What is SoTL?
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a scholarly approach that emphasizes the systematic study, reflection, and sharing of teaching practices.
What is in it for you?
⌚ 10k Euro budget to dedicate time and hire assistants to research your innovation
👩🏫 Training in SoTL concepts and methodologies
🤝 Mentorship by SoTL experts at the VU Centre for Teaching & Learning
🌐 Join the network of SoTL practitioners at VU
✨ Recognition for your leadership in educational innovation
💹 Great foundation for a larger SoTL project supported by (inter)national funding
What is expected from you and your team?
💡 Propose an exciting SoTL project with real potential to help future-proof education at VU
💕 Commit yourself to the full implementation of your SoTL project by Dec 2024
🧩 Participate actively in the training, networking and dissemination activities
Apply by 1st November and (if your proposal is granted) implement your project in 2024!
Call for Proposals: VU BKO and SKO alumni fund for 2023/2024
Application guidelines and information
A team of lecturers that want to test and evaluate a bright idea for future-proofing their education based on literature can submit a funding proposal.
A team can consist of lecturers from the same degree programme and/ or faculty, or different ones. Successful proposals receive a budget of max. €10.000 (e.g. hours for research design, technical support and recording of knowledge clips). They are also supported by educational experts from the VU Centre for Teaching & Learning for the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of (the results of) the pilot.
A proposal consists of a completed Application form in English or Dutch (use this template) and a Support letter from a line manager or programme director connected to the main applicant. All required documents have to be sent in one .pdf to ctl@vu.nl.
Deadline for application
The deadline for applications is November 1st, 2023 before 23:59. The winning proposals receive communication in December.
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