Honors Program Faculty Grants and Awards

The University Honors Program recognizes that developing a new Honors course or redeveloping an old one can be expensive in both time and resources. For that reason, the University Honors Program makes available, on a competitive basis, a substantial number of Honors Curriculum Development Grants. Grants are usually limited to $2,000 per course, though larger grants are sometimes made to support networks of courses or departmental initiatives. In the spring of 1996, approximately $55,000 was available for the development of Honors courses and course sequences. Grant applications become available each year in late winter, and recipients are announced in the early spring. Funds may be used for summer salary, course supplies and equipment, or travel related to course development.

Each year, the Honors Program Committee selects three faculty members as University Honors Program Teacher/Scholars. These men and women are recognized for combining scholarly achievement in their academic disciplines with unusual success in Honors teaching either in the classroom or as a research advisor. Teacher/Scholar Awards include a $4,000 grant for each recipient. Candidates are invited by nomination, including self-nomination, each spring.