The Gephardt Institute for Public Service invites faculty from all disciplines to apply for grants to support community-based teaching and learning, also known as service-learning, engaged research or experiential education.
Service-learning already is used in more than 40 courses across the University. The distinguishing features include applied learning activities in service to an organization or community, faculty direction and oversight, and related course content and assignments.
To support the development and implementation of courses that include community-based learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the institute will provide up to five faculty grants of $2,500 each. Grant funding can be applied to supplies, summer salary, faculty assistance and other expenses.
“This grant program includes the opportunity for faculty who embrace this pedagogy to network and share effective practices through regular cohort meetings,” said Amanda Moore McBride, Ph.D., institute director and assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Work.
“Our goal is to provide support and technical assistance so that students across the University have the ability to apply their learning toward real-life challenges,” McBride said.
Applications are available by contacting Jenni Harpring, institute program manager, at 935-8182 or jharpring@wustl.edu.