Application for the 2025 Assessment Mini-Grant is now closed.
Syracuse University’s academic program assessment efforts, focused on student learning outcomes, are a faculty-owned and faculty-driven process. Faculty collaboration is critical to maintaining meaningful student learning outcomes assessment.
This mini-grant is designed to support faculty in facilitating program-level assessment activities to enhance student learning. The mini-grant is awarded to faculty members who are responsible for coordinating program-level assessment and participate in a two and a half day Assessment Leadership Institute. At the end of the institute, participants will have an action plan for the upcoming academic year.
Explore past participant projects from 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Assessment Leadership Institute Learning Goals
- Participants will gain assessment knowledge and skills.
- Participants will identify and demonstrate facilitation techniques that they will use to guide assessment efforts.
- Participants will develop a sense of agency to inform program-level decision-making.
2025 ALI Eligibility and Award Information
- All faculty who are responsible for student learning outcomes assessment are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must be available to attend the in-person 2025 Assessment Leadership Institute on June 3-4 from 8:30am to 4:30pm and June 5 from 8:30am to 12 noon.
- Applicants are also expected to:
- Complete a short reflection at the end of each day of the institute (minute paper)
- Develop an action plan outlining how participants will engage with their faculty, what topics they will bring to the faculty during the 2025-26 academic year, and what their poster session may entail, which they will share with the group at the end of the institute
- Implement their action plan during the 2025-26 academic year
- Create a poster for the One University Assessment Poster Session (April 2026). Explore past faculty projects: 2024, 2023 and 2022 Assessment Leadership Institute Posters
- Provide a final reflection on experience, progress, and impact of their participation (May 2026)
- Up to 8 mini-grants are available. Grant award is $1000 ($500 awarded after attending the Assessment Leadership Institute, $500 after poster presentation). The mini-grant can be applied to a faculty member’s research account or through payroll.
Application
- To view this funding opportunity, visit: syracuse.infoready4.com
- Log in to the portal using your Syracuse University netID and password to submit an application.
Deadline and Notification
- Deadline to apply is May 9, 2025 by 5:00pm.
- Notification of selection will be sent by May 16, 2025.
- Selected applicants should confirm their acceptance no later than May 23, 2025.
Questions?
- Contact the Assessment Working Team (assessment@syr.edu).