Instructional Technology in Teaching and Learning Grant

Application Guidelines

Applicants must submit a proposal (using the proposal form at the link below) as an email attachment in Microsoft Word format by Friday, April 30, 2010 to the ITTL Committee Chair, Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu. Please direct any questions you may have to the ITTL Committee Chair, Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu

Grant Proposal Form

The ITTL proposal should include the following information:

• Project Overview

• Names, email addresses, and work numbers of all project collaborators as well as brief description of their roles and duties in the project. There must be a lead applicant or coordinator who will serve as liaison between the ITTL chairs and approved project.

• Benefits to students, colleagues, and the college

• Justification of Expenditure

• Explanation of how the effectiveness of your project will be measured; how will data be collected and how will your experiences be shared? (New Horizons, TLTC committee presentation)

• Explanation of how project might continue if support is needed after funded period.

• Detailed Timeline (dates of project implementation, dates of travel, dates of equipment purchases)

• Anticipated cost of software, hardware and technical support needed

• Anticipated travel expense and justification for travel and conference

• Detailed budget (including anticipated shipping costs, stipends or release time)

• An endorsement from third parties (those not directly engaged with the grant)

Endorsements and Supporting Data

Applicants should obtain an endorsement for their proposed projects to show evidence of participation and support. Such endorsements help the selection committee evaluate the potential benefits and uses of proposed projects. Endorsements may come from anyone within the college, within the VCCS, or from the communities that we serve. Endorsements should refer to the specific project proposal being endorsed, and identify the grant proposal's title and the applicant. Endorsements should be emailed to the ITTL Selection Committee Chair by the grant submission deadline.

Applicants should obtain data relating to the number of students to benefit from the proposed project from TCC's Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Such data help the selection committee determine if the funds requested correlate with the number of students likely to be affected by proposed project. For example, proposals serving small groups, such as one class of fewer than thirty students per semester, would be expected to request fewer dollars than proposals that will directly or indirectly affect thousands of students.

If appropriate, applicants should show how a proposed project dovetails with a larger institutional objective or produces benefits that can be shared with others. Such "spillover" benefits are often vital for the grant selection committee to take into account.

Attachments for proposals:

The grant proposal form includes tabled sections that ask applicants for the following data, but if you prefer, you may include that data in separate attachments.

• A spreadsheet giving a detailed breakdown of all anticipated costs. Include specific hardware, software, or equipment costs, names of vendors and item numbers. Please keep in mind potential shipping costs, travel expenses, stipends, or any other costs.

• A detailed timeline or implementation schedule of planned project. Methods such as a Gantt chart are acceptable ways to illustrate the timeline of your project.

Additional documentation is required for the following situations.

If a faculty member seeks release time from the standard teaching course load, the faculty member’s Division Dean must submit a “Statement of Approval” on behalf of the faculty member. Your division dean or supervisor should email the following statement to the ITTL Selection Committee chair:

As the Supervising Dean for _____ [Division/Campus], I hereby endorse the ITTL project entitled ____ proposed by ___ [ITTL applicant].

If you estimate that you project might continue beyond one year, you should explain how the project will be supported after the end of the grant period to ensure that its longevity will not discourage the success of the approved project.

If there is an appearance of a conflict of interest, you must provide evidence that you will not influence the committee's decision or act unethically. TCC employees must not be involved in any decision-making process that results in allocating funds to themselves.