UCSB faculty may apply for four separate online course development grants. Each grant has different requirements. Please read the calls for proposals carefully. Faculty members are strongly encouraged to work with an Office of Teaching and Learning Instructional Consultant prior to submission, and to review UCSB's definitions of online course formats and resources for online course design.
ALL online course development grants must be approved by the faculty member’s department chair and dean, and reviewed by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning prior to submission.
UCSB Online and Hybrid Course Grants
UCSB Online and Hybrid Course Grants are sponsored by the UCSB Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and open to Senate faculty or teams of Senate faculty and unit 18 lecturers. Courses must be offered within 18 months of funding. The Calls for Proposals for the UCSB grants are open multiple times per year. Grant funding is typically around $18,000 inclusive of faculty stipends, student employees, videography, and other multimedia development. Additional funding can be requested for larger projects.
HOT Teaching Mini-Grants
The Hybrid, Online and Tech-enhanced (HOT) Teaching Mini-Grants program is sponsored by the UCSB Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and provides funding of up to $3000 for small to medium-scale teaching innovations and course updates in online, hybrid and tech-enhanced (face-to-face) undergraduate courses. Proposals may request funding to incorporate new educational technologies, blend digital and in-person learning experiences, or conduct research on student learning in specific hybrid/online/tech-enhanced courses. All ranks of instructors, and teams of instructor(s) and graduate student(s), in any department, may apply. Proposals are accepted year round until yearly allocated funds are exhausted.
UCSB Summer Online Grants
Summer online grants are sponsored by UCSB Summer Sessions. The call for proposals is announced every Spring quarter and proposals are due annually at the end of June. Funding is to be used for course development over the subsequent year, with courses offered the following two Summer Sessions. More information is available on the Summer Sessions Faculty and Staff menu.
Please contact the Instructional Consultants for advice and examples of successfully funded courses.
UC Online Grants (UC Office of the President)
UC Online grants are offered annually to fund online courses that will be offered across UC campuses, educational technology projects, teaching professional development, and research on DEI in online teaching and learning. Projects must include principal investigators and participants from multiple UC campuses, but can also include other institutions.
2023-24 Award Cycle Application