APPLICATIONS FOR ACTIVE LEARNING TRAVEL FUND

– Applicants should be active learning faculty who have received Active Learning Leader Certificates at the University of Georgia.

– Applicants should have received an invitation or confirmation to present at an academic conference, teaching conference, or professional meeting held at an institution or location other than the University of Georgia by the time of application.

– The funded travel must conclude before June 10, 2025

– The applicant’s presentation should be related to their active learning course redesign (e.g., results and outcomes related to the course redesign).

– If a leave of absence during the academic year is requested, Approval is required from one’s department head and/or dean (if there is no department head).

– If the trip were canceled, recipients must agree to re-pay the award amount

– Recipients must agree to submit a brief report of their presentation to the CTL and the Office of Active Learning by June 30, 2025. The CTL and Office of Active Learning may offer opportunities to spotlight your presentation to the UGA community.

– Recipients should acknowledge their involvement in UGA’s Active Learning Leader. Certificate and funding support from the Office of Active Learning and the Center for Teaching and Learning in their presentations.

Funds are awarded on a rolling basis, and a limited amount of funding is available each year. The award amount will be determined by factors such as prevailing costs at the meeting location, distance traveled, whether the meeting is regional, national, or international, and the availability of funds.

Travel funding support is limited to one trip per faculty member in FY 25, regardless of the type of travel. A maximum of $2,500 is available per trip. Travel must take place between now and June 10, 2025.

Applicants will be reviewed by a committee composed of the Director of the Office of Active Learning, the Center for Teaching and Learning Director, and a representative of CTL’s Active Learning team. The application will be evaluated based on the eligibility of faculty members and the quality and potential impact of the presentations.

A PDF copy of this request fund form with all supporting documentation may be submitted to chingyu@uga.edu. Funds are awarded on a rolling basis. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by 5:00 PM, Wednesday, March 3, 2025. If you have any questions, you may contact Ching-Yu Huang at chingyu@uga.edu.