for salaries or stipends.
Direct costs associated with supplies or other items needed to support the instructional
change are allowed. Incentives for students to participate in a faculty members research
project will be considered; however, stipends, hourly rates, or covering student tuition
is not allowable.
Note: Grant funds may not be used for salaries or stipends.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Summer (Virtual) - See MyLearning Connection
Teaching & Learning Grant Workshop
September 22
Teaching & Learning Grant Workshop
October 15
Application Submission Deadline
December 8
Notification of Award Recipients
This grant supports faculty discovery of "what is and is not working [and sharing]
in ways that others can learn from and adapt" (Boyer, 1990, p. 28).