Faculty Funding Opportunities
Martha Bradley Evans Teaching Fellows
As a research-intensive institution of higher education, the University of Utah employs scholars who are leaders in their fields to conduct research and teach in degree programs across multiple disciplines. To keep instructional quality at the U on the cutting edge, the Martha Bradley Evans Teaching Fellowship encourages and supports faculty engagement in projects related to factors affecting instruction within their disciplines at the national level. Each year, projects address critical issues in twenty-first century, post-pandemic higher education. For the 2025-26 academic year, fellowships will focus on “Teaching Digital Natives: Supporting the Next Generation with Understanding and Compassion.”
Gen Z learners, born between 1997 and 2012, are frequently called digital natives; technology is infused into nearly every aspect of their lives. This generation bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on education, and they are coming of age amidst tremendous social upheaval. As a result, Gen Z has been also described as more well-informed about current events than previous generations. We are seeking proposals for pedagogy projects that innovate education in ways that expand upon students’ application of digital learning skills and their awareness of current events, with the hope of fostering workforce-ready technological skills and compassion in University of Utah students.
Four faculty fellows will be awarded, drawing from the 18 colleges at the University of Utah. The proposed project should be completed within one year, with the goal of implementation within the faculty member’s department/college at the end of the fellowship. Fellows will be asked to submit an annual report detailing project outcomes at the end of the year.
Eligibility: Career-line (.75 FTE or higher), tenure-track, or tenured faculty are eligible to apply.
Multiple fellowships of up to $10,000 will be awarded. Budget may include the following:
- Teaching replacement costs to be funded to the fellow’s home department (no more than $5,000)
- Undergraduate research assistant stipend (no more than $2,500)
- Project development and implementation costs (software or other needs)
- Professional development costs
Proposals are due by May 15 via the MBE Teaching Fellows Application form, and awardees will be announced by May 31. Fellowship decisions will be made by a committee formed by the CTE.
Submission Requirements:
- A proposal of no more than three double-spaced pages that outlines the relevance of the project within the faculty member’s discipline, the project proposal, and the proposed plan for implementation.
- 1-page description of how the undergraduate student researcher will be integrated into the project, including a plan for recruitment and mentorship (if relevant)
- Letters of support from department chair and dean, with stated intent to implement the project described in the proposal
- A detailed budget
- Faculty member’s updated CV