Grants for Advancement of Teaching in Engineering (GATE)
The Grainger College of Engineering and the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) invite proposals for enhancements of teaching and learning practices in undergraduate engineering programs. The purpose of the Grants for Advancement of Teaching in Engineering (GATE) program is to support efforts to identify and solve problems in the engineering undergraduate learning experience. The GATE program is designed to help instructors begin their journey into innovative teaching and learning with the intent to foster interest in larger Strategic Instructional Innovation Program (SIIP) grants that build on the early GATE work. We want to “open the gate” to further innovations in engineering education!
The GATE program is open to all ranks of faculty, instructors, academic professionals, and advisors within The Grainger College of Engineering. Proposals are invited from individuals or small teams.
GATE supports initiatives that investigate what happens inside and outside the classroom, how this impacts instruction and student learning, and how it can be enhanced. In general, we anticipate most of the funding to be awarded to projects with a direct impact in the classroom, but initiatives that strive to enhance the general culture of teaching and learning are also welcomed.