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UO faculty and staff are eligible to apply for two awards offered by the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC), a consortium of over 40 academic institutions from six states.
This year's two-grant program, in accordance with NWACC's primary goal, is aimed at stimulating innovative uses of new information tools in education and research. A total of $150,000 is available for awards in two categories: Faculty Incentive Awards for Web Use and Collaborative Program Development.
Faculty Incentive Awards. This program provides small grants directly to faculty members to promote innovative ways of using the World Wide Web for instruction. Up to sixteen $3000 grants are available for faculty summer stipends, and up to five $10,000 grants will be distributed for larger projects requiring student assistance, travel, etc. Applicants may submit proposals for either the $3000 or the $10,000 award, but not both.
Applications must be received by April 15, 1999, at 5pm.
Collaborative Program Development. This program supports collaboration between NWACC institutions for using technology resources. It funds travel and other activities, such as workshops, related to formulating joint proposals and significant interinstitutional partnerships. Grants range from $2000 to $10,000 dollars. Preference will be given to proposals that provide maximum leverage through institutional, foundation, and other funding matches.
Applicants are encouraged to notify NWACC's executive director of their intent to submit a proposal. Send an informal statement of intent to Robert G. Gillespie, President/Executive Director, NWACC (425-688-9038, bobg@u.washington.edu Proposals may be submitted any time throughout 1999/2000, until June 30, 2000 (or when the funds are exhausted).
If you have any questions regarding either of these grant programs, you may contact Joanne Hugi, Chair of the Grants Committee, at (541) 346-1702, or hugi@oregon.uoregon.edu
More information on NWACC programs, including grant application forms and guidelines, is available at http://www.nwacc.org/programs/grants/