The Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education promotes and encourages innovative outreach, retention, and teaching/learning practices through research and teaching-based strategies focused on undergraduate success. We encourage our faculty, staff, and students to continuously work to research, update, develop, and implement new strategies to improve undergraduate enrollment and success.听The Pott College Innovation Fund will be awarded to faculty who propose novel ways to approach outreach, retention, and teaching and learning, with a particular focus on helping more students from all backgrounds to not only persist, but to excel.听
The three subcategories of awards available are:
鈥�听Innovation Seed Awards: The purpose of the Innovation Seed Awards are to provide funding for pilot projects and preliminary data collection that will lead to submission of a proposal to the Innovation Implementation and Research Award, and/or to seek external funding.听
鈥�听Innovation Outreach Awards: The purpose of the Innovation Outreach Awards is to establish methods that best engage and motivate high school students to pursue a degree at the 91社区.听
鈥�听Innovation Implementation and Research Awards: Innovation Implementation and Research Awards aim to fund large-scale outreach, retention, and/or student success projects that have significant research basis and therefore a high potential for success.听
Innovation Cover Sheet and Budget Template
Innovation Fund Application Checklist
Proposals are due no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, November 7, 2025.
For more information, please contact Dr. Bill Elliott, Associate Dean of Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education (wselliott@usi.edu听or 812-228-5053).