McCausland Innovation Fund

Online Programs and Courses

Use this form to apply for a McCausland Innovation Fund grant for online courses and programs. More information on the application process and required documents can be found on the McCausland Innovation Fund website.

Project Lead

Name and Contact Info of Project Lead

Applicant

First Name

Last Name

Applicant Email

Chair or Director Email*

Department*

Do you have a joint appointment with another Arts and Sciences unit?*

Joint Program, Department, School, Center or Institute*

Joint Appointment Chair or Director Email*

If multiple College of Arts and Sciences units are involved in your project, please list those units below.

What are you applying for?*

New Online Program Development Online Course Development Both

Have you received prior funding for any course or program listed in your proposal? If you have, please list what it was and what the development status is.*

Total Amount Requested* $

Itemized Budget: Upload Document (Excel Only)*

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An itemized budget using the McCausland Innovation Fund Budget Template i is required. Budgets should include fringe when personnel are involved, with justification detailing how the funds will be spent. Budgets should also list resources sought or acquired from other sources. Approved technology purchases and other supplies are the property of the College of Arts and Sciences. Applicants should contact their unit CAS Budget contact with any questions about budget development or allowable expenses. Please see the following examples of a completed Budget Justification and Sample Budget for guidance.

Project Details

Proposed Online Program Title and Degree*

Brief project summary*

Brief overview of project; approx. 75 words, 3-4 sentence max.

Online Program Proposal Narrative

Online Program Proposal

Please include the following in the proposal narrative:

Name, rank and email of project lead
Unit name
Academic program to be moved online or developed for online delivery
Proposed format for online program
- Examples include: 100% online asynchronous, 100% online with both sync/async delivery, Blended/Hybrid (95% courses online, 5% courses f2f), etc.
Proposal Overview Narrative
- Describe targeted/potential online students
- Rationale for moving this program online
- Initial plan for online program sustainability
Project Activities with Timeline: table or bulleted list
List of faculty, graduate students, and staff who will be working on this program proposal

Proposal Narrative *

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4 page maximum; 0.5" margins, Arial or Calibri font

Proposed Program Course List *

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Proposed course list with DL-Approval status; identify potential faculty associated with the courses (if known)

Project Timeline Planning Worksheet

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This may be included as an attachment within the Proposal Narrative

Project Lead(s) CV*

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Project Lead(s) CVs and/or Resume File Upload (PDF Format)

Online Course Development List with Narrative - Copy

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Use template provided on call website and include Narrative/Rationale: A brief explanation as to why these courses were selected, course enrollment numbers, and list of faculty and/or graduate students who will be developing the course. Rationale should explain why these courses should be selected for funding (ex. complete major/minor online, Carolina Core, high demand, extensive revisions needed, bottlenecks, alleviate space concerns, etc.)

Online Course Development

Cohort members agree to work as a team, participate in professional development and develop high quality, online courses. Each team must contain an FTE faculty lead, but can include non-FTE adjuncts and/or graduate students.

Yes No

Online Course Development List with Narrative

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Unit Approval

Chair/Director Name*

First Name

Last Name

Chair/Director Email*

Chair/Director Comments

Unit Approval*

Yes No

Second Unit Approval

Joint Appointment Chair/Director *

First Name

Last Name

Joint Appointment Chair/Director Email*

Joint Chair/Director Comments

Second Unit Approval*

Yes No