In support of faculty excellence and student success, the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites applications for three funded opportunities for the 2026-2027 academic year. CTL’s teaching mini-grants challenge faculty to think creatively about their teaching and make bold curricular choices to enhance student learning; faculty teaching fellowships provide opportunities for university leadership in teaching excellence; and the inaugural Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Scholars program funds research about teaching and learning for in-person or hybrid courses. Proposals should connect with the Quality Teaching Framework and/or with Prosperity Widely Shared. We look forward to reviewing your proposals.
Deadline for each proposal: May 18, 2026
Teaching Mini-Grants
- Award Amount: Up to $2,500 per project
- Eligibility: OSU full-time academic or professional faculty at any rank who teach regularly; individual or collaborative proposals are welcome.
- Grant Period: Projects may begin at the start of Fall term 2026 and must be completed by June 30, 2027.
Faculty Teaching Fellowships
- Fellowship Amount: $10,000 plus applicable OPE per fellowship
- Categories: Teaching Excellence Fellows (up to 4 fellowships available) and AI in Teaching and Learning Fellows (up to 2 fellowships available)
- Eligibility: OSU full-time academic faculty at any rank who teach regularly and have at least 2 years of experience in higher education teaching
- Fellowship Appointment: Fellowships are awarded for one academic year, from September to June.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Scholars
- Award Amount: Up to $10,000 per project
- Eligibility: OSU full-time academic faculty at any rank who teach regularly; individual or collaborative proposals are welcome.
- Project Type: The SoTL Scholars Program funds research projects related to teaching and learning for in-person or hybrid course modalities. Studies related to fully online teaching should consider the Ecampus Research Fellows program.
- Program Period: The SoTL Scholars Program awards research project funding during one academic year, from September to June.
For an opportunity to learn about funded mini-grant projects and hear from faculty teaching fellows in the 2025-2026 cohort, we invite you to register for CTL’s Quality Teaching Symposium held on Tuesday, April 28, which will feature workshops led by fellows and a mini-grant poster session.
Questions: Email Ashley Holmes, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and Executive Director of the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning.
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