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Call for Proposals
2009-2010 POD Network Grant Program
(Proposals due: Monday, June 15th, 2009)
Purpose
The purpose of the POD grant program is to provide
funding to support POD members’ efforts to contribute
new knowledge that can be applied to the fields of
faculty, TA, instructional, and organizational
development. The Core Committee has made a total of
$7,000 available for multiple awards. The number
and size of awards will be determined by the Grants
Committee, based on the quality and potential impact of
the work on the POD community and beyond.
Eligibility
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One principal investigator (PI
or Co-PI) must have been a POD member for at least
the previous 12 months, and the POD member’s role in
the project must be substantial.
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Previous grant recipients are
eligible to submit another proposal only after 3
years have passed since the submission date of the
previous proposal. After that time, previous
recipients who have submitted the required reports
may submit a proposal for an unrelated new project
or a related project that represents a considerable
advancement of the previous project.
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Eligible expenses (not
exhaustive list):
Wages, consulting or data analysis fees, equipment,
supplies, travel for conducting research.
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neligible projects & expenses
(not exhaustive list):
Dissertation research, conference/institute travel
and fees, an individual’s scholarship that is not of
relevance to a large proportion of the POD
membership, implementation of a new program
(face-to-face or online), routine operation
expenses.
Previously
funded projects (sample list)
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Burdick, Dakin, Gathering POD’s
Oral History
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Chism, Nancy, IUPUI,
Professionalizing the Entry Preparation of
Educational Developers
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Schönwetter, Dieter J.,
University of Manitoba, & Donna Ellis, University of
Waterloo, Peeling Back the Layers: Competencies in
U.S. and Canadian Graduate Student Development
Programs and Developers' Preparation to Teach Them
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Schroeder, Connie, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, SoTL Program, Institutional
Initiatives, and Faculty Development: Researching
Models, Attributes, and Practice
Proposal
Review & Evaluation Criteria
All grant proposals undergo blind review. Please
limit identifiable information to the Cover Page.
The committee will not review proposals that include
information identifiable to an individual, center or
institution, except on the cover page.
POD Grants Committee: Laurel
Willingham-McLain, Chair; Angela Linse, Dakin Burdick,
Dieter Schönwetter, Carolyn Oxenford; Virginia S. Lee,
Liaison to Executive Committee
Reviewers will use the following
criteria to evaluate grant applications:
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Importance & scope of the
project Strong proposals will successfully argue
for the centrality or critical nature of the issue
addressed. The text should include a brief
literature review and indicate how this project adds
to the existing research and promises to have a
sustained impact on the POD community. Strong
proposals will demonstrate that other POD members
and institutions are interested in and will be able
to access and use the results of the project.
Cross-institutional projects are encouraged but not
required.
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Proposal rationale and
description Each proposal should include
explicit objectives for the project, a one-year
timeline, an indication of who will perform the
various roles, and a description of the intended
products.
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Probability of success
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Evidence of sufficient
institutional support
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Evidence of PI’s and CoPIs’
prior experience with a similar project or
ability to undertake the project (e.g., through
academic preparation or prior work experience).
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Proposed year-long time line
is sufficient to achieve objectives
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Budget and justification
Each item in the budget should be associated with an
amount and a brief justification for its inclusion.
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Evaluation and dissemination
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Clear and feasible plan for
evaluating the success of the project. Are the
identified evaluation methods likely to provide
evidence that the objectives have been achieved
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Plan for dissemination
beyond the required submission of a POD
conference proposal or a To Improve the
Academy chapter (reminder: acceptance of
proposals and manuscripts is not guaranteed).
Awardee
Expectations
All recipients are expected to:
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Conduct the research as
proposed, to the best of their ability, and to keep
the POD Grants Committee Chair apprised of changes
that might need to be made in their plans
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If Internal Review Board
approval is required or advised, keep the Chair
informed of IRB status
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Provide a brief mid-year report
by February 1, 2010
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Submit a one page final report
that describes: a) project activities, b) impact on
recipients’ professional development, and c)
usefulness to faculty and TA development community
by September 1, 2010
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Submit a POD Conference proposal
or a manuscript to To Improve the Academy in
2010 or 2011 based on
the findings of your grant work (all
conference proposals and manuscripts will undergo
peer review; acceptance is not guaranteed)
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Acknowledge the funding from POD
when presenting and publishing the findings
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Be willing to serve on POD
Grants Committee in future years
Grant
Submission Process
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Follow the format outlined in
the
POD Grant Proposal Checklist 2009-2010
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Proposal due date: Monday,
June 15, 2009
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Proposals accepted only in MS
Word 2003-2007 format
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Document naming convention:
PISurname.doc
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E-mail your proposal to Grants
Committee Chair,
Laurel Willingham-McLain
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Use subject heading: 2009
POD Grant Proposal
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Applicants will be notified of
the decision by August 3, 2009
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