PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: REMINDER – Call for proposals for the Student Success Innovation Fund – due April 6th!
Dear Colleagues,
The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Programs is pleased to announce the Spring 2020 solicitation for proposals for the Student Success Innovation Fund. This program aims to support projects that closely align with UIC’s goal of assuring the timely graduation of all UIC undergraduate students.
The solicitation is open to all campus units. Funds may be used to pilot new programing or enhance existing programing. Priority for funding will be given to proposals that:
- Impact a significant number of students and/or a particular underrepresented student group.
- Increase student course completion in high-enrollment courses at UIC (100-200 level).
- Include cross-campus collaborations with student success units to enhance services.
Proposed projects should target activities and approaches that have high potential for increasing student success as measured by first-to-second-year retention and/or graduation rates and/or academic achievement parity among racial, ethnic, low-income, and first-generation student groups.
For more information on the solicitation and instructions for proposal submission, along with the list of funded projects in the past competitions, please visit the Student Success Innovation Fund website.
Please feel free to share widely this information with those who may be interested. The deadline for proposal submission is April 6, 2020. For questions, please email vpuaaprfp@uic.edu.
Sincerely,
Nikos Varelas
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Programs