ACADEMICSSeed Grants of up to $7500 per project will be awarded by the College of Education to individual faculty members or small groups of faculty who are beginning significant new projects in teaching, service, or scholarship. All tenure-track faculty members are eligible for grants, but preference will be given to untenured applicants.
Completed applications must be submitted to the Dean's office for peer review by the Seed Grant Selection Committee. Awards are made during Spring semester each year. Important dates related to the Seed Grant Program for 2007 are:
| Information Session |
Oct. 20, 2006 |
| Seed Grant Writing Workshop | Nov. 10, 2006 |
| Last Day for Budget or Mentor Assistance |
Jan. 19, 2007 |
| Application Deadline | Jan. 26, 2007 |
| Final Decisions Made | March 2, 2007 |
| Awards Announced | March 16, 2007 |
- Seed Grant Guidelines and Application
- Abstracts of previously funded projects
- Promoting Students' Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Educational Psychology, Dr. Li Cao, Fall 2005
- The Impact of a Pedometer Based intervention on Sedentary Adults, Drs. Jeff Johnson & Rachel Abbott, Fall 2005
- Muscogee (Creek) Women's Perceptions of Leadership, Dr. Barbara Kawulich, Fall 2005
- Inclusion and its Relationship to Graduation Rates of Students with Disabilities, Drs. Janet Goodman & Michael Hazelkorn, Spring 2006
For more information or help developing a proposal, contact the following:
Dr. Lynne Gaskin lgaskin@westga.edu
Chair, Seed Grant Selection Committee
Dr. Susan Boes sboes@westga.edu
Seed Grant Program Mentor
Dr. Deb Bainer Jenkins djenkins@westga.edu
Seed Grant Program Mentor
