External Grant Collaborations

Schreyer Institute faculty consultants can assist faculty members with proposals for external grants to funding agencies that have a curricular or pedagogical focus. We can provide support for project design, faculty development, or project evaluation, some of which require buy-out of faculty time.

If you would like us to serve as the project evaluator, please contact us at least 6 weeks in advance.

Please contact us before you include the Schreyer Institute in your proposal to determine faculty availability.

Factors we consider when making decisions about collaborating on external grant applications:

• Project relevance to undergraduate education at Penn State
• Alignment with the Schreyer Institute mission
• Availability of a faculty consultant.
• Amount of time needed to serve in the role.

Questions for External Grant Principal Investigators (PIs)

Please share as much of the following as you prepare your proposal.

1. Funding organization (e.g., NSF, DoE, USDA, NEH, NEA, NIH)
2. Link to the Request for Proposals (RFP)
3. Proposal deadline
4. Draft proposal (this will give us a clear sense of our potential to contribute)
5. Expected role (e.g., support, activity/assessment design, evaluation)

Examples of Institute Collaborations on External Grants

• Institute faculty agrees to provide consultation on specific educational activities or assignments and provide a letter of support.
• Institute faculty provides a negotiated amount of time as a co-PI, senior personnel, or an evaluator.
• Granting agencies typically expect to see 10% of the total budget (direct costs) dedicated to evaluation.