AI Curricular Innovation Grants

In support of university goal Theme 3: Academic Excellence and Curricular Innovation and NIU's commitment to responsible integration of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning, the 2026 AI Curricular Innovation Grant Program supported faculty who redesigned courses to incorporate AI in ways that strengthen student learning, engagement, and workforce readiness.

If grants are available for summer 2027, applications will open in spring 2027.

Melissa Clucas Walter

Clinical & Developmental Sciences

AI-Powered Simulation

Catherine Ivack

Special & Early Education

AI Literacy

Eric John

Finance

AI Literacy

Nicole LaDue

Earth, Atmostphere & Environment

AI Literacy

Iman Salehinia

Mechanical Engineering

Custom Course GPT

Jiao (Aimee) Wu

Operations Management & Information Systems

Course Redesign

Lei Zhang

Computer Science

AI-Powered Adaptive Learning

Yao Zheng

Finance

AI Literacy

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