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VITAL Minigrants

Internal Instructional Grant Program

The purpose of these internal grants is to support full-time Villanova faculty members in fostering advances in undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning at Villanova, implementing the teaching-learning sections of the University’s and Colleges’ strategic plans, and exploring the use of new instructional approaches. 

Call for Proposals

VITAL invites applications for its 2024-2025 Minigrants program. The Call for Proposals (CFP) will close on Friday, March 15 at 5:00pm.
Note. Forty percent of the funds available for the 2024-2025 grant cycle will be allocated to enrich graduate courses and/or graduate programs. Proposals that pertain to educational areas listed in the CFP are of interest. Compelling and relevant proposals beyond these areas are invited.  

Call for Proposals 2024-2025 (PDF)

Cover Page Template (download Word Doc)  (PDF)
Budget Request Template (download Word Doc)  (PDF)
Please download these templates to enter information directly.

Letters of Support Template

Please submit the letter of support template along with your grant proposal to the Dean/department chair/academic program director two weeks prior to the deadline, by Mon., February 26 so they may review the grant project and prepare their letter of support using the templates provided below. Please refer to CFP for College contact, page 4.

Template Dean's Letter of Support (download Word Doc)  (PDF)
Template Department Chair Letter of Support (download Word Doc)  (PDF)
Template Academic Program Director Letter of Support (download Word Doc)  (PDF)

To ensure the integrity of the process, the Office of the Dean and the department/academic program will submit their letters of support directly to the VITAL office at vitalinfo@villanova.edu.

Resources

To support submission of strong projects, interested faculty members are highly encouraged to contact Dr. Gabriele Bauer, Ext. 9-5628 or e-mail with proposal ideas before submitting a full proposal. 

Link to Proposal Peer Review Form (PDF)

Grant Recipients and Projects, 2023-2024 (PDF) - See VITALITY for details of awarded grant projects (PDF)
Grant Recipients and Projects, 2018-2022 (PDF)

VITAL Minigrant Review Committee Members

You may contact a member of the Minigrant Review Committee while developing your proposal.

  • Patricia Bradley, Nursing
  • Irene Kan, Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • Mary T. Kelly, Economics
  • Frank P. Maloney, Astrophysics and Planetary Science
  • James C. O’Brien, Mechanical Engineering
  • Bruce Pollack-Johnson, Mathematics and Statistics
  • Edward Wahesh, Education and Counseling

Final Report Submission, Grant Recipients 2023-2024

Per stipulation of the minigrant award, grant recipients have agreed to submit a written final report by Fri., June 21 at the latest.
Please download this document (.doc) to write the final report (PDF version). Submit the completed report via email to Gabriele Bauer, VITAL. For questions, please contact us via email.

Contact

VITAL Office:
Vasey Hall, Room 106
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: 610.519.5627
Email: vitalinfo@villanova.edu

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