Incentive Grants
The Commission for Adult Learners (CAL) established the Incentive Grant program to support new, improved, and innovative programs or services directed toward the recruitment and retention of adult learners. The Incentive Grant program is promoted University-wide to faculty, staff, and adult student organizations that are eligible to submit proposals. Those who submit proposals are encouraged to collaborate with other units and staff.
The ultimate intent is for grant-funded programs and services to become an integral part of a campus's programming and services offered to adult learners. In 2007–08, in an effort to leverage more substantive proposals that will impact significantly the recruitment and retention of adult learners, the Commission increased the grant maximum to $2,000. The campus or unit must match $1 for every $2 in grant awarded.
The Commission is proud of the innovative programs and services, collaborative relationships, and improved campus environments for adult learners that have resulted from the Incentive Grant initiative. Since the 1999–2000 academic year, 77 grant proposals from 18 Penn State campuses have been funded, and more than 9,000 adult learners, faculty, and staff have benefited.
2011 Funded Incentive Grant Programs (Adobe PDF)
2010 Funded Incentive Grant Programs (Adobe PDF)
2009 Funded Incentive Grant Programs (Adobe PDF)
Previously Funded Incentive Grant Programs (Adobe PDF)
Grant Update for 2012–13
The 2012 Incentive Grant Program has been repurposed to focus on University-wide strategic initiatives as determined by Penn State's Strategic Plans and Core Council Reports. For 2012–13, Prior Learning Assessment received funds from the Commission to accelerate the discussion with administrators and to encourage collaboration among academic departments.
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