BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Department of Surgery//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://surgery.wustl.edu/events/ X-WR-CALDESC:Department of Surgery - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230125T2235Z-1674686144.5969-EO-19206-1@172.23.128.18 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260604T152520Z CREATED:20230125T163850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T163850Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230301T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230301T235900 SUMMARY: Small Grants Program Submission Deadline DESCRIPTION: The Academy of Educators and the Medical Education Research Un it (MERU) of the Washington University School of Medicine are announcing an upcoming call for proposals for grant funding for education research and s cholarship projects. Projects must be focused on the scholarship of teachin g and learning\, rather than biomedical discovery or application. Proposals may originate from […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Academy of Educat ors and the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU) of the Washington Univer sity School of Medicine are announcing an upcoming call for proposals for g rant funding for education research and scholarship projects. Projects must be focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning\, rather than biome dical discovery or application. Proposals may originate from any unit withi n the School of Medicine. Any questions about the appropriateness of a prop osal can be directed to MERU.

Up to three grant s of up to $5000 will be awarded based on a competitive review process. Ple ase reference the application requirements \, and limit to 4 pages inclusive of references. The submission form is bel ow.

Applications should include the following:

Names and information about the principal investigator and co-investi gators. The PI must be a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine.

A project plan that includes:

Goals (specific aims / objectives/ research question to be addressed\; project addresses a probl em of importance in health professions and/or science education)
Ba ckground on need for this project (understanding of existing literature\; l iterature is linked to the project)
Methods (methods are appropriat e [including\, for example: sampling plan\, data collection\, data analysis for curriculum development or research on teaching or learning\; validity evidence for assessment tools\; search strategy\, data extraction\, and dat a synthesis plans for a systematic review of the literature]\; methods are clearly explained).
Anticipate results and outcomes (results to be obtained are clearly stated\; outcomes are appropriate to the project\; eva luation plan will make it possible to determine if outcomes have been achie ved)
Plans for dissemination and sustainability (proposal includes a plan to share results\; project is sustainable or will remain relevant af ter the funding period)
Plans for reflective critique (explain how you will review your data and progress to determine needed adjustments to y our plan an lessons learned for future work).
Timeline (should be s tated and realistic)\; funding period is 1 year unless a longer period is j ustified
If multiple investigators are involved\, please clarify th e role and contribution of each\, including any mentoring relationships

Budget and justification (should be stated and realistic) (a llowable expenses include materials [including software]\, equipment\, rese arch assistant time\, transcription\, statistical consultation\, printing o r other preparation for presentation\; travel allowed up to $1000\; and no faculty FTE are allowable)

Reference citations – included in page limit

Optional letters of support (maximum 2) – not included in pag e limit

Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed o f Academy members and MERU faculty\, who will consider the following criter ia:

Responsiveness of the proposal to the guidelines above.
Alignment with the criteria for scholarship (clear goals\, adequate pre paration\, appropriate methods\, meaningful results\, dissemination\, and r eflective critique\; see Glassick CE\, 2000\, Boyer’s Expanded Definitions of Scholarship\, the Standards for Assessing Scholarship\, and the Elusiven ess of the Scholarship of Teaching\, Academic Medicine).

MERU faculty will provide mentorship and constructive peer review at pro ject initiation. Funded projects will give an update to MERU and the Small Grants Subcommittee of the Academy of Educators every 6 months.

Submit an Application

Submission Deadline: March 1\, 2023 at 11:59pm

Elig ibility: Faculty Member at Washington University at instructor lev el or higher

Questions: Contact AcademyofEducators@wustl.edu. For a consultat ion about writing your proposal\, please contact the Medical Education Rese arch Unit (MERU)\, by following the link HERE.

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