Purpose To encourage and support a faculty or staff member as they produce materials over and above traditional or contractual expectations. All instructional employees including faculty, professional support staff and administrators can apply for instructional development grants. If funding exists, ID Grants may also be available in the summer. Application dates for proposals are announced over e-mail and available through the Thunderwater Institute. Cost Funding is allocated on a case by case basis.
All funding is allocated after the completion of the project.
The number of participants varies each year depending on the number of applicants and availability of funding. There are generally five to ten projects per semester. To Apply Interested employees should obtain a application from the Thunderwater Organizational Learning Institute. Completed applications should be returned to the Thunderwater Institute by the appropriate deadline to be considered. Once applications are reviewed, the ID Grant committee will convene, review the proposals and make recommendations.