UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 call for the Dean’s Pedagogy and Teaching (PAT) Award and the John Jeffries International Fellowship Program.
The Pedagogy and Teaching (PAT) award is open to CAHSS faculty members twice per academic year to support pedagogical development. All faculty—tenured/tenure-track, lecturers, adjunct, and graduate teaching assistants—who teach courses in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are eligible to apply. Faculty on visiting appointments are not eligible to apply. Proposals can request up to $5,000 in support of a project. Funds awarded will be available through the end of the following fiscal year (i.e., funds awarded in Academic Year 2024-2025 must be used no later than June 2026).
The John Jeffries International Fellowship Program was established at the retirement of CAHSS Dean and History Professor John Jeffries. The fellowship is open to CAHSS faculty members twice per academic year to support the efforts of university faculty in internationalizing the curriculum. All faculty—tenured/tenure-track, lecturers, adjunct, and graduate teaching assistants—who teach courses in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are eligible to apply. Faculty on visiting appointments are not eligible to apply. For 2024-2025 the fellowship award is for up to $2,500. Funds awarded will be available through the end of the following fiscal year (i.e., funds awarded in Academic Year 2024-2025 must be used no later than June 2026). The John Jeffries International Fellowship can be requested in combination with the CAHSS Pedagogy and Teaching Award.
Application guidelines:
The instructions and funding categories can be found on the application. The awards use the same application. Faculty seeking the John Jeffries International Fellowship must specify their interest in being considered for the Jeffries Fellowship. Applicants can request to be considered for both awards, as appropriate.
Proposals should present a clear aim, issue, or improvement to teaching and learning that is the focus of the project and a well-designed plan of action/path to completion. Projects should explicitly align with one of the project funding categories described on the application. In addition, projects that incorporate community engagement or interdisciplinary elements are encouraged. The CAHSS Dean’s Teaching Advisory Committee will review all applications and will make timely recommendations to the Dean.
Applications can be individual or group based. Limit one application per faculty member per funding cycle. Faculty may re-apply in the fifth semester after receiving an earlier award. For example, if the grant is approved in Fall 2024, recipients may not reapply until Spring 2027.
Expected of recipients:
Upon completing the grant term, awardees must submit a report on their project to the CAHSS Dean’s office (send directly to Tammy Brown at tbrown@umbc.edu). Recipients should also present their project outcomes at the annual Provost’s Teaching and Learning Symposium, or other public forum, highlighting their findings and the pedagogical outcomes of their project. Awardees additionally will be encouraged to serve on the CAHSS Dean’s Teaching Advisory Committee.
Deadline:
Completed proposals and supporting documents must be submitted as one pdf document directly to Box by the deadline noted below. Please note ONLY the attachment will be saved. Please do not put any information in the body of the email.
FALL DEADLINE: October 15; send here.
SPRING DEADLINE: March 1; send here.
Questions:
Direct all questions to Associate Dean Sarah Chard (schard@umbc.edu)