The grant, Transforming the Classroom through Innovation to Excellence in Learning (IEL), was designed to create funding opportunities for large scale restructuring of curriculum across an entire academic unit. This grant program emphasizes the rethinking and retooling of the curriculum with an emphasis on innovative technology use. These project redesigns can take anywhere from 6-18 months to complete.

Faculty Grant proposals are announced and evaluated through the Advanced Learning Center in partnership with the Academic Affairs, Information Technology and the Teaching & Learning Advisory Committee (TLAC). An important feature of the grant process is the dissemination of findings to the campus and beyond. Awarded faculty are expected to provide a written Summary Report to the Advanced Learning Center by the end of the award year that will be published on the ALC website as well as present their findings locally, at an ALC sponsored event, or regionally.