The South Carolina Honors College offers funding to faculty teaching departmental and SCHC signature Honors courses to facilitate in-class activities or demonstrations, field trips and guest speakers as part of the course. Funding will be provided to proposals seeking to provide experiential learning activities in Honors courses and which encourage student reflection on those engagements in the course.
Audience
Full-time faculty and instructors teaching Honors departmental or SCHC signature courses.
How to Apply
Complete the application below, including justification for the project with a budget.
- The activity should be completed within the same academic year as one applies. Awardees will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of applying.
Criteria for Selection
Honors course enrichment funding is competitive. Proposals will be judged using the following criteria:
- Reasonableness of the budget
- Potential for the activity to greatly impact Honors students
- A clear connection of the activity/field trip/guest speaker to the course’s content and learning outcomes
Applications will be reviewed by the schedule and curriculum coordinator and associate dean. Funding requests that exceed $500 will be reviewed by the Honors College deans and directors.