JCCT Grants and Fellowships

Creative Teaching Grants and Fellowships

The Johnson Center for Creative Teaching offers three types of financial support for creative teaching projects.  The first of these, the Creative Teaching Fellowship, has been in existence since 2001, but the latter two (Creative Teaching Summer Fellowships and Creative Teaching Grants) are new programs developed by the JCCT Advisory Board and announced for the first time in Fall 2006.  The deadline for applying to all three programs is January 22, 2009. Applications are reviewed by the Advisory Board, with decisions announced in early March.  The Board expects to award a small number of grants in each of the three categories.  Applications should be submitted as email attachments to the advisory board at JCCT@gettysburg.edu. 

Each of these programs is designed to support faculty members' efforts to utilize creative teaching in their courses.  That is, they are intended to support innovative methods of teaching, rather than the teaching of new content per se.  Applications from all disciplines are encouraged.  Suitable projects may include - but are not limited to - the incorporation of new techniques, such as service-learning or various types of instructional or digital technology, into existing (or new) courses.  Other projects funded in the past have approached topics in a more interdisciplinary fashion (involving team-teaching by members of different departments) or developed new in-class activities.  In addition, some projects have taken a broader approach involving research about teaching-related topics that affect a variety of courses.  In sum, the key in applying for a fellowship or grant is to demonstrate that the project involves creative teaching. 

With each of these programs, one optional budget item involves employing a student assistant.  Please note that student assistants must be paid according to College guidelines.  As of July 1, 2007, students must be paid $7.15 per hour.  If a student brings unusual expertise or a very high level of skill to the project, he or she may be paid $8.00 per hour.

It is expected that those who receive a fellowship or grant will submit a written report at the conclusion of their project and be willing to make one or more presentations about their work in appropriate on-campus venues.

If you have questions about any of these fellowships and grants, please contact Assistant Provost John E. Ryan.
 

Creative Teaching Fellowships

This program gives a faculty member one course release during the 2008-09 academic year to provide enough time to undertake a major teaching project.   The course release may be taken concurrently with teaching the course that is the focus of the project, or it may be taken prior to teaching the target course.  In addition to the course release, the program provides up to $500 for expenses related to the teaching project.  These funds may be used for materials, supplies, or travel related to the project, or for a student assistant to work on the project with the faculty member.

Click here for an application for this program.

Creative Teaching Summer Fellowships

This program provides a faculty member with a $2000 summer stipend in summer 2008 to carry out a creative teaching project.  It is designed for labor-intensive teaching projects that do not lend themselves to course releases, that need to be conducted in the summer rather than in the school year, or that are carried out by faculty members who cannot obtain a course release due to departmental pressures.  In addition to the stipend, the program provides up to $1,000 for expenses for the project.  These funds may be used for materials, supplies, or travel related to the project, or for a student assistant to work part-time on the project over the summer.

Click here for an application for this program.

Creative Teaching Grants

This program is designed for small-scale teaching projects that do not require a major time commitment, but do entail expenses.  A budget of up to $1,000 can be used for materials, supplies, or travel related to the project, or for a student assistant.  (If the entire budget will be used to pay a student assistant, the student's responsibilities must be more substantial and time-consuming that those of traditional peer learning associates.)

Click here for an application for this program.