Call for Proposals!   
 
The Commission on College Teaching (CCT) is charged with promoting teaching and learning, which in  the most comprehensive sense includes any projects, studies or activities that promote the learning climate, foster a spirit of critical inquiry in students and faculty alike, stimulate the intellectual life at Oregon Tech, or support the integration of the arts and sciences with the technologies at Oregon Tech. 
For this academic year, CCT will be accepting Grant Requests for 2 different grant funds: 
 
 
OTET Innovation Grant | funded by CCT

Oregon Tech Foundation Teaching Grant | funded by Oregon Tech Foundation

Please read more details on the differences between these two grant options below.  Then, select which one you would like to apply for.
OTET Innovation Grant, funded by CCT
 
I. INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS - Funds may be used for course-related materials.  Release time may also be requested, but must meet the criteria listed below, and is granted on a case-by-case basis by the Provost. Projects may fit within one or more of the following areas: 1) Incorporation of innovative teaching techniques and/or technologies that have the potential to enhance student learning.  2) Projects that emphasize critical thinking/learning.  3) Projects that will result in improved teaching ability.  4) Interdisciplinary projects that capitalize on connections between disciplines.  5) Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team teaching. 
 
II. EDUCATION RESEARCH - to encourage faculty to pursue scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) and/or discipline-based education research (DBER) projects. Educational research projects with relevance for Oregon Tech students and faculty are particularly encouraged. Funds may be used for research materials for conducting research and analyzing results. Funding for release time or research assistance may also be requested, but must meet the criteria listed below, and is granted on a case-by-case basis by the Provost. Projects may include, but are not limited to, topics such as: a) the impact of particular pedagogies, assignments, resources, projects, or other interventions on students/faculty;  b) changes in student cognition (attitudes, self-confidence, metacognition, learning gains, career goals, etc) or behaviors (engagement, retention, attendance, etc); c. student/faculty understanding of particular concepts or topics; d) investigations into particular subgroups of students/faculty (e.g., veterans, minorities, first generation college students, etc).
 
III. ON-CAMPUS WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS - to encourage faculty to organize and lead seminars and workshops on campus. Presentations could include a variety of subjects such as the philosophy of teaching, the use of instructional technology, techniques of teaching, or more specific subjects within academic disciplines. 
 
IV. TEACHING WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES - for attendance at a workshop/conference or teleconference for the purpose of broadening instructional techniques and improvement of teaching. Workshops/Conferences that primarily expand the instructor’s knowledge of subject matter are not funded by CCT, but workshops/conferences whose main focus is on teaching in a particular discipline may well be appropriate. In evaluating workshop/conference proposals, CCT will look particularly for the potential of a workshop/conference to have transformative impacts on the attendee’s teaching. Including specific plans for course improvements and/or dissemination of teaching-related knowledge gained at the workshop/conference will greatly strengthen a conference funding proposal.
 
Note for applicants requesting release/reassigned time: You and your department chair will be required to verify that the course you are being released from will be covered by someone else, and that you will not be carrying over 12 WLU (including release/reassigned time from CCT in the term in which you use this grant). 
 
Deadline for submission

Fall Term:  Monday, December 6, 2021 
Winter Term:  Monday, March 7, 2022
Spring Term: Monday, May 30, 2022
Oregon Tech Foundation Teaching Grant, funded by Oregon Tech Foundation
 
The Oregon Tech Foundation is interested in supporting teaching activities and innovations. The goal of these funds will be to support high-impact practices that do not have a current funding source at Oregon Tech. The Foundation has identified the following categories for which we welcome grant requests:
I. SERVICE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - to support service learning at Oregon Tech: a) support for service learning projects (ex: supplies, transportation, materials, etc.); b) faculty stipends up to $500.00 to support the time necessary for developing community connected, service learning coursework/projects; c) support for the development of an institutional awareness of service learning.

II. INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS - to strengthen industry connections and foster innovation, faculty stipend up to $500.00 to support the time necessary for developing: a) industry-connected coursework/projects; b) interdisciplinary industry-supported senior projects in collaboration with the Office of Stratgegic Partnerships; c) industry focus groups to gather input and validation for curriculum tied to innovation, entrepreneurship or interdisciplinary studies; d) innovative ways to utilize the Oregon Connections platform to link faculty and students to needs of educational partners in regional communities.

III. TECHNOLOGY FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING - to support faculty purchases of technology to support instruction: a) innovative instructional tools (digital/physical) to support individual or collaborative learning; b) technology support for innovative pedagogy.

IV. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH - to support the development of student-lead research at Oregon Tech: support for students attending or presenting at professional conferences.

All successful grant proposals must include a description of how the project will be formally presented to Oregon Tech faculty, staff, and/or students. In addition, the Oregon Tech Foundation expects each successful grant recipient to provide an appropriate presentation to the Oregon Tech Foundation Board at one of their regularly scheduled meetings. All grant recipients are also expected to write and submit a brief project summary after completion to address outcomes evaluation, implications for future impact.

All proposals for funding should include sufficient information for the Foundation to thoroughly understand and evaluate your needs. Be sure to include basic facts such as costs, time frame, intended participants and/or audience, applicability to your needs, and the needs of other programs/departments, etc. You are encouraged to attach additional information, including brochures, evaluations, other financial support for the proposal, etc.  In writing your proposal, you are encouraged to address the objectives above. A proposal need not be strong in all areas, but must be strong at least in some.
 Deadline for submission

Fall Term: Monday, December 6, 2021 
 Winter Term: Monday, March 7, 2022
 Spring Term: Monday, May 30, 2022
Which Grant would you like to apply for?