Provost's Learning Innovations Grants

The Provost’s Learning Innovations Grants (PLIG) program was developed to broaden and enrich the learning experience of RIT students by funding faculty-initiated projects that enhance student learning. More than 200 RIT faculty projects have received funding since the program was initiated in AY 2000-2001 and all full-time RIT faculty (tenured, tenure-track, visiting, lecturers) are eligible to apply.

The launch of the Innovative Learning Institute (ILI) in 2012, and its charge to assist in the creation of exceptional learning experiences for students, led to a revitalization of the PLIG program to:

• Better support dissemination of results to RIT faculty
• Integrate funding with institute priorities
• Support the scholarship of teaching and learning

There are two types of PLIGs:

• Exploration Grants are funds for "proof of concept" investigations into the development, adaptation, or application of a new, different, or untried teaching approach, practice, or procedure.
• Focus Grants provide funds for faculty to develop, apply, and/or research an innovative mode or model of teaching and learning that directly supports an RIT priority.

Find out more about grant types and this year's Focus Areas

Please email plig@rit.edu if you have any questions or comments about Provost’s Learning Innovation Grants.