Funding Your Immersive Learning Class
Some immersive learning courses will need funding to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for students or to make a bigger impact within the community. In those cases, the following funding sources at Ball State and beyond can help.
Provost Immersive Learning Pilot Grant
Provost Immersive Learning Sustained Grant
Faculty who receive the Provost Immersive Learning Pilot Grant are eligible to apply for the Provost Immersive Learning Sustained Grant, which provides three additional years of funding for an immersive learning course and requires a commitment from the department to support the course at the end of the granting period. A typical sustained grant is $15,000-50,000. Applications are due for the sustained grant each January. Read more here about the Provost Immersive Learning Sustained Grant.
Women of Beneficence Grant
This grant (up to $30,000) for Ball State faculty funds “innovative projects and programs at Ball State University – impacting students and benefiting our local, national, and international communities. Women of Beneficence is seeking projects or programs in line with Ball State University's Beneficence Pledge and will contribute to the University's aspiration of being a model student-centered and community engaged university.” Applications due in December. Program details are here for the Women of Beneficence Grant.
Community-Engaged Alliance High-Impact Practice Grant [External]
Applications accepted March, June and October; Award up to $4000.
Supporting the development and implementation of practices that strengthen community-campus partnerships, these external High-Impact Practices Grants include projects that aim to deepen student learning and development as a means of preparing the next generation of civic-minded leaders. Find details about the Community-Engaged Alliance Grant and contact your SPA Proposal Manager if you are interested in submitting an application.