Work-Based Learning
Micro Grants

Faculty members who teach undergraduate courses in the following humanities degree programs are eligible to apply:

• African American & African Studies (B.A. or B.S.)

• Asian Studies (B.A.)

• Art History (B.A.)

• Visual Studies (B.A.)

• Applied Language Studies, English (B.A.)

• Creative Writing, English (B.A.)

• Journalism, English (B.A.)

• Literature, English (B.A.)

• Professional Writing, English (B.S.)

• Technical Writing (B.A.)

• Cinema & TV Production, Communications (B.A. )

• Communication Studies, Communications (B.A.)

• Media Studies, Communications (B.A.)

• Organizational & Interpersonal Communication (B.A.)

• Cinema Production, Theatre (B.A.)

• Philosophy (B.A.)

• Political and Legal Studies, Philosophy (B.A.)

• Religious Studies, Philosophy (B.A.)

• History (B.A.)

• Spanish, World Cultural Studies (B.A.)

• German, World Cultural Studies B.A.)

• French, World Cultural Studies (B.A.)

• Japanese, World Cultural Studies (B.A.)

• Women's & Gender Studies (B.A. or B.S.)

Instructors from both TT and NTT career tracks may apply, but are required to have participated in the Humanities at Work Faculty Workshop prior to submitting a proposal. While not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with the university’s Director of High Impact Learning Initiatives to discuss the proposal before an application is submitted.

Monarch Humanities Internship Academy (the Academy) provides pathways, resources, and stipends to expand work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for humanities students. Through the Curriculum Development Work-Based Learning Micro Grant program, the Academy provides pedagogical resources and financial incentives to empower faculty to more intentionally incorporate WBL in the Humanities curricula.

The flexibility of the WBL Micro Grants centers faculty insights and expertise to identify and design a strategy that best meets the needs of their program and students. With their discipline-specific expertise, professional networks, and daily interactions with students as instructors and mentors, humanities faculty are vital partners in this collaborative effort.

All WBL Micro Grant proposals must incorporate WBL in alignment with one area of the “Explore, Prepare, Apply” framework and produce evidence demonstrating achievement of the outcomes associated with the selected area.

Accomplishments and lessons learned by WBL Micro Grant recipients will be shared as an important step in fostering a college-wide dialog on WBL in the humanities. To that end, Grant awardees must submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community. Student samples may only be shared with proper consent in compliance with FERPA regulations.

Inclusion of High Impact Practices

Applicants are encouraged to consider the inclusion of High Impact Practices (HIPs) as part of their Micro Grant efforts. Championed by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), HIPs are approaches to teaching and learning that have been demonstrated to enhance student engagement and academic achievement.

Old Dominion University proudly supports the following HIPs which strongly align with the Academy’s Micro Grant process:

• Capstone Courses and Projects

• Collaborative Assignments and Projects

• ePortfolios

• Internships

• Learning Communities

• Service- or Community-Based Learning Experiences and Projects

• Undergraduate Research Projects

• Writing Intensive Courses

To learn more about HIPs, visit: aacu.org/trending-topics/high-impact

Your proposal will be reviewed by Academy personnel and relevant Subject Matter Experts according to the following criteria:

Approach – 40%

• Clearly identifies gap in curriculum

• Proposed activities are clearly aligned

• Strategies are practical/feasible

Achievement of Outcomes – 40%

• Project aligns to Explore, Prepare, Apply outcomes

• Strategies support student achievement of outcomes

• Demonstrations of achievement are appropriate and provide evidence of outcome attainment

Project Impact – 10%

• Project is reproducible

• Approach is sustainable without future grant support

• Significant number of students (based on average annual enrollment) are impacted

Budget Plan – 10%

• Budget plan is well-defined

• Budget plan is feasible

As a reminder, accomplishments and lessons learned by the WBL Micro Grant recipients will be shared as an important step in fostering a college-wide dialog on WBL in the humanities.To that end, if your proposal is funded, you will be expected to submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community.

If your proposal is funded, you will be expected to submit a final report that provides sufficient documentation of all activities, student work samples, and insights from the experience. These reports will be published as resources for the Arts & Letters community. Specific details on grant report expectations will be provided to awardees.

For general inquiries, application assistance, or to participate in a curricular mapping consultation, please reach out to Dr. Lanah Stafford (lstaffor@odu.edu), Director, High Impact Learning Initiatives, Office of Academic Success.