UC Berkeley is funding several campus-wide grant programs to support course development.
Administered by the Division of Undergraduate Education, these grants aim to enhance the quality of on-campus instruction, expand the campus’ capacity to meet student demand, and strengthen our instructional resilience in the face of emerging disruptions.
Eligibility: Academic Senate faculty
Scope of Funding: The program aims to fund 10 to 15 proposals in the $25,000 to $50,000 range. Grant period is for one year.
Focus: Proposals that will support the creation of new programs or courses, as well as revision of existing courses significantly. The campus encourages proposals that are innovative and potentially transformative; particularly encouraged are ideas that can be tested and potentially replicated across the campus.
Sponsor: Division of Undergraduate Education
Deadline: This program is on hold pending further funding.
Eligibility: All Berkeley faculty (Academic Senate members, adjunct faculty, and lecturers) and Berkeley staff are invited to apply
Scope of Funding: The Collegium aims to fund up to six projects of up to $20,000 each over a one- to two-year grant period depending on the nature of the project.
Focus: Proposals should articulate how the project bridges teaching and research at the undergraduate level, and creates, improves, or expands undergraduate access to meaningful Discovery activities (research, community-engaged scholarship, entrepreneurial endeavors, creative projects, etc.).
Sponsor: Berkeley Collegium
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Eligibility: All Berkeley faculty (Academic Senate members, adjunct faculty, and lecturers)
Scope of Funding: The program will support up to eight (8) selected Fellows with research funding of up to $10,000 per year for two years (up to $20,000 total).
Focus: Fellows will be selected to develop and implement a complete Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) study in partnership with the staff at the Center for Teaching & Learning. Funds, community-building, and dedicated mentorship are intended to empower individual faculty to engage in SoTL, especially where such work has not previously been done. As a result of this SoTL inquiry, faculty will improve our collective understanding of undergraduate education at UC Berkeley.
Sponsor: Center for Teaching & Learning
Deadline: Individual applications for the 2025-2027 cohort are due by Friday, April 18, 2025. Visit the main program page for more information about this program and deadlines for future cycles.