DEADLINE: Friday, February 24, 2017 For Application Cover Page & Budget Proposal, refer to pages 5-6 AWARD AMOUNT: $4,500 per grant

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1 COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP FACULTY MINI-GRANT (Goal: Add Service-Learning as an option to a course) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE: Friday, February 24, 2017 For Application Cover Page & Budget Proposal, refer to pages 5-6 AWARD AMOUNT: $4,500 per grant Applications must be submitted by 5pm to: Jen Gasang / jlgasang@sfsu.edu (scanned e-signatures are accepted) And/or Mail/In-person: SF State ICCE 1600 Holloway Ave., HSS 206 San Francisco, CA ICCE is pleased to announce the Community Engaged Scholarship Faculty Mini-Grant Awards. Funds to be allocated spring 2017 for activities to take place any time during the calendar year 2017 (March December 15, 2017) These mini-grants are to support faculty in order to incorporate Community Service Learning (CSL) components as an OPTION in courses. 1 Funds for this mini-grant program come from CSU Chancellor s Office Call to Service Initiative to support efforts that foster faculty Community Engaged Scholarship and the expansion of service-learning courses. ELIGIBILITY Awards are open to all full-time and part-time faculty members of all ranks Note: faculty members on early retirement (e.g., FERP) are not eligible. Funds will be given for the redesign of course(s) and implementation. These courses must not have received the CSL designation in previous years, OR if they are currently CSL designated courses, the faculty applicant must have not received a CSL grant in previous years for the same course. 1 Service-Learning offers students the chance to link academic study and course credit with community involvement and critical reflection. Students enrolled in a course offering a community service learning opportunity split their time between classroom instruction, service in the community, and reflection upon the service experience. Servicelearning is an instructional method that combines formal coursework with thoughtfully organized community service experiences and utilizes the service experience as a course text for both academic learning and civic learning. Service-learning courses address community-identified needs while helping students meet academic, social and civic learning goals.

2 Conflict of Interest Partnership with a community agency must not violate policies that violate University policy regarding conflicts of interest to faculty or students. Departments must commit to offer and implement this course with the CSL option minimally for two iterations within five years after the initial award. Grant Recipient Requirements: All award winners must: a. submit their revised syllabus to ICCE; b. submit their course for CSL Designation in the following academic year with the Department s approval; c. attend Grantee Workshop (date to be determined); d. attend an ICCE contract meeting where disbursement procedures will be explained and agreements will be completed; e. submit a final report of their course implementation and reflections; and f. discuss their report and recommendations regarding the development and expansion of the CSL initiative at SF State, with the relevant community at a Forum created for the purpose. SELECTION CRITERIA Grant proposals will be reviewed according to the following: Quality: Degree to which service and reflection are integrated into course curricula, and not as extra credit or a side project in the class. Community Needs/Engagement: Extent to which the service component addresses community-identified needs/issues/goals. Sustainability: Level which the course can be used as a model for successful service learning course integration in the disciplinary area proposed, as well as possible expansion of the CSL initiative across campus. Evaluation: Intention to evaluate impact and outcome of service learning as effective pedagogy. Preference will be given to applicants who have not already received the CE Scholarship Faculty Mini-Grant during the previous two semesters. IMPORTANT DATES RFP Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2017 Submit award agreement: Friday, March 10, 2017 Grantee Workshop spring 2017 Date to be determined Final Report No later than December 15, 2017 Page 2 of 6

3 ATTACHMENTS Proposals must include the following: Cover Page: The signatures of the Chair and Dean (or Designee) are required on the cover page for all proposals (refer to page 5). Please include a separate cover page for each proposal. Proposal Narrative: Submit a narrative of not more than 4 pages addressing the questions outlined below. Budget Summary: Indicate the amount requested under each category on the attached form (see page 6 for budget template). Refer to the Use of Funds section (page 4) for allowable and prohibited expenses. 4. Please include the most recent syllabus for this course. PROPOSAL NARRATIVE Please respond to the following questions (not to exceed 4 pages): Provide the course description. How will the learning objectives for the proposed course incorporate the service-learning component? Identify the desired learning outcomes. Describe the community-identified need/issue that will be met through the service experiences of the students. Describe the organization(s) that you will be partnering with, whether it is an organization in the local community, or within the San Francisco State campus community. Describe the types of service activities that students will engage in. How will this type of service promote student understanding of civic and/or community engagement and course concepts? What is the total number of hours of service to be required, and why? 2 How many students will be able to participate, given this requirement? 4. What kinds of activities will you use to facilitate reflection and how will they relate to course objectives? Describe your evaluation plan for assessing the impact of the servicelearning component to the community and student. 5. Describe how your course can contribute to the expansion of service-learning in your department and/or the overall university. How will this course be sustained on a longterm basis? 2 Students who participate in the CSL option must complete at least 20 hours per academic term of direct academically relevant community service to have these hours post on their official University transcripts (Academic Senate Policy #S03-224). Page 3 of 6

