The Colonial Academic Alliance is turning to true innovators – faculty and staff at our member institutions – to generate powerful ideas that creatively address the challenges we face in higher education.
The Alliance supports and champions these ideas through the Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) Grant Program, providing grants of $10,000—$40,000 (over two years) for initiatives that address pressing policy challenges in higher education; fuel collaboration between institutions; enhance institutional excellence; and promote innovation in intellectual inquiry.
2021-22 FUNDING AWARDS | Round 3
The Colonial Academic Alliance is pleased to invite applications for a third round of IN/CO Grants, to be awarded in January 2021. Interested faculty and staff at Alliance member institutions are invited to complete an IN/CO Short Form application briefly introducing a topic, idea, or challenge that they wish to explore in collaboration with other member institutions. Please clearly complete each field of the application, succinctly making a case for funding. IN/CO Short Form Applications are due on October 1, 2021 by 5:00PM. Click here for information on the application process for IN/CO Round 3.
Priority funding areas for the third round include: (1) innovative teaching and learning; (2) high-impact practices; (3) civic engagement; (4) entrepreneurship education; (5) student-athlete initiatives; and (6) student wellness and mental health.
2019-20 FUNDING AWARDS | Round 2
The Colonial Academic Alliance awarded five grants totaling $178,500 in its second round of Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) Grants. Funded projects include:
- Outcomes of Entrepreneurial Education: Perceptions of Career Readiness | $40,000
Elon University, Towson University, William & Mary - CAA Debate for Civic Learning | $44,500
James Madison University, College of Charleston, Hofstra University, Towson University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Northeastern University, William & Mary - Ethical Reasoning in STEM Through Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Teaching | $40,000
James Madison University, Drexel University - Using Historical Collections for Civic Engagement and Innovative Teaching & Learning | $40,000
Drexel University, University of Delaware, William & Mary - Assessment Toolkit for High-Impact Practices in Academic Libraries | $14,000
Elon University, Towson University, University of North Carolina Wilmington
An update on second round IN/CO grantees’ progress is available here.
2017-18 FUNDING AWARDS | Round 1
The Colonial Academic Alliance awarded four grants totaling $156,500 in its first round of Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) Grants. Follow the links below to learn more about the following funded projects include:
- Tracking Experiential Learning Outcomes Across Three CAA Campuses | $40,000
Drexel University, College of Charleston, University of North Carolina Wilmington - Innovative Strategies for High Impact Practices: Access, Success, and the CAA Student-Athlete | $42,500
Elon University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, College of Charleston, University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University, James Madison University, Towson University, William & Mary - Learning to Learn: A Student Operator’s Manual for the Brain | $34,000
Elon University, Hofstra University - Engaging Difference:
A Deep Dive into the Assessment of Transformative Learning | $40,000
James Madison University, Elon University
PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS
IN/CO Grants support multi-institutional teams of faculty and staff in the exploration and development of creative approaches and best practices that positively impact student success, advance scholarship, and promote the dissemination of best practices in one of the following priority funding areas:
- Innovative teaching & learning
- High impact practices
- Civic engagement
- Entrepreneurial education
- Student-athlete initiatives
- Student wellness and mental health
INDIRECT COST POLICY
All grant funds are required to be used for expenses associated with funded IN/CO Grant initiatives. No portion of an IN/CO award may be used to support indirect expenses, F&A, or overhead costs.
