UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State faculty can now apply to two grant programs from the AI Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning, both funded through the Office of the Provost and designed to support the integration of artificial intelligence into teaching and learning in alignment with Penn State’s AI Transformation Initiative.
The AI in Instruction Microgrant Program offers awards of up to $1,000 to individual faculty members pursuing small-scale instructional innovation with generative AI. Up to 50 grants will be awarded for use during the spring semester. Applications are due Nov. 5.
The Program or Large Course Transformation Grant Program supports team-based efforts to reimagine teaching and learning at the course or program level. Awards of up to $50,000 are available for teams of three or more faculty working to transform large, multi-section undergraduate courses or degree programs over the 2027-28 academic year. Between six and 10 projects will be funded. Applications are due Nov. 13.
Program or Large Course Transformation grant proposals must incorporate at least one of the following alongside AI integration: experiential learning, reimagined assessment or civic learning.
Funds are available for use during the 2027-28 academic year and may be used for course buyouts, software subscriptions, course materials, student assistant support, and professional development directly related to the proposed project. Complete details and applications are available in InfoReady.
Both programs are open to tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty of any rank who have held a full-time appointment for at least one academic year. Applicants must complete the AI Essentials at Penn State training as a prerequisite and have the support of their academic unit head. Recipients for microgrants will be notified in December. Recipients for program or large course transformation grants will be notified in January 2027.
For more information, contact Crystal Ramsay or Rebecca Schultz in the AI Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning at aicenterofexcellence@psu.edu.