Lead Teaching Fellows


Funds are available to PhD students in the Arts and Sciences to develop and present teaching workshops or to bring in speakers on teaching related topics.The request for proposals (RFP) is available below and includes selection criteria and other information. Funds will be awarded competitively from a $20,000 total pool of funds based on quality of proposals.

Proposals will be accepted beginning August 15, 2007 through October 1, 2007 to fund projects for 2007-08.

Preference will be given to proposals that clearly show a multidisciplinary focus, i.e., workshops and speakers that will address questions and issues for Teaching Fellows in two or more departments/disciplines. Proposals that include GSAS Teaching Fellows and/or faculty as speakers/presenters are especially encouraged.

Proposal budget should include a line item for your effort/time to arrange and/or present the workshop. Budget may also include expenses for materials, refreshments, and speaker fees.

Please e-mail Jan Allen (ja2310@columbia.edu) with any questions or your intent to submit a proposal. Compiled questions and answers will be shared with all who intend to submit a proposal.

Please include the following information in your proposal.

• Name and e-mail address of students proposing this project
  Department/program(s) of students proposing this project
  Other programs that will benefit from this project and names of students who will help publicize project if they are not also listed in (a) above as co-proposers
  
• Description of workshop/presentation: Include title or topic, content, presenter(s)/speaker(s), format, location, and other relevant information that will help us evaluate your proposal the need for this workshop
  
• Workshop evaluation: How will you determine the effectiveness of the workshop/event?
  
• Significance of the proposed project: Briefly, how did you determine the need for this workshop topic, how do you plan to most effectively address this need and present a high quality workshop?
  
• Intended audience and if there are limits on audience size, please explain
• Budget that includes relevant line items: Student effort, presenter/speaker fee (if any), materials, refreshments.
  
• A brief budget rationale, i.e., explanation for each line item in the budget
  Submit your proposals to Jan Allen, Associate Dean for PhD Programs and Interim Director of the Teaching Center either electronically (ja2310@columbia.edu) or fax (212.854.4912) or on campus at 109 Low Memorial Library. We look forward to receiving your proposal.