Educational Innovation Grants are designed to elevate teaching by equipping instructors of record with resources and support to enhance their teaching practices and advance innovative, engaging, and equitable instructional approaches. Visit the application homepage for more information about each grant:
- Tier 1: Seed Grants
- Primary Goal: Support small-scale, short-term projects that augment instruction
- Tier 2: Sandbox Grants
- Primary Goal: Support modest, instructor-initiated projects that improve teaching practices and curriculum.
- Tier 3: Catalyst Grants
- Support instructor-initiated course interventions that advance teaching practices, curriculum, and pedagogical research and inspire new ways of engaging students
- Tier 4: Transformation Grants
- Support academic units in pursuing larger-scale educational innovations that promote student exploration, creativity, engagement, discovery, and success.
Award Amount and Details
Award Details
Varies, please visit the application homepage.
Deadlines and Date Information
Application deadlines:
- Tier 1: Seed Grants
- March 31, 2025
- Tier 2: Sandbox Grants
- March 21, 2025
- Tier 3: Catalyst Grants
- April 4, 2025
- Tier 4: Transformation Grants
- May 16 (track 1) Mary 23 (track 2), 2025
Eligibility Information
Who's Eligible
Academic appointees
Members of the Academic Senate
Eligibility Details
Varies, please visit the application homepage.
Information Source
Information identified by Office of Research & Creative Activities staff
Administering Unit
Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCLA)
Funding Type
Curriculum / Course Development
Research
Changed
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