CAT1 - Year round CAT2 - 2 rounds per year (March, November)

All full-time staff members (including academic and non-academic staff whose duties involve aspects of learning and teaching of UGC-funded programme) are invited to submit proposals that focus on the following (in the order of funding priority):

1. the development of new pedagogical or teaching approach(es);
2. the design of learning and teaching processes and evaluation mechanism that would assist in the implementation of outcomes-based learning;
3. the monitoring of students' learning effectiveness to enhance programme delivery;
4. new and/or experimental approaches to syllabus design for learning and teaching enhancement;
5. the design of student assessment framework and the use of assessment results to enhance learning and teaching;
6. the design of courses or delivery methods in which there are new initiatives to encourage student participation in the teaching/learning process;
7. the incorporation of educational technology into classroom, laboratory, studio, and/or fieldwork learning experiences for students;
8. the development of other new and innovative materials for use in teaching; and
9. other possibilities or new initiatives.

Teaching Development Grants must NOT be used to fund research activities. However, some measures of didactic processes and outcomes measurement based on experimental teaching may be included. Should such activities involve the use of humans (such as students) as subjects, please consult the Committee on the Use of Human and Animal Subjects in Teaching and Research (HASC) prior to the submission of application.

All academic staff members (including staff whose duties involve aspects of learning and teaching) are invited to submit proposals for funding from the Teaching Development Grants in support of new approaches for the enhancement of quality in learning and teaching.

Criteria for the selection of proposals for funding include the following:

- Intrinsic merit: Does the proposal address a significant problem or issue in respect of learning and teaching?
- Innovation: Does the proposal contain new ideas regarding the aims, objectives and/or methods of learning and teaching?
- Impact: Is the project likely to improve significantly learning and teaching for sizeable numbers of students?
- Process/outcome orientation: Is the proposal conductive to outcomes-based learning and does it include appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and/or enhancing the quality of learning and teaching?
- Practicability: What is the likelihood that the project will be completed on time and within budget?
- Sustainability: If the project is successful, what is the likelihood that its innovations will continue as part of the regular programme of learning and teaching in the future years?
- Applicability: What is the potential for the wider applicability of the outcomes of this project?