Course and Program grants
education+innovation+entrepreneurship
Next deadlines: December 3, 2010 & May 6, 2011
- Award amounts: $2,000 to $50,000
- Grant period: one to three years
- Who may apply: Faculty from NCIIA member institutions
- Program guidelines and frequently asked questions
- Previously funded grants
Course and Program grants are awarded institutions to strengthen existing curricular programs or build new courses and programs in invention, innovation, and technology entrepreneurship, with an increasing emphasis on environmental and social entrepreneurship. Successful proposals present creative pedagogical approaches that generate and deploy student E-Teams, bringing real-life applications into the classroom setting and beyond.
An E-Team is a multidisciplinary group of faculty, students, and industry mentors working together to bring a product or technology to market. The "E" stands for excellence and entrepreneurship.
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Learn more
- Have an idea but not sure it's a fit with the Course and Program grants program? Send a 1-2 paragraph summary to grants@nciia.org and we'd be happy to review it and provide you with feedback. Please note that due to high volume, we are unable to guarantee replies to last-minute inquiries made less than two weeks prior to the proposal deadline.
- Read the Course and Program guidelines, and frequently asked questions.
- Preview the online proposal (coming soon!) and reporting requirements for funded grants.
To apply for a grant, your institution must be a member of the NCIIA. Check whether your college or university is a member or renew your membership.
All proposals must be completed online. To start a proposal, create an account or login here (reviewing the program guidelines before starting a proposal is highly recommended).
- Scan summaries of recently funded Course and Program grants to see what others are doing
Contact Us
Questions? Contact us: grants@nciia.org or call 413 587-2172.
