Grant Programs

All internal awards (excluding Student Travel Funds) are accepted once per semester. The deadlines are the second Friday in March and in October.

**Spring Deadline is Friday, March 8th**

TEC (Innovative Teaching)

TEC grants support curriculum development or course modification which demonstrates the prospect for innovation and integration in course design or delivery. These awards to individual faculty or departmental or interdepartmental faculty teams may provide released time, summer support, or other assistance to faculty who want to develop instructional innovation. Cross-disciplinary projects, interdepartmental faculty efforts, and integration of teaching and research are encouraged. Click here to learn more.

TEC Conference/Workshop Support

This grant provides up to $1,000 towards the costs of attending a professional conference with emphasis on proposals that include the presentation of research or creative production activities. The purpose of attendance must be for professional development to enhance teaching which is clearly connected to the applicant's teaching assignments. These funds are to be used only to enhance other funds normally available to the individual and must include departmental and/or college contributions of at least 25% ($250 for maximum award). OTEFD will fund five (5) requests each semester. Click here for more information...

REC (Research Excellence)

REC grants fund projects to initiate new areas of research and creative production, to conduct pilot and planning projects for larger, externally-funded projects, or to prepare work for publication. Also, REC grants assist faculty in completing major scholarly or creative activity during summer months. Click here to learn more.

SE (Special Emphasis)

SE grants support student-faculty engagement activities in courses as well as research, creative production, and service. Proposals must demonstrate that the student(s) will make a significant intellectual contribution to the project and will gain positive intellectual growth as a result of the engagement. Click here to learn more.

Student Travel Funding

Bradley graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines, engaged in collaborative research and/or creative production with faculty/professional staff are eligible for funding. Successful applicants must demonstrate the student/faculty collaborative nature of the research/creative production.