Engaged Curriculum Grant - Development or Advancement Application 2022

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Advancement Grants

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For community-engaged learning to be central to Cornell, it must be a core part of curricula across the university, in majors, minors, concentrations and programs. To this end, Engaged Curriculum Grants create, expand and strengthen research and teaching fields by funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into curriculum exploration, development and improvement.

The goal of this grant program is the creation of majors and minors that offer coherent, developmentally staged pathways of community-engaged learning experiences.

Engaged Curriculum Grants are intended to support:
Modification of existing courses and curricula to add, deepen or better integrate community-engaged learning and teaching in any field of study
Development of new courses (including CEL preparation and capstone courses) and curricula designed to benefit undergraduate students and community partners; core graduate-level courses that allow for undergraduate participation will be considered
Teams of Cornell faculty and their community partners experimenting with how to embed in their courses and curricula the public purpose of the discipline or field
High-quality CEL courses embedded in majors and minors, and the development of CEL majors and minors themselves, that are sustainable beyond the period of the grant
Advancement grants expand, deepen, assess or improve existing community-engaged learning curricula toward richer integration, better sustainability and deeper impact.

For more information see the Engaged Curriculum Grant (right click to open in new tab) page.

Contact Anna Bartel with any questions or concerns.

Development Grants

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For community-engaged learning to be central to Cornell, it must be a core part of curricula across the university, in majors, minors, concentrations and programs. To this end, Engaged Curriculum Grants create, expand and strengthen research and teaching fields by funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into curriculum exploration, development and improvement.

The goal of this grant program is the creation of majors and minors that offer coherent, developmentally staged pathways of community-engaged learning experiences.

Engaged Curriculum Grants are intended to support:
Modification of existing courses and curricula to add, deepen or better integrate community-engaged learning and teaching in any field of study
Development of new courses (including CEL preparation and capstone courses) and curricula designed to benefit undergraduate students and community partners; core graduate-level courses that allow for undergraduate participation will be considered
Teams of Cornell faculty and their community partners experimenting with how to embed in their courses and curricula the public purpose of the discipline or field
High-quality CEL courses embedded in majors and minors, and the development of CEL majors and minors themselves, that are sustainable beyond the period of the grant
Development grants create new or develop existing community-engaged learning courses that serve a curriculum in collaboration with established partners; or develop and implement a curriculum involving community-engaged learning.

For more information see the Engaged Curriculum Grant (right click to open in new tab) page.

Contact Anna Bartel with any questions or concerns.

Project grant number (e.g. ECG 21.018) Please refer to your past award grant number to find this information.

Project grant title. Please refer to your past award grant number to find this information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Team Lead First Name

Team Lead Last Name

Email Address

Net Id

FINANCIAL CONTACT INFORMATION - Who is the individual responsible for setting up the account for this grant?

Financial Contact First Name

Financial Contact Last Name

Email Address

Net Id

NARRATIVE

Please include:

description of team and roles of the team members;
description of the community partnership, including the rationale for community partner, the role the partner will play in designing and delivering the curriculum and student activities and potential benefit to that community;
proposed integration of the community engagement into the curriculum (i.e., major, minor or degree program); for example, through preparatory and integrative courses or course elements;
intended community-engaged student learning outcomes (what participant will leave the course knowing or being able to do) and proposed levels of achievement; plan for developing assessment tools for the course; consideration of impacts on students, faculty participants and community partners' issues or their constituents (i.e., how you will measure what participants have learned or accomplished)
if students will be conducting research, describe their activities, supervision and the goals of the research experience; if the research involves community participation/data, describe their involvement and potential benefits/outcomes;
list of any comparable or related courses offered on campus and opportunities to partner with other departments;
description of enabling technologies that are under consideration for teaching this course (e.g., Web conferencing, online learning, electronic presentations, video, etc.);
project timeline.

