The TLTC is dedicated to connecting instructors at the University of Maryland to ongoing grant funding opportunities and providing support for research and evaluation.
External Funding Opportunities:
There are many public and private funders that are interested in awarding grants to enhance higher education. Here are some funding sources that regularly release requests for proposals that relate to college teaching and learning. There are also funding opportunities and grant databases listed on the Office of Research Administration’s (ORA) website. As you prepare your external grant proposal, remember to partner with ORA to acquire the appropriate approvals before submission.
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- The Spencer Foundation
- Department of Education
- The Institute for Education Sciences (IES)
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Henry Luce Foundation - Higher Education Program
- The Ford Foundation
- The Lumina Foundation
- The Teagle Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Social Science Research Council
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- The John Templeton Foundation