Online Course Development Grants
UCSB faculty may apply for four separate online course development grants. Faculty members are strongly encouraged to work with an Office of Teaching and Learning Instructional Consultant to review grant guidelines, eligibility, and for assistance with drafting/reviewing proposals and budgets.
Open to Senate faculty or teams of Senate faculty and unit 18 lecturers.
Call for proposals are open multiple times per year. Courses must be offered within 18 months of receiving funding.
Funding is typically around $18,000 inclusive of 8K faculty stipends.
Open to all ranks of instructors, and teams of instructor(s) and graduate student(s).
Call for proposals are accepted year round until yearly allocated funds are exhausted.
Funding of up to $3000 is available for technology innovations and updates of undergraduate courses.
Open to faculty and continuing lecturers who teach during the academic year.
Call for proposals are offered annually in Spring. Individuals who propose the course need teach it for a minimum of two Summers.
Funding is typically around $18,000 inclusive of 8K faculty stipends.
Must include faculty from multiple UC campuses, but can also include other institutions.
Call for proposals are offered annually in January, and have been focused on DEI, though the specific theme can change from year to year.
Funding is typically around $40,000 inclusive of all campuses.
Teaching Programs
Engaging Humanities Foundational Course Redesign
Announced annually in Fall, this initiative is focused on large GE courses within the Humanities. Funding provides instructor and graduate student compensation, TA funding, and $12,000 in course development funds.
Contact info@otl.ucsb.edu for more information.
Arnhold Innovative Teaching and Learning Initiative
Announced annually in Fall, this program offers two levels of participation: seminar-only ($2000) or seminar plus development of a summer course ($2000 plus $4,000-$5000 compensation for faculty, $1000-$1500 for TAs, and additional funds for enrichment or undergraduate learning assistants).
Contact info@otl.ucsb.edu for more information.
The ONDAS Seminar and RISE Teaching Institute
Offered periodically based on campus needs.
Contact info@otl.ucsb.edu for more information.
Research Funds
Faculty Research Assistant Program
This program from Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) offers $350 in funds three times per year for supporting undergraduate researchers in the College of Letters and Sciences.