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Committee on the Improvement of
Undergraduate Education (CIUE) Grants


MEMORANDUM

November 28, 2011


TO: Deans, Department Chairs, Regular Faculty, Department
and College Student Advisory Committees

FROM: Anne L. Birberick, 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--up to $1,000
Student-Originated Instructional Research and Improvement Grant (requires a faculty sponsor)--up to $1,000
Microcomputer Software Acquisition Grant--up to $1,000
Instructional Research and Improvement Grant--$3,500 (see new service learning initiative in the grant form)

Copies of the grant forms and guidelines are attached or may be accessed through the Provost Office's website 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 Friday, February 3, 2012. Please e-mail these forms to jganshir@niu.edu by the above deadline.

Projects must be accompanied by approval from the department chair and college dean as outlined in the proposal form.

Please be aware that all expenditures apart from salary must be made by June 1, 2012. Normally salary associated with projects will be paid May 16, 2012 through June 15, 2012 regardless of when the work is actually completed. The final installment of salary will be paid upon acceptance of the final report.

Instructional Research and Improvement Grant (up to $1,000)

Student Instructional Research and Improvement Grant (up to $1,000)

Microcomputer Software Acquisition Grant (up to $1,000)

Instructional Research and Improvement Grant ($3,500)

 

Last updated 12/02/11.