Assessment Grant Guidelines

Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC) Grants

Award Amount - up to $5,000 for each grant

Easy Application - submit grant proposals by e-mail--attach a Word file only

A New Competition Each Year

All proposals should be submitted to Pamela Morris (pammorri@iu.edu) by Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Some Proposal Details:

• Support Letter: Please ask your Chair or Dean to submit by the deadline a letter of support, separate from the proposal, to Pamela Morris (pammorri@iu.edu). 
• Simple Budget: A detailed budget is not necessary. Nevertheless, please include a brief paragraph/details indicating how you intend to spend the grant money.
• No time line required. Work should be finished in one (1) year after the award and a final report submitted within 30 days after completion of the work proposed. 
• View online samples of previously submitted successful grants.
• For details of grant submission procedures and format, see below. Please observe all points in your submission.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES:

The Indiana University Indianapolis 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 campus. 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 projects which address the Indiana University Indianapolis Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success or investigate teaching, learning, assessment and/or adaptations associated with the COVID-19 learning environment. Please contact a PRAC member in your school for consultation in the proposal development process.   

The deadline  to submit your proposal is Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.  Requests for funding should not exceed $5,000 for any individual proposal. Proposal should be submitted by e-mail to Pamela Morris (pammorri@iu.edu). Successful project directors will be notified by e-mail and asked for an account number into which the grant funds are to be transferred. Disbursement of funds to personnel and/or vendors will be the responsibility of the project director(s).

Click here to view the rubric used by selection committee members to evaluate proposals.

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 Pamela Morris (pammorri@iu.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 is not required for the proposal, but must be obtained prior to transfer of funds if the proposal is selected.

Proposal Format: (Proposals submitted via e-mail only)

• Provide a brief abstract (100 words)
• Describe the proposed project in 3-5 double-spaced pages (excluding supplemental materials) including the following sections:
  • 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, electronic portfolios, surveys, focus groups, interviews, and/or other measures.)
  • data analysis approach to be employed
  • evaluation and dissemination of  the results. A final written report must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the project. In addition, please forward any published articles or conference papers resulting from the assessment project to the Program Review and Assessment Committee at pammorri@iu.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 the project) 

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 findings.
• Describe any obstacles/challenges encountered.
• What changes, if any, were made to address these obstacles/challenges?