GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF
ASSESSMENT PROJECT PROPOSALS

DIRECTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

PRAC (Program Review and Assessment Committee) Grants for IUPUI!

Award Amount - $2,500.00 for each grant!

Easy Application - submit grant proposals by e-mail only! (attach a "word" file only)

All proposals will be submitted to the PRAC office and to the Chair of the Assessment Grants Sub Committee (AGSCC) via Trudy Banta (tbanta@iupui.edu) and Linda Houser ( lhouser@iupui.edu) email addresses respectively, in email form only, using "word" file attachments ONLY.  Deadline for the spring semester is February 22, 2008 by 5:00 p.m.

PRAC members cannot submit any grants since they may serve in review capacity.

• Support Letter - have your Chair or Dean send a support letter by e-mail, separate from the proposal.  Support letters should be sent to the AGSCC by email (lhouser@iupui.edu ) as a "word" file only. Deadline for the spring semester is February 22, 2008 by 5:00 p.m.
• Simple Budget - A detailed budget is not necessary.  Nevertheless, please include a brief paragraph/details indicating how you intend to spend the grant money is needed.
  
• No time line - no need for detailed timelines, work needs to be finished in one (1) year after the award and a final report submitted within 30 days after completion of work proposed. 
• View online samples of previously submitted successful grants at http://planning.iupui.edu/376.html.
• For details of grant submission procedures and format see below. PLEASE observe all points in your submission.

GUIDELINES:

The IUPUI Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC) establishes guidelines for comprehensive program review of academic and administrative units and provides guidance for student outcomes assessment throughout the institution.  This committee funds grants that promise innovative approaches or improved practice in assessment and/or program review.  Assessment is a process of describing and documenting progress toward identified educational goals or outcomes for the purposes of improving student learning experiences and academic performance and determining program effectiveness.   

PRAC invites groups or individuals to submit proposals for initiatives that support:

• the continued development of school/departmental assessment plans that focus on enhancing student learning and/or
• assessment of program effectiveness in connection with preparing the self-study for program review. 

We are especially interested in strategies that are consistent with IUPUI's Principles of Undergraduate Learning and that integrate assessment of generic knowledge and skills with assessment in the major.  Please contact a PRAC member in your school for consultation in the proposal development process.   

Proposals will be reviewed twice during the academic year, with deadline for the spring semester is February 22, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. Requests for funding should not exceed $2,500 for any individual proposal.  Proposal should be submitted by e-mail only to the office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Improvement, tbanta@iupui.edu and to the Chair of the Assessment Grants Sub Committee, lhouser@iupui.edu. Successful project directors will be notified by e-mail and asked for an account number into which the grant is to be transferred.  Dispersing of funds to personnel and/or vendors will be the responsibility of the project director (s).

Cover sheet information to be included: (Proposals submitted by e-mail only)

• Name and rank/title of Project Director(s)
• Department/Division and School
• Campus Address
• Phone
• Fax
• E-mail
• Project Title
• Project Dates (all projects must be completed within one year of award !)
• Project Checklist

____   Statement of support from the department chair or school dean by e-mail to lhouser@iupui.edu - as a separate file not included in the proposal.

____   Simple budget : A detailed budget is not necessary.  Nevertheless, please include a brief paragraph/details indicating how you intend to spend the grant money.

____   IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval attachment by email or hard copy to lhouser@iupui.edu or (Linda Houser, ES 3155, IUPUI) or project director statement that IRB representatives have been consulted and all requirements have been fulfilled sent to same. Disbursement of funds will be contingent on receipt of approval by the Institutional Review Board, if human subjects review is necessary.

Proposal Format: (Proposals submitted by e-mail ONLY !!!)

• Provide a brief abstract (100 words)
• Describe (up to 5 double-spaced pages excluding supplemental materials) the proposed project, including the following:

• purpose of project
• intended outcomes of the project
• assessment method(s) that will be used in the project. (These methods might include end-of-program exams, paper or electronic portfolios, surveys, focus groups, interviews, and other measures.)
• data analysis to be employed
• evaluation and dissemination of  the results.  Please note a final written report must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the project.  Please forward any published articles or conference papers resulting from the assessment project to the Program Review and Assessment Committee at tbanta@iupui.edu .
• details on intended use of findings for program improvement

PRAC Assessment Grant Final Report Format (Must be submitted within 30 days of completion of project by e-mail !!):

Include the following:

1. Name and rank/title of Project Director(s)
2. Department/Division and School
3. Campus Address
4. Phone
5. Fax
6. E-mail
7. Project Title
8. Project Dates

Please respond to the following as thoroughly as possible:

• Provide a summary of overall project accomplishments as related to the intended outcomes of the project described in the proposal.

• Describe data collection methods and provide an analysis of the results.
• Describe any obstacles/challenges encountered.
• What changes, if any, were made to address these obstacles/challenges?