Grants

Invest in Your Growth as a Teacher

The Teaching Center provides faculty travel grants to support attendance at conferences, workshops,  or events focused on college-level teaching and student learning. These grants reflect our commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and to faculty development rooted in impact, reflection,  and community. 

A call for applications is issue each fall and spring semester. Grants are reviewed and awarded by the Teaching Center Advisory Board (TCAB).

Travel Grants at a Glance 

  • Open to full-time Belmont faculty members
  • Awards support participation in conferences or workshops with a significant focus on teaching and learning in higher education
  • Faculty may apply for up to $750 for in-person events or up to $400 for online events
  • Applications are accepted each fall and spring semester and reviewed by the Teaching Center Advisory Board (TCAB)
  • Strong proposals clearly link the conference/workshop experience to specific teaching goals, practices, or courses at Belmont
  • Fall grants typically fund events between mid-September and mid-March; Spring grants support events between mid-March and mid-September

Grant Guidelines (PDF) | Application Template (PDF) | Sample Grant 1 (PDF) | Sample Grant 2 (PDF)

2024-25 Teaching Center Advisory Board (TCAB)

For questions, feedback, or support with your application, we encourage you to reach out to the TCAB representative from your college:

  • Jack C. Massey – Luke Petach
  • Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing – Jamie Adam
  • Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business – Kristi Oshiro
  • College of Law – Kristi Arth
  • College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences – Allison Koch
  • College of Music & Performing Arts – Nancy Riley
  • College of Sciences & Mathematics – Tim Schoenfeld
  • College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences – Gideon Park, Joan Li
  • College of Education – Gideon Park
  • O'More College of Architecture & Design – Tom Lowing
  • Watkins College of Art – Tom Lowing
  • Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine – TBD