Research Awards and Funding
Explore opportunities to investigate your teaching, share your scholarship, and connect with colleagues who advance student learning.
T4L Conference
The T4L Conference is a regional teaching and learning conference to collaborate and learn with and from colleagues across the Intermountain West.
SoTL Project Funding
Turn a question about student learning into a scholarly inquiry project with funding and support from ETE.
PAC-12 Alliance
Connect with colleagues at institutions across the West to advance teaching and learning through cross-institutional inquiry projects.
Program Eligibility & Requirements
Who is eligible?
Current instructors at any USU campus, including tenure-track faculty, VITAL faculty (visiting, instructor, term, adjunct, and lecturer), and graduate student instructors, are eligible. USU staff with roles supporting teaching and learning are also eligible.
How can SoTL project funding be used?
Potential uses of funding for ETE-supported SoTL projects include:
- Professional development, books, courses, and conference participation.
- Technology connected to teaching or the SoTL project.
- Wages for undergraduate or graduate student collaborators and researchers.
- Transcription, captioning, copyediting, and related project services.
- Other approved costs for conducting the project or sharing results.
Funding may not be used for course buyouts.
Funding Contact
Travis N. Thurston, PhD
Executive Director
Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence
Have a teaching and learning question you want to explore? Connect with ETE to discuss your inquiry project.