What ideas are exciting you lately? Anything you want to learn? Anything our campus should be talking more about?
Don’t hold back … your ideas could turn into reality.
The VCCS offers two types of professional development grants for projects you would like to see happen in Spring 2019:
- The Paul Lee Professional Development Grant, which awards up to 8 credits of time and $5,000 in expenses. (Open to all full-time and adjunct faculty.)
- The Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grant, with a maximum award of $1,500. (Open to all VCCS employees, including adjunct faculty and classified staff.)
The deadline for applications is Saturday, Sept. 15.
The VCCS suggests the following topics to get your ideas percolating:
- Initiatives to enhance student success
- Discipline-specific projects
- Information literacy
- Faculty learning communities
- Student learning communities
- Initiatives enhancing the use of technology in teaching and learning
- Best practices in global awareness
- Pedagogy
- Leadership development
- Developmental education
- Alternative evaluation systems
To review the online application and learn more about these grants, go to https://opd.vccs.edu/awards/grants/
I have also blogged about one idea up for grabs … and the differences between the Paul Lee grants here.
The grants office would be happy to talk through you ideas. Please note all proposals must be reviewed by our office prior to submission. Please contact Marilyn Herbert-Ashton ( mherbert-ashton@virginiawestern.edu | 857-6372) or myself ( sseagle@virginiawestern.edu | 857-76084) for assistance.
LOOKING AHEAD
| Grant | Award | Who can apply? | Project timeframe | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCCS Paul Lee Professional Development Grant | Up to 8 credits of time (most are 3 credits) and $5,000 in expenses. Unallowable expenses: Equipment, supplies, books, software, student activities. | Full-time and adjunct faculty | Spring 2019 | Sept. 15, 2018 |
| VCCS Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grant | Up to $1,500. Funds are for conducting a conference/ workshop/ in-service activity, and can include food. Must involve more than one VCCS college. | All VCCS employees, including adjunct faculty and classified staff. | Spring 2019 | Sept. 15, 2018 |
| VCCS Paul Lee Professional Development Grant | Up to $2,500. Unallowable expenses: Equipment, supplies, books, software, student activities. | Full-time and adjunct faculty | Summer 2019 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| VCCS Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grant | Up to $1,500. Funds are for conducting a conference/ workshop/ in-service activity, and can include food. Must involve more than one VCCS college. | All VCCS employees, including adjunct faculty and classified staff. | Summer 2019 | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| VWCC Educational Foundation Innovation Grant | Up to $10,000. Funds may not be used to cover student worker labor or student travel requests. Limited funds available for food/hospitality. | All VWCC faculty and classified staff, including adjunct faculty and part-time employees. | May 2019 to March 2020 | March 2019 |
Shelley Lyons is glad to be back on campus as she is a Virginia Western alum, and has served as the Administrative Officer for Grants Administration at Virginia Western since early 2022. Prior to VWCC, her career focus was within the Human Services and Arts fields. She wrote her first grant in 1996 on a whim and has continued to plan and learn since that time. She most enjoys seeing a well-planned project come to fruition, where funder, project manager and beneficiaries can all feel success and see impact.