4 USE OF FUNDS Grant funds may be used to support the following categories of expenses: Faculty Pay Funds may be used to compensate the faculty member who develops and implements the grant-funded activity. All or any portion of the grant may be used for this purpose. Compensation is subject to taxation and tax withholding. Partner Services Funds may be used to compensate the community partner that works with the faculty to develop and implement the grant-funded activity. Faculty member must ensure that community partners comply with campus vendor / requisition / invoice procedures and obtain approvals and authorizations in advance of work in order to ensure payment. Supplies & Materials Funds will be transferred to the faculty member s department for supplies and services necessary for the implementation of activities that occur within the service-learning course as proposed. Student Assistant for Service-Learning Course Funds can be used to hire student assistant(s) to facilitate partnerships with servicelearning placement sites and support faculty and students in completing the assignment relating to service-learning component. Student Assistant(s) must be currently enrolled SF State student; salary and position description subject to ICCE approval and prevailing University policies. Student Assistants(s) will be directly supervised by faculty member. Funds will be transferred the faculty member s department. Prohibited Expenses: Faculty course release time Food, alcohol, receptions, entertainment costs, and/or banquets Scholarships, awards, gifts, or other prize monies Paying participants to do service Reimbursement of mileage for student travel to service sites Honorariums or stipends for guest speakers Travel insurance Lease of facilities Campaigning or political mailings Equipment, e.g. printers, laptops, monitors, cell phones. QUESTIONS For questions, contact Jen Gasang, jlgasang@sfsu.edu or (415) Page 4 of 6

5 COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP FACULTY MINI-GRANT Submit completed applications to Jen Gasang / HSS 206 APPLICATION COVER PAGE Name: Department: Phone: (office) Rank: College: SF State Course Information: Please Check All That Apply Course Name, Prefix, & Number: Click or tap here to enter text. Required for Major: Required for Lower Division GE: Required for Upper Division GE: Course Implementation Date: summer 2017: fall 2017: spring 2018: How often do you teach this course? Every Fall & Spring semester Bi-annually Summer Annually (one semester each year) I, the Applicant, agree to the following provisions (please initial each): Attend grantee workshop to discuss details of proposal and the funding allocation process. Administer a brief survey to students to support the efforts of ICCE to document the impact of service-learning. Upon notification of award, service-learning grant recipients and their department budget coordinator must attend an ICCE contract meeting where disbursement procedures will be explained and agreements will be completed. Submit a final report, revised syllabus, and include (if available) materials such as quotations from students and/or community partners; digital photos; video recordings; new stories; press releases) from your class so that ICCE can feature on website/newsletter. Include completed and signed Video Visual/Audio Image Release Forms. Include the following acknowledgement in scholarly works resulting from this grant: This work was supported, in part, by funds provided by SF State University s Institute for Civic and Community Engagement and the CSU Chancellor s Office Call to Service Initiative. Disseminate/or discuss the results of my funded project at a faculty forum or with other interested parties. I will submit the University course revision form for CSL Designation. Submit final report addressing / documenting deliverables, due no later than December 15, 2017 Proposed budget estimates should be complete and realistic. If the project is approved and the budget is inadequate, there is no provision for cost overruns and either I, or my department, will incur any overage. Applicant s Signature: Date: Department Chair s Signature: Date: Department s chair signature indicates a) acceptance that the attached budget is sufficient for this project, b) willingness to sustain the course for two iterations after the initial award, and c) a revise course proposal for CSL Designation will be submitted. Dean s (or Designee) Signature: Date:

6 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR AMOUNT REQUESTED Faculty Pay Student Assistant Pay Partner Services Supplies & Materials 4. Other TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED