The Faculty of Arts Learning Futures Fund of $200,000 provides grants of between $10,000 and $25,000 to Faculty of Arts full- and part-time professors. This funding will enable professors to:
- develop new course and program offerings or other initiatives that create opportunities for students not currently enrolled at the Faculty of Arts;
- create online streams of current programs for students outside the National Capital region, including international students;
- propose innovative online offerings that cater to lifelong learning or professional development.
Eligibility
Faculty of Arts full-time professors and part-time professors. Faculty of Arts staff are eligible if working in collaboration with a full-time professor.
Available Funding
Grants between $10,000 and $25,000. The Faculty of Arts Learning Futures Fund jury will determine the specific amount based on the type of project and its scope.
Selection Criteria
- Potential to strengthen and/or expand access and enrolments to certificate and degree programs or lifelong learning and professional development (see as an example the uOttawa Faculty of Engineering’s Master of Engineering Management (online) program, launched two years ago: https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-engineering/online-programs/master-engineering-management);
- Ease of implementation in the 2025/26 academic year;
- Potential for reusability and/or scalability;
- Potential to make learning more inclusive and/or personalized (i.e., engaging previously underrepresented students through initiatives that address decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion and economic marginalization);
- Potential to contribute to the student experience.
Note: Interdepartmental/Interfaculty/collaborative proposals are encouraged; please specify the name of your co-applicant on the application form.
Revenue Generation
Net new revenue which is generated from new enrolments will be transferred to academic units to invest in their priorities.
Application Process
The submission period for applications will take place from October 17 to November 8, 2024. Applicants can submit their signed and completed applications via email to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts by 4:00 p.m. on November 8, 2024. Download the Learning Futures Fund Application Form.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property will follow precedents set out in recent agreements with professors in the Faculty of Arts, Département de français that developed online digital-based courses offered partially or completely online thanks to funding from Canadian Heritage, and is determined by the Collective Agreements of the APUO (35.2.1.3) and APTPUO (10.14.1.3).
Eligible Expenses
Personnel costs (e.g. student support, research support, pedagogical designers, technologists, programmers), equipment, tools, licenses. Full-time professor members of the A.P.U.O may request a course release in lieu of the $10,000-$25,000 funding.
Questions?
For more information on the Learning Futures Fund, please don’t hesitate to send your questions by email to the Dean’s Office.