There are several small but effective competitive grant opportunities available to faculty for support of professional development and curricular enhancement and emerging technologies.  See the URL listed for each of the opportunities for further information on how 应用.

研究建议, 专业, and Teaching 发展 Grants submissions are submitted on a cyclical basis.  Undergraduate research stipends that are not linked to a Research or 专业 发展 Grant may be requested at any time by using the on-line application form.  信息 technology grants are usually awarded on a semesterly and summer basis.

大学学院

For the following three grants (RDG, PDG, and TDG), please use the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 教师 Funding Application 应用.

For more information, see the 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 教师 Funding Process 文档.

Research 发展 Grant (RDG)

The 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 Research 发展 Grant (RDG) program is a source of financial support for the research and scholarly activities of 365英国上市杜波依斯分校 tenured and tenure track faculty members. It is intended to foster new research and scholarly activities, rather than to sustain established research programs.

专业 发展 Grant (PDG)

The 专业 发展 Grant (PDG) program is a source of financial support for the developmental activities of non-tenure-system faculty in the 大学学院. It is intended to support faculty in their efforts to stay current in their discipline.

Teaching 发展 Grant (TDG)

The Teaching 发展 Grant (TDG) is designed to provide a source of financial support for the instructional activities of full-time faculty members in the 大学学院.  It is intended to improve instruction and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

额外大学资助

Instructional Technology Grants Through Media Commons

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE) Grants:

SITE's mission is to advance and inspire excellence in Penn State’s teaching and learning community. To achieve this they do offer a variety of avenues to support Penn State faculty as they explore new teaching methods, exchange ideas with colleagues, and/or engage in national forums. They also collaborate with individuals or units who are pursuing support from external funding agencies for projects that have a curricular or pedagogical focus and that inform undergraduate education practices at Penn State.

Outreach and Continuing Education Funding Opportunities

项目创新基金:

This innovative program development initiative serves as a catalyst to strengthen and expand the University's outreach activity, particularly that activity which can be self-sustaining. The specific goals of the fund include the following:  1) to facilitate innovative program development that enhances the quality or delivery of Penn State Outreach programming in new and innovative ways; 2) to support programs that address unmet educational needs and serve new audiences or existing audiences in new ways; 3) to provide for program ventures that generate sufficient revenue to recover full costs; 4) to develop sustainable outreach programs that address the strategic goals of the academic colleges and Outreach units; and 5) to leverage funding for programs from sources external to the University

外展伙伴基金:

The primary purpose of this fund is to provide seed funding to support collaborative needs assessment, program development and program delivery projects among Penn State Outreach and Cooperative Extension units. The goal is to increase outreach programming and benefit 宾西法尼亚 citizens, organizations and communities.