Faculty Minigrant Proposals Requested for Community-based Learning and Research, 2007-2008

Applications Due: May, August, and October

UAA’s Center for Community Engagement & Learning announces a request for proposals to UAA faculty to:

• Redesign a regular academic course incorporating community-based, service-learning learning experiences. Course proposals describe civic engagement projects, classroom reflections, and community partner-student reciprocity, OR
• Conduct civically engaged, community-based research & creative activity. These projects include any scholarly or professional partnerships with community organizations that incorporate civic engagement, student assistantships, and community reciprocity into research or creative activities. This announcement is to alert UAA faculty about support for scholarly community partnership activities and to provide information about the application process.

Center for Community Engagement & Learning provides funds to full-time faculty to redesign curriculum and support research & creative activities incorporating community experiences and knowledge. Awards are open to full-time faculty in all UAA schools and colleges and at all campuses. Junior faculty, faculty teaching GER courses, and faculty in underrepresented disciplines are encouraged to apply.