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UC DAVIS: Office of the Provost March 26, 2007 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY RE: The Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program (UIIP) The Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Grant Program is the primary source of on-campus funding for undergraduate curricular renewal and pedagogical innovation. Each year, areas of emphasis are identified on the basis of campus needs. Please read the descriptions of these areas(provided in the attachment) carefully; some have appeared in previous calls, others are new. Although priority is given to proposals that address emphasis areas, faculty members are invited to submit proposals on other topics as well. For more complete information regarding the UIIP program, visit the UIIP grants page on the TRC website: http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/grants/faculty/uiip.html. This year’s UIIP program encourages proposals to: (1) strengthen students’ writing, reading or oral communication skills, (2) internationalize teaching and learning, (3) enhance the quality of facultystudent interactions in large enrollment classes, (4) increase experiential and discovery learning in large enrollment classes, (5) incorporate value-added and outcome based evaluations of courses, programs or instructional technologies, (6) increase understanding of social-cultural diversity. New technologies are not identified as a separate priority but can be a key feature of applications focusing on any program emphasis area. With that in mind, I have set aside a limited amount of Instructional Use of Computers (IUC) funds that can supplement UIIP grants for projects that make effective use of instructional technology. These funds will not normally be allocated for the purchase of hardware, but to support the development of improved course materials and formats. Review and funding of UIIP proposals is coordinated through the Teaching Resources Center. All UIIP proposals are evaluated by a faculty-staff review committee. Whether or not they are funded, UIIP proposals that request consultant time and/or production services also may be eligible for a technical services resource allocation from IET-Mediaworks. Applications are accepted twice each year. The remaining date for 2006-2007 is as follows: Spring Quarter Deadline Monday, April 16, 2007 To ensure timely and full review, please send your completed proposal and the Chair’s departmental support letter as email attachments to Lenora Bruce at the Teaching Resources Center: trc@ucdavis.edu. Proposals and support letters can be submitted as Microsoft Word, RTF, or PDF files. To ensure that a proposal is considered for funding, the TRC must receive your complete email application no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline noted above. Although this Call addresses the large grant program, I would also like to draw your attention to the UIIP Minigrant Program that has a funding limit of $500. Applications are accepted year round. For more complete information about the UIIP Minigrant program, please visit the program website: http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/grants/mini_travel.html. Patricia A. Turner Vice Provost - Undergraduate Studies 07-037
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