UNC Chapel Hill: APPLES Service-Learning Program: For Faculty


	Grant Resources Overview Overview \| Grants Opportunities \| Grant Recipients Ueltschi Course Development Grants The Office of the Provost and the APPLES Service-Learning Program are soliciting proposals for Ueltschi Service-Learning Course Development Grants. We are seeking to award five $8,000 course development grants and three $1,500 service-learning mini-grants to instructors to develop courses that successfully connect community-based service into the curriculum and promote the pedagogy of service-learning at UNC. Jim Ueltschi, ’71 and Jean Ueltschi, ’70, in collaboration with the Office of the provost, have graciously provided theses funds since 1997. Service-learning is a progressive and innovative teaching strategy that has been adopted by university faculty nationwide. Service-learning integrates community service with academic instruction, offering students an opportunity to explore the connections between the theoretical realm of the classroom and the practical needs of the community. Service-learning addresses the University’s three-pronged mission of teaching, research and service and is an approved method to satisfy the experiential education requirement of the General Education. In the 2007-2008 academic year, APPLES offered 89 service-learning courses, involving 88 faculty, 43 departments, 1,470 students and 100+ community organizations. APPLES courses give faculty an opportunity to provide a valuable source of service to the community through the work of their students. Faculty members, adjunct faculty members, and graduate instructors teaching undergraduate courses in Academic and Health Affairs are eligible and encouraged to apply. 2008 Ueltschi Grant Recipients All Ueltschi Courses and Recipients Course Development Grants for Graduate Students Service-learning is a progressive and innovative teaching strategy that has been adopted by university faculty nationwide. In an effort to cultivate this pedagogy in future faculty, APPLES and The Graduate School are collaborating to offer course development grants exclusively to graduate students. Application is open to any UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student who serves as an instructor of undergraduate courses in Academic or Health Affairs. Current Ueltschi grant recipients are not eligible to apply. View the Course Development Grant Application 2008-2009 Course Enhancement Grant Recipients Course Enhancement and Support Grants Grants range from $250-$1000 every semester. These grants can fund course development, materials, or support required to teaching a APPLES service-learning courses. Applications are received and accepted on a rolling basis. View the Course Enhancement and Support Grant Application UNC Curriculum Development Grants View a listing of campus funding sources for course development.