Proposal Content                                     Selection Process & Funding Priorities                               Submission Instructions

Materials & Documents

 Download the Application Guidelines& Instructions (Word)

Download the Final Report Document (Word)

Download the Evaluation Application Rubric (Word)

The Ideas to Action (I2A) Task Group invites applications for its new I2A SUN Grants.

• Grant competition is open to individuals and small teams of U of L tenured and tenure-track faculty, term faculty, and part-time instructors. Full-time staff members are eligible to apply for I2A SUN Grants as co-applicants when a primary applicant is a faculty member or instructor.
• This small-scale, internal funding program is designed to give faculty or teams of faculty grants of up to $5,000 to develop, implement and assess projects that will directly and significantly support the sustained incorporation of selected I2A outcomes into undergraduate programs and courses.
• Up to ten (10) I2A SUN Grants will be awarded during the 2008-2009 year and will be dispersed to the unit/department of individuals whose proposals fall into one or more of the grant categories.

Grant Categories

I2A Introduction

Ideas to Action (I2A) is a multi-year effort supported by the Provost to promote meaningful transformation of our undergraduate programs. The I2A initiative grew out of our commitment to fulfilling accreditation requires set out by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).  It requires member institutions to develop a practical, university-wide quality enhancement plan (QEP) to improve student learning. The U of L plan, I2A, will sharpen our existing focus on building undergraduate students' critical thinking skills, starting in the general education program and continuing through undergraduate major courses. Students will be required to demonstrate their critical-thinking skills in a culminating experience, such as a thesis, service learning project, internship or capstone project.

Programs and workshops are available to individual faculty, staff and departments who wish to engage in learning more about I2A and integrating its central themes—critical thinking, real world application, community-based learning and culminating experiences—into their work.

During the 2008-2009 academic year, the I2A Task Group is inviting applications for its new I2A SUN Grants.  This small-scale funding program is designed to give faculty or teams of faculty grants of up to $5,000 to develop, implement and assess projects that will directly and significantly support the sustained incorporation of selected I2A outcomes into undergraduate programs and courses.

Up to ten (10) I2A SUN Grants will be awarded during the 2008-2009 year and will be dispersed to the unit/department of individuals whose successful proposals fall into one or more of the grant categories. Budgets, support letters and final reports are part of the requirements of this new internal funding program.  

This is a new internal grant program with guidelines established by the I2A Task Group and subject to University protocols. The following grant guidelines and instructions are for the initial 2009 funding cycle. Upon completion of the initial cycle, the Task Group will review the process in preparation for future funding cycles. For questions about the I2A SUN Grants contact Dr. Cathy Bays, I2A Specialist for Assessment, at 852-5105 or cathy.bays@louisville.edu.

I2A SUN Grants are divided into 4 categories with 2 funding cycles for the November 3, 2008 application deadline.

Selection Process and Funding Priorities

All completed applications will be reviewed by a cross-disciplinary committee made up of members of the I2A Task Group.  Reviewers will use the criteria listed on the I2A SUN Grant rubric to evaluate proposals and make funding decisions. 

Submission Instructions

Submit the following application materials electronically by 5:00 pm on November 3, 2008 to I2A@louisville.edu

•  Application Form
• Application Guidelines & Instructions (Section VI: Proposal Content; 3-5 pages)
•  Budget Sheet
•  Letter(s) of Endorsement
• Release Time Application Form (If applicable)

For more information

Contact 

Dr. Cathy Bays,

I2A Specialist for Assessment

cathy.bays@louisville.edu

502-852-5105

Join us for a SUN Grants

Information Session!

September 19, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

HSC K-Wing, Room 2003

September 19, 2008

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 

Ekstrom Library, W210

October 3, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

HSC K-Wing, Room 2003

October 3, 2008

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 

For more information on

Ideas to Action

please visit

http://louisville.edu/ideastoaction