During the past year, the University awarded seed grant funding for 22 pilot projects designed to implement the University’s 2016-20 Strategic Plan. The proposals for cycle 3 are under review and awards will be communicated in December. January 31st, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. will be the deadline for submission of the fourth cycle of Strategic Plan seed grant proposals, with a call for proposals forthcoming (for information on the RFP, please visit the Strategic Plan RFP website). Several of the committees are offering to review short concept papers in advance of the deadline to give constructive feedback to assist in creating stronger proposals. These committees would appreciate your help passing on this information to people in the University community that might benefit from these preliminary reviews. The page with information about the concept papers is here.
The Transforming Education Steering Committee is very interested in encouraging submissions during the next funding cycle that advance strategic Penn State pedagogical and academic initiatives that foster the transformation of education. If you would like input from the Steering Committee prior to submitting a proposal in the Transforming Education category for the next round of reviews, we invite you to submit a one-page concept paper outlining the focus and priorities that will form the basis of a potential full submission. Anyone who would like to receive feedback on a project idea may submit a one-page concept document for committee review and feedback. Submission deadline is Friday, October 26. We will dedicate our November 12 Transforming Education Steering Committee meeting to focus solely on providing feedback on potential submissions. Click here for more information and guidelines. One-page concept paper proposals must be submitted to Judy Wills, jcw25@psu.edu, by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26.
Proposals geared towards Driving Digital Innovation (DDI) can also submit concept papers using the format available here. In an effort to help proposers maximize their chances of success, the DDI Steering Committee will provide preliminary feedback before the Cycle #3 submission deadline. If you would like to take advantage of this feedback opportunity, please send a one-page “concept paper” to DDI Steering Committee Co-chair Colin J. Neill, cjn6@psu.edu, by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. The Committee expects to complete its review by December 4, 2018, after which it will provide you with feedback.
If you are preparing a proposal for the Steering Committee for Advancing the Arts and Humanities, and you would like input from the Steering Committee prior to submitting your proposal for the late January deadline, you are invited to compose a Brief Concept Paper, using the format available here, and email it to the Steering Committee’s co-chairs, Mark Ballora (meb26@psu.edu) and Carey Eckhardt (e82@psu.edu), by December 7, 2018. Because the Steering Committee will probably not be able to accommodate requests for consultations close to the final proposal deadline, we strongly encourage you to use this opportunity to get preparatory feedback before you create a detailed proposal. However, please be assured that submitting a Brief Concept Paper is not a requirement: proposals may be submitted for the January deadline without submitting the Concept Paper earlier.
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