Course (Re)Design Grants

Why should you participate?

• Find motivation and accountability for curriculum development
• Get feedback and support from a peer cohort and a course development coach
• Benefit from investment in your professional development
• Advance curriculum-to-career programming in your academic area

What will you be asked to do?

If your proposal is approved, you are agreeing to:

• Develop and adhere to a course development timeline
• Participate in professional development workshops with your grant cohort
• Facilitate course-related data collection
• Check-in regularly with a course development coach
• Present results of your work to the grant cohort for feedback
• Submit (re)designed materials using a post-graduate success resource template
• Participate in QEP assessment when the course is offered over the life of the QEP

Program Timeline and Expectations

A consultation with Dr. Sarai Blincoe, Director of Program Effectiveness, is highly recommended as an early step in the application process.

What can you expect in the application?

Applicants will be asked to:

• Provide contact information for the faculty member serving as course lead
• Indicate if the proposal is for new course creation or existing course revision
• Write a short overview (~250 words) of the new course or course changes and provide a rationale for the proposal that addresses the relationship between the proposed changes and both the:
  • Grant theme, either Consider Life Design OR Practice Career Everywhere; and,
  • Existing program-level success outcomes, program-level student learning outcomes, OR course-level student learning outcomes
• Upload documentation (e.g., syllabus, assignment descriptions) in support of the project overview

Preview the Course Grant Application 2025-26 (pdf).