University Assessment Grant

The University Assessment Committee and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning announce the availability of funding to support projects that address assessment of student learning outcomes. Projects must connect to campus priorities focusing on one or more of the following themes:

• Assessment of co-curricular or high-impact programming.
• Assessment related to strengthening students' academic habits including strategies for learning, time-management, monitoring comprehension, self-reflection, growth mindset, and other associated qualities.
• Assessment related to closing to loop after data collection such as changes to instruction, assignment design, scaffolding or organization of tasks, communication of information, or networking.
• Assessment related to College or Department level strategic planning.

A total of $4000 in grant funds are available, which may be divided across more than one award. Individual or group proposals may request up to $4000 per project.

 Eligibility

• Applications will be accepted from university faculty and/or staff members. Both individual and group proposals will be accepted.
• Applicants must have the support of their department chair and college dean or their supervisor.

Application Process

• Proposals, approved by the department chair, are due to the college dean/supervisor by February 3, 2025.
• Complete proposals are due to the Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning by February 10, 2025. Please email the cover page, project proposal (outlined below in items 1-5), and any additional documents in one PDF to assessment@uww.edu.
• Decisions will be made in March, investigators can expect to learn the committee’s funding decisions by mid-April.

The grant proposal must include the following:

1. Completed cover page included in the attached Request for Proposals document (RFP), including Chair/Unit Director and Dean/Division Director signatures.
2. A clear description of the project including a list of goals and objectives, proposed activities, assessment methods, specific deliverables resulting from the project, and evaluation of intended outcomes. Specific deliverables should include one or more of the following: assessment tools, rubrics, on- or off-campus presentations of the work (e.g., at department or college assessment meetings; at LEARN Center events), proposal for a conference submission, or other similar product or activity.
3. An explanation of how the project addresses at least one of the grant themes, and how it contributes to assessment of student learning at UW-Whitewater (e.g., course, program, college, or university levels).
4. A timeline for project activities.
5. A statement of budget amounts and justification for each budget item. Funds can be used for supplies, student assistance, faculty/staff stipends, travel, and other reasonable and relevant expenditures.

Requirements After Award

• Awardees of all grants must present their assessment projects and results at the Celebrating Teaching and Learning Conference in May, 2026.
• Awardees must also submit a final report that includes a description of the project, a summary of the results, conclusions drawn from the project, contribution of the work to assessment at UW-Whitewater, challenges encountered, future plans, and deliverables, to assessment@uww.edu by May, 2026.

Proposal Review

Proposals will be reviewed by the University Assessment Committee using the following criteria summarized below and detailed in the evaluation rubric on page four.

• Connection to the themes
• Clarity of the project description (goals, activities, methods)
• Budget justification
• Dissemination plan

Please review the Assessment Grant Evaluation in the linked RFP.

Please Download: University Assessment Grant Request for Proposals