Educational Innovation Grants
Educational Innovation Grants are designed to elevate teaching by equipping instructors of record with resources and support to enhance their teaching practices and advance innovative, engaging, and equitable instructional approaches.
Grant Goals and Deadlines
| Grant | Primary Goals | Deadline | Maximum Grant Amount | Application Guidelines |
Seed Grants | Support small-scale, short-term projects that augment instruction | February 27, 2026 (For courses taught winter quarter 2026) | $1,000 | View guidelines |
| Sandbox Grants (Tier 2) | Support modest, instructor-initiated projects that improve teaching practices and curriculum. | February 27, 2026 (For courses taught spring quarter 2026) | $6,000 | View guidelines |
| Catalyst Grants (Tier 3) | Support instructor-initiated course interventions that advance teaching practices, curriculum, and pedagogical research and inspire new ways of engaging students. | March 1, 2026 (For projects planned during fiscal year 2026–2027) | $6,000 to $42,000 | View guidelines |
| Transformation Grants (Tier 4) | Support academic units in pursuing larger-scale educational innovations that promote student exploration, creativity, engagement, discovery, and success. | March 1, 2026 (For projects planned during fiscal year 2026–2027) | Up to $10,000 (track 1); up to $100,000 (track 2) | View guidelines |
Campus Block Grants | Support instructor projects creating online and hybrid courses that broaden educational access and reimagine instruction. | Details coming Winter 2026 | $5,000 to $25,000 | View guidelines |
More information coming soon
To become eligible to apply for Catalyst Grants and Trck 2 Transformation Grants, applicants must have an Initial Consultation with a member of the TLC to obtain personalized feedback on their proposals. Consultation meetings are not intended to be opportunities to lobby on behalf of a funding application.
Please schedule consultation appointments well in advance of the deadline for grant application submission. Appointments during the last week of the application period are not available.
To schedule an Initial Consultation for Catalyst Grants, please schedule a time using the Bookings link.
To schedule a consultation for Transformation Grants, email transformation_grants@teaching.ucla.edu