October 11, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Deans, Department Chairs, Regular Faculty, Department and College Student Advisory Committees
FROM: Earl Seaver
Vice Provost
SUBJECT: Instructional Research and Improvement Grants
The Committee for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education is administering four different types of grants to support research in and projects for the improvement of instruction in undergraduate courses:
Instructional Research and Improvement Grant
Student-Originated Instructional Research and Improvement
Grant (requires a faculty sponsor)
Microcomputer Software Acquisition Grant
Project for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education
Multiple copies of the guidelines for these grants have been sent to each college and department office, or can be accessed at http://www.niu.edu/provost/awards/ciue.shtml Please use the current forms, not previous forms you may have retained.
All proposals must be submitted to the committee by Monday, January 22, 2008.
Projects must be accompanied by approval from the department chair and college dean.
Please be aware that all expenditures apart from salary must be made by June 1, 2008. Normally salary associated with projects will be paid May 16, 2008 through June 15, 2008 regardless of when the work is actually completed.
ciue/grants proposal letter
Last updated 11/28/07