NARRATIVE (maximum: 15,000 characters with spaces)

NARRATIVE

Please include:

description of how you propose to expand, deepen, assess, or improve existing community-engaged curricula and courses toward better sustainability and deeper impact;
description of team and roles of the team members;
description of the community partnership, including the rationale for community partner, the role the partner plays in designing, delivering, and/or improving the curriculum, and potential benefit to that community;
intended student activities; community-engaged student learning outcomes (what participant will leave the course knowing or being able to do) and proposed levels of achievement; plan for developing assessment tools for the course/curriculum; consideration of impacts on students, faculty participants and community partners' issues or their constituents (i.e., how you will measure what participants have learned or accomplished)

NARRATIVE (maximum: 15,000 characters with spaces)

SUCCINCT SUMMARY to be shared publicly, describing the project context, public purpose and what the project team will be doing (maximum: 900 characters with spaces) ABSTRACT executive summary of the proposal that conveys its rationale, key features, goals, intended benefits to students, relationship to faculty research/scholarship and benefit to the community partner

Describe any changes to team composition/roles: team leader, faculty, staff, partnerships. (maximum 2,500 characters with spacing)

Describe your strategy for supporting the curriculum beyond the period of the grant. (maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

What has been the role(s) of the community partner(s) in the project? (maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

Describe your assessment of student learning outcomes (right click to open in new tab) (civic engagement, intercultural competence, integrative learning, critical reflection, ethical practice) and assessment of community partner(s) impact that were specified in your proposal.(maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

Describe the goals set for this project and progress in achieving those goals. (Note: publications and presentations will be asked about in a later question) (maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

How has the work to date positioned you to implement a community-engaged curriculum? If a course or courses have been piloted, describe the pilot. Please consider: steps you have taken; decisions you have made; where are you in your process; challenges you have encountered and strategies you have used for overcoming the challenges; what you have learned from the pilot and how has it influenced your implementation planning. (maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

What kind of learning or professional development has your team undertaken to advance its work? Did Einhorn Center programs (i.e., group meetings, workshops, institutes, consultations) assist you or your team in the achieving the goals of your grant? Please describe the ways in which you found the support you need. How else could our office be helpful in advancing the goals and activities of your project? (maximum: 1,500 characters with spaces)

Attach a signed endorsement from the department chair or unit director. The form should include a description of the relationship of this grant to other curricular work in the department, program or college. (download this form) (right click to open in new tab)

Please attached a signed note of endorsement from your dean

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Using MLA or APA citation format, please list any academic publications and presentations that have been related to this funding. If you anticipate any upcoming publications or presentations, please highlight those as well. List other products that have been created (e.g., report, article, media, interview), as appropriate.

Publication

Presentation

Other

Curriculum Information

INDICATE CURRICULUM INVOLVED (e.g. major, minor, graduate field or degree program) Please provide length of courses, prerequisites, curriculum sequence, and semesters offered if applicable.

SELECT PRIMARY STUDENT AUDIENCE (Select all that apply)

UndergraduateGraduateProfessional

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CORNELL STUDENTS PER SEMESTER

COURSES

Provide an update on any new course(s)/program(s)

New Course/Program Title

New course department code and number (e.g., ANTHR 1900)

Number of Students

Upload relevant syllabi.

BUDGET

FACULTY SUPPORT

Support for research or other university activities (not to exceed $5,000 per individual, and not to exceed $20,000 total per year)

Total faculty support

DEPARTMENT/UNIT/PROGRAM SUPPORT

Teaching relief during the period of the grant

Graduate teaching support

Staff support

Delivering the curriculum: Funds may be requested to support student travel, meals and lodging associated with learning off campus, as well as systems that support the student experience (software, enrollment in online training, etc.). This request will only be considered once.

Other forms of budget relief related to the grant or piloting a revised improved curriculum

Description of other department/unit/program support

Total department/unit/program support

OPERATING

Student Interns

Graduate assistants and/or academic staff to assist with course development

Travel to partner or vice versa

Partner support (We encourage Cornell-based grantees to build in appropriate compensation for community partners, which might cover travel, child care, food, supplies, capacity-building, and of course their time and expertise.)

Other operating costs

Description of other operating cost

Total Operating Costs

TOTAL BUDGET (not to exceed 60k for development grants or 10K for advancement grants)

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION/NARRATIVE

Describe key activities and provide budget justification that is aligned directly with budget categories (maximum: 5,000 characters with spaces)

Additional file uploads (as needed)