- Academic Programs & Support
- Office of the Provost
- Office of Assessment
- Assessment Mini Grant
Assessment Mini Grant
Purpose
Assessment Mini-Grants encourage development and implementation of effective program assessments by providing resources to help defray the costs of such efforts.
Goals
- To encourage development or implementation of assessments
- To promote best practices in assessment at the program/unit level
- To facilitate faculty/staff participation in the scholarship of assessment
Grant requests up to $1000 will be considered. The number of grants awarded will be based on the yearly budgeted amount. The total amount awarded is subject to the availability of funds.
- Expenses related to administration of certification or professional exams that provide feedback on curricular strengths and weaknesses
- Focus group expenses (except food or other food-related expenses)
- Survey expenses
- Honoraria and travel for external reviewers of student work products (portfolios, projects, exhibits, performances, etc.)
- Software applications and/or licenses
- Support for student assistants directly involved in assessment-related activities
- Equipment related directly to assessment activities
- Faculty/staff stipends to develop and implement assessment measures/instruments
- Faculty/staff travel expenses to professional conferences with an assessment track and/or to present on some aspect of the assessment program in their unit
Assessment Mini-Grants can be used to support outcomes assessment in the following areas:
- Undergraduate Academic Programs
- Graduate Academic Programs
- Administrative or Educational Support programs in Academic or Student Affairs
- Administrative Units
Applications for a Assessment Mini-Grant must contain the following information:
- A description of the assessment activity(ies) to be funded
- Individual(s) responsible for each assessment activity
- Amount requested for each assessment activity
- Timeline
- Plan for disseminating results to program faculty/staff
The application period is January 1 – May 31 for next fiscal year. Note that this is now FY instead of AY. Completed applications should be submitted to the Office of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness, H.F.R. 440. All questions about the applications should be addressed to Amy Strickland, Director of Assessment.
At the conclusion of the funding year, all grant recipients must provide:
- A report summarizing the activities completed and funds expended
- A summary of the actions taken or proposed as result of the assessments
Additionally, grant recipients must be willing to share the results of the project in a campus-wide assessment forum, when requested.
