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Grants

Overview of CATL grants

CATL has revised its internal grant funding programs to provide more clarity, to streamline our processes, and to better share the outcomes of these grant-awarded projects with the Elon �þ��� and learning community.

Please note the following changes:

• While many of our grants have historically been reviewed on a rolling basis, we are shifting our processes going forward. Mini-grants and grants supporting travel to conferences and other professional development now be reviewed once per semester.
• We have extended the scope of the Diversity and Inclusivity Grants to incorporate high-impact and evidence-based practices in addition to inclusive pedagogies. These groups are now renamed “Collaborative Grants” to emphasize the cross-disciplinary and team-based nature of this funding.
• To provide more options for folks engaging in scholarly �þ��� and the scholarship of �þ��� and learning, we are now offering a collection of grants titled “CATL SoTL and Scholarly Teaching Grants” which include the SoTL Project Grants, Scholarly Teaching and SoTL Professional Development Grants, and SoTL Dissemination Grants.

Please note: Faculty are eligible for up to one mini-grant and one SOTL-grant (i.e.,  SoTL Project Grant, Scholarly Teaching & SoTL Professional Development Grant or SOTL Dissemination Grant) each fiscal year. For applications above funding threshold, priority will go to individuals who have not received CATL grant funding within the last fiscal year.

Click each title for additional information and for application forms.

Funding Opportunity	Eligibility	Application Due Date	Amount
	Full-time, ongoing �þ��� faculty	Sept 25, 2026	Two-year fellowship, including $2,500 in project funds and 2 course reassignments per year (or the equivalent applied toward summer stipends and/or project funds).
Mini Grants	All faculty	The due date for the next call for submissions is September 7th, 2026.	Grants of up to $500 for support of course-related student engagement, and can be used to fund materials or experiences for innovative, active or engaged learning
	Teams of 2-5 faculty, staff and/or students led by a full-time, ongoing �þ��� faculty member	April 5th, 2027	$500 stipend for each team member + $1000 for project expenses Grants support teams of faculty developing evidence-based and inclusive �þ��� practices that foster success for students of all academic and social backgrounds, including developing materials for a course or program to pilot best practices in inclusive pedagogy.
	Full-time, ongoing �þ��� faculty	Fall deadline: October 5, 2026 Spring deadline: April 5, 2027	Grants of $1000-$5000 support innovative, inclusive and/or scholarly �þ��� and learning projects through funds for start-up and one-time expenses; they do not support ongoing operational costs or disciplinary research.
(virtual & in person)	Full-time, ongoing �þ��� faculty	The due date for the next call for submissions is September 7th, 2026.	Grants supplement travel costs associated with attending conferences or workshops aimed at developing one’s pedagogical skills or capacity to engage in scholarship of �þ��� and learning.
(virtual & in person)	Full-time, ongoing �þ��� faculty	The due date for the next call for submissions is September 7th, 2026.	Grants supplement fund travel costs associated with presenting one’s research on the scholarship of �þ��� and learning.

Other sources of funding to support �þ��� and learning at Elon include:

• Grants to support innovative uses of technology in �þ��� and learning awarded by Academic Technology Committee (ATC),
• Grants focused on improving writing instruction or research on writing from the Center for Writing Excellence

For additional internal and external funding opportunities, visit the university’s Faculty Funding website.