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Instructional Grants Program Guidelines
Instructional Grants Program Guidelines: Focus on Interprofessional Education
The call for 2010-2011 grants will be available in December 2009.
The following refers to the 2009-2010 grant cycle and may be updated for 2010-2011.
Please note that the Instructional Grant Program has undergone major revisions beginning with the 2009-2010 year. Funds are available to support instructional improvement projects focused on interprofessional education, to be completed during the 2009-2010 academic year. This grant program seeks to address one of the goals of the campus strategic plan: “ensure that students and trainees are immersed in a culture that embraces interdisciplinary, interprofessional and transdisciplinary educational programs.”
Two grants will be awarded at a maximum of $18,000 each. UCSF faculty, students, and staff are invited to apply. Funds can be used to cover faculty release time as well as other project costs. Proposals will be expected to be developed by, or specify, collaborators in two or more schools.
Proposals may support interprofessional education through a wide range of activities. There is no requirement that projects be technology-focused. Successful grant applications will emphasize innovation and education programs that cross traditional boundaries (e.g., cross-School programs that serve a diverse range of health professions students). Supported activities include development of new educational programs, modification of existing instructional programs, introduction of experimental approaches to content or processes, teaching evaluation and student assessment activities.
Educational priorities for 2009-2010 include:
- Interprofessional activities that utilize the simulation center or clinical skills lab located in the new Teaching and Learning Center which is scheduled to open in Spring 2010 (see tlc.library.ucsf.edu)
- Pilots that combine overlapping courses in different schools, employing principals of interprofessional education (e.g. health policy in Nursing and Pharmacy)
- Activities that extend the Interprofessional Education Day focus on collaborative competence, teamwork, communication and/or care coordination beyond the limitations of a one day event.
- Partnerships between clinical and basic science programs focused on teaching translational research practices.
Read more about interprofessional education
 Definition and Resources -- Interprofessional Education
Report on Interprofessional Education at UCSF, 2008
Proposals are reviewed by the Academic Senate Committee on Courses of Instruction and are judged based on the following criteria:
- Interprofessional focus - Involves collaboration between UCSF schools/programs and fits the definition of interprofessional education.
- Innovation - Goes beyond traditional teaching and learning processes to develop new programs or methodologies and improve teaching or learning.
- Sustainability - Is sustainable as ongoing program content after funding period ends and there is demonstrated support for the proposed new material to be integrated into core curricular activities
- Implementation - Is demonstrably achievable with the allocated time and money.
- High-Impact - Will affect a reasonable number of learners.
- Evaluation - Includes effective means of evaluating project's success and disseminating results.
- Cost Efficiency - Cost per student/faculty impacted is reasonable; costs are well-justified.
Use of Funds
- Funds may be used to support faculty and/or staff salaries. Note that benefits will also need to be covered by the funds. Faculty release time must be approved by department chairs at time of application.
- Purchase of equipment is allowed if the budget justification demonstrates that it is an integral part of the project and not available from other sources.
- We strongly recommend that the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) be consulted for advice regarding the use of technology for proposed projects and to investigate the hardware, software, and personnel resources available there. Contact Brian Warling, Assistant Director, CIT, at (415) 502-6678 or via our Contact Us page.
- Grant recipients will submit mid-year and final budget reports.
Timeline and Process
- Applications are due by 5:00pm Monday, March 16, 2009; late submissions cannot be accepted.
- Deliver complete application package to: Library Administration, Box 0840, Parnassus Campus Library, Room 128
- The Academic Senate Committee on Courses of Instruction reviews all submitted proposals. The Committee makes the final decision regarding which proposals are funded. The Library and the CIT are not involved in the final decision-making process and only provide administrative support for the grant process.
- Decisions will be announced in May and funds will be available in July.
Contact: For further information about the grant program, please contact Brian Warling, (415) 502-6678 or citgrants@library.ucsf.edu.
Applications and Instructions
Guidelines (print-friendly version of this page)
Application Instructions
Application forms:
Cover sheet:  MS Word | PDF
Budget form:  Excel | PDF
Faculty Release Time Approval Form: MS Word | PDF
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