Spring Grants

Hemingway Faculty Vitality Grants are provided for projects that support individual faculty research, presentation of papers or serving in an official capacity at a professional organization meeting, attendance at a meeting or short workshop, development of a new course, or acquisition of new skills or expertise. Faculty Vitality Grants are limited to $3,000.

• Presidential Teaching Innovation Grants
• George and Beth Lowe Innovative Teaching Grants
• Community Engaged Learning Innovative Teaching Grants

This category includes those proposals that focus on the development of student-centered pedagogical approaches; augmentation of existing curriculum; assessment of new skills for students; development of classroom support materials and activities, excluding consumables or materials that are part of normal operating expenses; and development of interdisciplinary programs or courses. These funds support innovative teaching strategies, projects and programs that address the four pillars of student success in and out of the classroom. The Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Innovative Teaching Grants support the use of CEL strategies specifically. Innovative Teaching Grants grants are limited to $5,000 per person involved.

Grant writers are encouraged to seek matching funds from offices promoting high impact educational experiences, where appropriate (i.e. Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), Sustainability Practices and Research Center (SPARC), Honors Program, Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS), etc.).

Innovations from all funded proposals in this category will be recognized at the annual Faculty Symposium hosted by the Teaching and Learning Forum where recipients will be honored as having received a Presidential Teaching Innovation Grant, a George and Beth Lowe Innovative Teaching Grant or a Community Engaged Learning Innovative Teaching Grant. All grant recipients are also expected to present at the symposium.

This category encompasses faculty activities that promote original scholarship, research, and artistic expression, including the acquisition, application, and dissemination of knowledge, the facilitation and exhibition of artistic expression, and travel to present said work. Research and Professional Grants are limited to $3,000.

Grants are provided specifically for Weber State Adjunct Faculty to support research, presentation of papers or serving in an official capacity at a professional organization meeting, attendance at a meeting or short workshop, development of a new course or acquisition of new skills or expertise. Adjunct faculty members can apply for these funds as principal investigators with or without the involvement of a full-time faculty member. Adjunct Grants are limited to $2,000.

New Faculty Grants are provided to tenure track faculty within their first two years on tenure track at WSU. There is a soft limit on New Faculty Grants of  $3,000.

Hemingway Collaborative Projects involve two or more WSU faculty; priority will be given to proposals that focus on two or more separate disciplines. All award recipients in this category will be recognized at the annual Hemingway Luncheon where recipients will receive their award. Grant recipients are also expected to present their research projects to the Hemingway Foundation at this time. There is no limit to the award other than the funds available; however, the Hemingway Foundation likes to see multiple projects funded and from a diversity of fields. 

Hemingway Excellence Projects have the potential to positively and significantly impact a broader community, and the potential to bring regional, national or international attention to WSU. Excellence proposals may lead to larger scale projects and the possibility for outside funding. Proposals must clearly specify how the benefit goes beyond individual faculty and impacts a broader community (community may be defined as an academic department or college, or an off-campus agency). All award recipients in this category will be recognized at the annual Hemingway Luncheon where recipients will receive their award. Grant recipients are also expected to present their research projects to the Hemingway Foundation at this time. There is no limit to the award other than the funds available; however, the Hemingway Foundation likes to see multiple projects funded and from a diversity of fields. 

One copy of the final proposal should be submitted using the application form linked below. Please give your college representative at least one week to review in advance of this date. You may do this by submitting through Google Forms and a copy will be sent to your college's representative, or you may send it to them separately. Any suggested changes may be made in Google Forms. Once you submit, you will receive an email with a copy of the submission for your records.

The RSPG Proposal Form is used for all requests in the Mid-Fall and Mid-Spring rounds. 

Applications will be evaluated according to the Proposal Rubric. 

RSPG Proposal Form