Horn Entrepreneurship Makerspace Faculty Fellows Grant Awards

A cross-disciplinary team of faculty and students led by Mohsen Badiey from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, and Dan Freeman from Horn Entrepreneurship is finalizing the planning for the new UD Makerspace, located in Pearson Gym, which is scheduled to open in 2018. The new space will be open for use by all UD students and faculty.

Faculty who are interested in using the space for courses and co-curricular projects are encouraged to apply for the UD Makerspace Faculty Fellows Program, which will identify faculty initiatives that will engage undergraduate students in active learning through a process of design, prototyping and fabrication. The UD Makerspace Faculty Fellows Program provides a financial incentive and planning support to UD faculty interested in creating and facilitating UD Makerspace projects for a current or proposed undergraduate course offered in 2018.

Faculty whose proposals are successful will shape the future of UD Makerspace and its impact by providing the initial projects around which some of the first purchases of equipment and supplies will be planned.

Applications are due by June 15, 2017.

The UD Makerspace Faculty Fellows Program aims to:

Engage faculty and students in a campus-wide UD Maker Network initiative, with particular focus on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.  
Provide faculty with guidance and support for the development of innovative curricula aimed at providing undergraduates with hands-on learning through building, prototyping, and fabricating opportunities.  
Provide faculty with the equipment, space, and supplies necessary to complete a course, project or series of activities supported by the UD Makerspace.  
Enhance overall student and faculty engagement in all UD makerspaces, through the creation of a UD Maker Network.

Eligibility

All UD faculty holding appointments that include undergraduate teaching responsibilities during the 2018 academic year are eligible to apply.

Awards

Each successful applicant will receive $2,500 professional development funds to help support the development of: a series of class assignments, a new project for an existing course, or a new course that will benefit from the regular use of UD Makerspace. Relevant conference travel is permissible. Several applicants will be awarded fellow status. Funding will be available on August 1, 2017 and must be spent before June 1, 2019. No further awards or expenses are covered. Funding of awards is made possible by a grant received from the Unidel Foundation. Courses, projects, and activities must be completed in either the spring or fall semester, 2018.

Review Process and Selection Criteria

An interdisciplinary team of faculty with relevant expertise in making, prototyping, and fabricating will evaluate proposals. Selection criteria will include:

Ability of new course, project or series of activities to best utilize the UD Makerspace
The sustainability and interdisciplinary use of the proposal resources (equipment, supplies, etc)

For more information, contact Jules Bruck, jbruck@udel.edu and Martha Hall, mlucinda@udel.edu Co-chairs of the Makerspace Committee.

If you are interested but still have questions, please plan to attend a 1-hour workshop on June 1 during the Summer Faculty Institute to work with the Makerspace committee members for a deeper understanding of the feasibility of ideas as well as an opportunity to discuss specifics of equipment, space, and supplies requirements.

Course Information

Describe the new or redesigned course, project or series of activities, including: (1) How the faculty envisions using an undergraduate Makerspace@Pearson Gym to fulfill course/project objectives (2) cross-disciplinary involvement (if any), and (3) proposed departmental designation(s) & course number(s), (4) semester the course or project will be offered (spring 2018 or fall 2018).

Describe the course, project or activities including: (1) Number of students who would participate in project (2) The student population who would participate in the project (what year, level of experience) (3) The ideal environment to offer the project. What is in the space? Include type of quantity and type of equipment, specific supplies, instructional technology, etc. (4) Include any foreseen space requirements for project storage. (5) The type of materials required for successful project implementation.

Faculty Fellows will not fund course materials. Please include a description of how students will obtain appropriate course materials to complete their projects. If there are any other anticipated expenses, please include a description of how the funds will be secured.

Number of Faculty Members

Upload letter of support from the relevant department chair(s) indicating a willingness to assign the application(s) to teach a new or redeveloped course, or develop a series of activities or a new course project during the 2018 academic year.

OPTIONAL: Upload an additional letter or any other supporting materials.

Faculty Member 1 Information

First Name

Last Name

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Departmental Affiliation

Disclaimer and Signature

By submitting this application, I certify the following:

I have read and understand the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows description and requirements.
The information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
If this application leads to acceptance in the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows program, I will attend a 1-day workshop and work with Horn-affiliated faculty and personnel to align course content with entrepreneurial education learning objectives and state of the art knowledge pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Last Name

Date

Faculty Member 2 Information

First Name

Last Name

UDID

Title

Departmental Affiliation

Disclaimer and Signature

By submitting this application, I certify the following:

I have read and understand the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows description and requirements.
The information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
If this application leads to acceptance in the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows program, I will attend a 1-day workshop and work with Horn-affiliated faculty and personnel to align course content with entrepreneurial education learning objectives and state of the art knowledge pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship.

First Name

Last Name

Date

Faculty Member 3 Information

First Name

Last Name

UDID

Title

Departmental Affiliation

Disclaimer and Signature

By submitting this application, I certify the following:

I have read and understand the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows description and requirements.
The information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
If this application leads to acceptance in the Horn Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows program, I will attend a 1-day workshop and work with Horn-affiliated faculty and personnel to align course content with entrepreneurial education learning objectives and state of the art knowledge pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship.

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