FIDC
Materials/Software/Minor Equipment Purchase
Grant
Instructional
development grants are available to faculty
wishing to purchase materials or software designed
to enhance teaching. Generally speaking, materials
can be regarded as teaching-related if they
are designed to enhance the learning of students
in specific courses or across programs.
Funding
for teaching materials/software/equipment is
not limited by amount, though most requests
fall in the $200-$1500 range. There is no limit
on how many times faculty may seek FIDC funding.
However, when funds are tight, preference will
be given to faculty and departments who have not had recent
funding for similar requests.
How
and When to Apply
Proposals
may be submitted at any point during the academic year. The Faculty Instructional
Development Committee meets monthly to review
and act on proposals on hand by NOON ON THE
1st OF EACH MONTH (see deadlines for months on which the first is a holiday or weekend). Proposals submitted by the
1st should get a response from the committee
within two weeks.
You
may wish to discuss your proposal with the Director
of Instructional Development before you submit
it. If so, contact her by phone at 7-4233 or
by e-mail at anne_kelsch@und.nodak.edu at least
one week before the proposal deadline.
Proposal
Format
Proposals should be clear, complete & well organized with the following four sections (in this order):
I. A cover sheet found here.
(Copy this form from our website and paste
it into your word processing program. Then
enter the information and print it out from
your own computer.)
II A
1-2 page memo that addresses the following:
- What
materials/software/equipment are you proposing
to purchase? (Explain in some detail.)
- How
will these materials be used? Specifically,
how will they enhance student learning
at UND? How many students will benefit
from their use?
- What
plans do you have to evaluate the use
of these materials/software?
Note: The Committee
asks that videos purchased with FIDC funds
be listed on the OID website and made
available, when possible, to potential
users across campus. The Committee also
suggests that closed captioning be provided
whenever feasible.
III. An itemized budget that lists:
- cost for each item you want to purchase,
include shipping and handling charges (please include price documentation)
- amount
of funding that you have received or are
seeking from other sources
- amount
you are requesting from OID (same as on
cover sheet)
IV. A
supporting letter from your department chair,
explaining what the department is able to
contribute in support of this project and/or
why outside support is necessary. (If you
are chair, ask for a letter from your dean.) |
Send or bring the application to:
Office of Instructional Development
O'Kelly 300
Stop 7104
One copy is sufficient. (Supporting letters
may be submitted with the application or via
e-mail at oid@und.nodak.edu).
Either way, they must arrive by noon on the day of the the FIDC deadline. Electronic supporting letters must be received separately and directly from the reference.
Final
Reports
FIDC and Flexible Grant recipients are required to file a final report that addresses how the pedagogical activity will benefit the university. . Final reports are generally due within six months of notification. Records on final reports are kept in the OID office and if a faculty member is applying for another grant, the final report must be filed before the new grant proposal can be acted on. Click here for Final Report Guidelines. |
