Funding

The Teaching with GenAI Initiative (TGAI), a partnership between DCAL and LDI, is seeking proposals from Dartmouth instructors planning to incorporate GenAI in a course being offered in spring, summer, or fall term 2026. Grantees will be paired with a member of the GenAI Grant team who will consult on the implementation of GenAI and gather student feedback. Grantees will submit a description of their GenAI intervention and reflection on the work. GenAI grants offers a stipend of $1,000 (research/PD funds or payroll payout) upon completion. 

We welcome proposals from all disciplines. Applications are due Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST. Spring term awards will be announced by Friday, March 6, 2026. Subsequent term awards will be announced by March 30, 2026.  This pre-application guide will help you collect all the necessary details before you apply online.

Apply for the Teaching with Gen AI Grant.

The Accessible Dartmouth Initiative (ADI) is a collaboration between The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, Student Accessibility Services, and Learning Design and Innovation (LDI). ADI supports faculty and staff educators incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into Dartmouth courses and co-curricular programs with the goal of better meeting the needs of all students, including neurodiverse students, as well as first-generation college students, international students, English language learners, and students of other marginalized identities. In addition to supporting student learning, UDL benefits instructors by weaving accessibility and flexibility into the fabric of a course.

Learn more about the ADI Grant.

Teaching Professional Development Grants of up to $1000 are designed to support and encourage attendance at workshops, seminars, and conferences related to pedagogy intended to support the applicant's professional development as a teacher.

These events may be discipline-specific or higher education pedagogy-focused. The purpose of participation must be directly related to improving instruction in Dartmouth courses and programs.

Eligibility

Any Dartmouth faculty member, graduate student, or professional staff member who is directly involved with student instruction.

Selection Criteria

Funds will be awarded to applicants who make a clear case for how attendance will contribute to their pedagogy, course design, or understanding of student learning. Attendance to increase course/curriculum content knowledge will not be funded. The experience must be explicitly and specifically intended to develop one's teaching practice.

Application and Award Process

• Complete the Professional Development Grant application.
• Secure the signature of the chair, program director or dean confirming that the applicant is eligible for a grant and that the experience falls outside the normal scope of the departmental budget.
• Submit the application to DCAL via email, fax (603-646-6906) or campus mail (HB 6247).
• If you are approved for the grant, you will be required to submit original itemized receipts for reimbursement after the event has taken place. These should be sent to Elaine Livingston at DCAL. All receipts must be submitted in the fiscal year in which the travel occurs.
• Awardees will be expected to share their learning with the Dartmouth teaching and learning community through DCAL.
• Applications must be submitted prior to the conference or meeting; no retroactive applications will be considered.

The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) is sponsoring a new fellowship for STEM faculty interested in easing the transition of our incoming students into STEM.  The fellowship provides additional salary and a $2,000 support fund for materials and other expenses over the course of the fellowship term.  All instructors – tenure line, term faculty, instructional faculty, etc. – are eligible to apply.  DCAL, in partnership with many other units on campus, will form support teams for the fellows tailored to their projects.  The Fellowship is named in honor of Alan and Judy Zern who were among the founding donors for DCAL.

For more information and application instructions, see the full announcement.

The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning together with the Thayer School of Engineering is offered small grants to support faculty in the development and implementation of design thinking activities in current Dartmouth undergraduate courses in AY22/23. We encourage applications from all disciplines.

Each faculty grant recipient will receive a $1,000 stipend at the end of the term in which they teach the course. In addition, applicants may request up to $1,500 to cover materials and other costs associated with implementing the proposed design activity.

Visit the DIAD Course Development Grant hub to learn more. Note that the Design Course Development Grant is not currently accepting new applications.