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Submission Deadline: December 13, 2013

Submit your proposal and letter of support from your dean no later than December 13, 2013 to the following:

Electronic files: facultyresources@nyu.edu
Please indicate "CDCF Proposal Submission" in the subject line.

Dean's and Dept. Head signatures:
Curricular Development Challenge Fund
Office of Faculty Resources
New York University
194 Mercer Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012

If you are unable to submit your proposal electronically, please submit a paper version to the above address by the deadline.

For further information, please contact the Office of Faculty Resources at (212) 998-2987
or email facultyresources@nyu.edu.

Proposals will be evaluated by the committee in Spring 2014. All 2013-2014 proposals will receive a response by the close of the Spring 2014 semester.

Pre-submission School Review

Before any proposal is submitted, faculty members should discuss the feasibility of their proposal with the appropriate deans or administrators within their schools. Proposals must have the support of the department chair and dean of the school as appropriate. Schools should indicate cost sharing where appropriate as well as the long-range commitment to continue the project past the life of the grant.

Interschool proposals should include indication of approval from the dean of each school involved as well as the approval of the appropriate department chairs.

*All projects should have the potential for budgetary self-sufficiency (including direct and indirect costs) within a specifically stated period or show evidence that special funds will not be required to continue the program after a specified date.

Printable Submission Guidelines

Printable Submission Checklist

Selection Criteria

  • Is the project innovative or creative?
  • Does the project have the potential for making a significant, lasting impact within a school beyond the funding period? Is the project sustainable?
  • Does the project have the potential to prompt innovations in other departments?
  • Is the rationale for the project sufficiently strong and compelling? Does it indicate a link with existing theories of and methods in teaching and learning?
  • Does the proposal give evidence of the necessary expertise to carry out the plan effectively?
  • Does the project draw effectively on available institutional resources and expertise?
  • Is the budget solid and reflective of real needs? Have opportunities for cost sharing with other departments, schools, or University sources been explored, and are they reflected in the budget?*
  • Does the project have the potential for attracting outside funding?
  • The committee encourages proposals that connect with NYU's global education initiative.
  • Priority will be given to those faculty members who have not received a CDCF grant in the past four years.
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