Grants and Awards
Assessment Mini Grant Program
Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal for the 2023 Assessment Mini Grant Program. Click below to see the list of this year's recipients.
The University Assessment Steering Committee, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, is pleased to offer the annual Assessment Mini Grant program for the purpose of supporting assessment-related projects to improve student learning outcomes in both academic and co-curricular areas. Funding of $15,000 is available each fiscal year, (through June 30), with a maximum award of $1,500. To view the Request for Proposals (RFP) guidelines from 2023, go here. (Note: These guidelines may change in 2024). To see a list of the past recipients, click on the link below.
For questions, contact Karen Stokes Chapo at karen.stokeschapo@wmich.edu
Assessment Fellows Grants
The University Assessment Steering Committee Assessment Fellows Grant program was designed to provide financial support to faculty and staff at Western Michigan University interested in developing a project based on student learning outcomes assessment. This program was replaced by the Assessment Mini Grant Program in spring 2021. An archive of Fellows Grant recipient presentations can be accessed below.
Archive of assessment fellows presentations
Assessment Excellence Awards
These annual awards are presented by the University Assessment Steering Committee to acknowledge and celebrate assessment work that has led to verifiable improvements in academic or learner support programs. We are always excited to learn about and honor the great work that is being done to use assessment results for continuous improvement of learning and student success at WMU. Click on the guidelines linked below for more information. For questions, contact Karen Stokes Chapo at karen.stokeschapo@wmich.edu.
Individual
This individual-based award is designed to recognize WMU employees who have made a significant contribution in the area of assessment of student learning.
Collaboration
This award is designed to recognize multiple individual WMU employees from the same or different departments and/or units who have collaborated to make a significant contribution in the area of assessment of student learning.
Unit
This unit-based award is designed to recognize and showcase outstanding efforts in the area of assessment at WMU. An outstanding assessment process is characterized by the use of the results of assessment to improve the activities being assessed. Therefore, criteria for selection will emphasize the demonstration of program improvements as a result of the assessment program.