Background

The primary intention of the Teaching Grant (TG) was to enhance the adoption of innovative pedagogical techniques and strategies, as well as to build a repository of teaching and learning strategies suitable within the SUSS context. It was renamed from the previous Associate Faculty Champion Scheme.

The TG would be offered on an annual basis, via a Call for Applications, to SUSS Teaching Awardee Honour Roll members from the following units:

1. SUSS Academy (SUSSA) 
2. College for Interdisciplinary & Experiential Learning (CIEL)
3. Institute for Adult Learning (IAL)
4. S R Nathan School of Human Development (NSHD)
5. School of Business (SBIZ)
6. School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHBS)
7. School of Law (SLAW)
8. Student Success Centre (SSC)
9. School of Science & Technology (SST)
10. School of Social Work and Social Development (SWSD)
11. Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC).
    

Grant Quantum and Number of Awards 

A maximum of ten (10) TGs would be awarded annually to successful applicants from units indicated above. Refer to Section Eligibility Criteria for the eligibility criteria.

Each TG would have a project term of twelve months, with a grant quantum of S$6,000.

Eligibility Criteria 

The TG would be opened to the following categories of staff: 

• Members of the SUSS Teaching Awardee Honour Roll, that is, recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) and three-time recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award (ETA).
• Non-teaching awardees if nominated by their respective Deans and Directors (of units indicated above). 

Applicants must have taught at SUSS for at least two semesters over two calendar years, be currently engaged to teach and/or provide instructional-related support to students, and would be deployed/ engaged to work in SUSS during the implementation of the TG project.

The TG has two application categories – Individual and Team.

• Individual category applications: Applicant must be a member of the SUSS Teaching Awardee Honour Roll, or faculty/ associate faculty nominated by their respective Deans and Directors (of units indicated above).
• Team category applications: The main applicant must be a member of the SUSS Teaching Awardee Honour Roll, or faculty/ associate faculty nominated by their respective Deans and Directors (of units indicated above). A maximum of ten (10) members would be allowed in a team.
  

Each person can only be involved in one application in any call for proposals.

Successful TG applicants would be subjected to a rest period of three (3) years, and they can only apply once every three TG calls for proposals.

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AD272 Teaching Grant Writing Workshop 

The three-session teaching grant writing workshop aims to equip TG applicants with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop compelling proposals focused on investigating innovative teaching and learning approaches within their courses or programmes.

The workshop will cover the fundamentals of action research and explore various innovative pedagogical approaches and case studies, including implementation issues and evaluation outcomes. Participants will be guided on crafting a convincing rationale for its investigation, and using literature review to support the chosen pedagogy. Methodologies suitable for investigating its effectiveness will also be discussed. 

Timeline for Submission 

Applicants may email completed application forms to [email protected] by 1 June 2026, 5pm.

Successful applicants to be informed via email in July 2026. 

Requirement of TG Recipients

The TG recipients must:

• develop the innovative pedagogy, together with lesson plans, learning activities, assessments for learning^ and evaluation indicators#.
• share with peers teaching the same course for feedback to fine-tune the innovative pedagogy.
• submit regular progress reports.
• implement the innovation with evidence on student learning and evaluation of the implementation.
• present a final report detailing the innovative pedagogy, theoretical reasoning, fine-tuned lesson plans, learning activities, assessment strategy and evaluation indicators, and strategies for implementation in the course.
• share the results and strategies for implementation at TLC professional sharing sessions/ events.

^ Assessment for learning is a way to monitor learning whereby assessment information informs teachers on their teaching and students on their learning, so that they may adjust their teaching strategies and learning strategies, respectively.

# Evaluation indicators are specific, observable and measurable accomplishments or changes as a result of innovation. Common examples of indicators include participation rate, attitudes, and individual behaviours.

List of International Educational Research Grants

Other than local grants such as the Teaching Grant and the various MOE grants, interested applicants may apply and explore other international grants of your interest. However, note that these do not come under the purview of SUSS or the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC).

Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change

Research Grants on Education: Large