In 1996, the Council made its first call for instructional proposals to faculty who wanted to implement new ways of encouraging learning. This solicitation led to the submission of twenty-five proposals. In the years since 1996, the Williams Council has funded over 100 instructional proposals resulting in, for example:
- innovations within specific courses;
- imaginative new cross-disciplinary courses;
- opportunities to deepen students' engagement with diverse, cross-cultural perspectives;
- new ways of providing peer to peer learning support, and
- new ways of conceptualizing teaching and learning within existing disciplines.
The Williams Council invites proposals from individuals or groups that allow faculty teachers the opportunity to renew, broaden, restructure, or develop classes and curricula that actively engage students in the learning process. As in past years, exciting and creative proposals with any focus will be fully considered.
Please view the Williams Showcase (February 2021) to hear from a distinguished panel of past instructional grant recipients, learn about their Williams-funded projects, and discuss the selection criteria the Council uses and the types of work the Council has funded in the past.
Submissions
Williams Instructional Proposals are submitted by completing this proposal form and emailing it to OtP@uoregon.edu by February 17, 2025. We encourage you to read over the proposal form as you begin to generate your ideas.
All questions, large and small, are welcome and may be addressed to OtP@uoregon.edu. The Williams Council will evaluate the proposal using criteria aligned to the description above.