Grant Development Fellows
Grant Development Fellowship Application
Application Deadline
Ongoing through May 31, 2024.
Program Description
This track will support the development and submission of proposals to external funding agencies (U.S. Dept. of Education, Utah Department of Workforce Services, etc.). Faculty, staff, and administrators with ideas for a project to an external agency are encouraged to apply for a Fellowship. Each applicant selected is required to develop a proposal. The proposal must strongly support SLCC strategic goals, the goals of the applicant's department, and fit with an existing or anticipated grant solicitation from an external funding agency. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of Sponsored Projects should they require assistance sending a solicitation.
A comprehensive list of solicitations applicable to community colleges is available on the Office of Sponsored Projects website. Prospective applicants can also sign up for a bi-weekly listserv containing recently released solicitations by sending an email to osp@slcc.edu.
All Fellows are required to participate in track meetings and work with the Office of Sponsored Projects to complete their proposal.
Award Information
Up to $3,500 will be awarded per Fellowship, conditional upon size, complexity, and institutional time allocated (if any) to proposal development. Awardees must submit their proposal to the funding agency by June 30, 2024, to receive a stipend. This fellowship is not dependent upon the external funding agency’s decision to fund the proposal.
*New* Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Supplement
OSP is piloting an Emerging HSI Supplement to the Grant Development Fellowship. The purpose is to incentivize sponsored project proposals that will support the college’s Hispanic, Latinx, Latina, and Latino (hereinafter Latinx/a/o) community, the initiative to become a Hispanic Serving Institution, and provide a way for OSP to encourage more equitable participation in sponsored projects. This includes projects that have goals or objectives with a direct and meaningful connection to the college’s HSI initiative; this many include projects that involve or support students who identify as Latinx/a/o, build HSI-related infrastructure, support the recruitment of Latinx/a/o faculty members, or other activities that support this initiative. Its continuation will be based on funding availability and lessons learned during the pilot.
In addition to the base stipend of up to $3,500, fellows that qualify and apply for the Emerging HSI Supplement will receive a bonus stipend. The amount of the bonus stipend will vary depending on the total funding requested in the proposed project:
- Stipends of $250 will be awarded for proposals $15,000-$99,000
- Stipends of $375 will be awarded for proposals $100,000-$499,999
- Stipends of $500 will be awarded for proposals $500,000-$999,999
- Stipends of $750 will be awarded for proposals $1M and above
To qualify for the HSI Supplement, Principal Investigators (PI) will:
- Apply for the HSI Supplement by completing an application for the Grant Development Fellowship, checking the HSI component button, and including a description of the project’s connection to the initiative.
- Ensure the project has a meaningful and direct connection to the College’s initiative to become an HSI as demonstrated in the proposal narrative’s goals or objectives.
- Include a description of the project’s connection to the initiative in the Cayuse SP Abstract.
Available Total Funding
$25,000
Eligibility Information
Full-time SLCC faculty, staff and administrators. Each individual seeking an award must apply separately regardless of whether they are collaborating with others to develop a single proposal. Proposals developed to any degree by an external grant writer or consultant are not eligible for an award. The total requested funds, if any, for the proposal must be ≥$15,000. Formula-funded proposals are not eligible. An individual may receive one award per Program cycle. However, if a fellow receives a Grant Development Fellowship with an HSI Supplement award, they are eligible to apply for a second Grant Development Fellowship in the same Program cycle. Program applications must be submitted WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS of the proposal submission to the sponsor.
Proposal Preparation Instructions
Grant Development Fellowship application is accessible by clicking the blue rectangular button at the top of this page.
Faculty Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Fellowship application is located on the Faculty Development website.
Review Principles and Criteria
All applications must incorporate the following principles:
- Projects to be reflective of the solicitation criteria, and contribute to the achievement of College goals.
- Projects to be well justified, based on previously established or innovative methods.
- Project to include meaningful assessment and evaluation of appropriate metrics, mindful of available resources. The evaluation to consider the impact on the larger College environment, including contributions to the body of knowledge related to the project.
Note: SLCC Data Science & Analytics (DSA) (formerly Institutional Research) can help fellowship applicants develop methodology for data-driven decision making, institutional effectiveness, and improvement of student learning outcomes.
- Project to contain a sustainability plan, including but not limited to: dissemination of project outcomes and scaling of effective practices.
All applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- The potential of the project:
- Advancing College goals
- Receiving external agency funds
- The extent to which the project:
- Is logical, methodical, and based upon sound rationale.
- Is structured to evaluate outcomes, assesses data, reflect solicitation criteria, and contribute to the achievement of college goals.
- Reasonableness of project - reflective of available resources and applicant time.
- Qualifications of individual or team to successfully execute the proposed project activities.