The University of Kentucky Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence is now accepting applications for the 2027-2028 Chellgren Faculty Fellows program. The program provides faculty members with a one-time $4,000 grant to support activities associated with student excellence. This program provides resources and support for faculty to design academic courses, research projects and other forms of creative work. Activities developed should sustain equity-oriented partnerships, organize novel opportunities for students to learn, and support faculty and students to implement ethical and rigorous participatory activities.
Faculty Fellows Application requirements
$4,000
One-time Grant
to engage in activities associated with student excellence
Nov 1
Deadline to Apply
All materials must be submitted to the Chellgren Faculty Fellows Selection Committee
Open
to All Faculty
instructors, clinical, tenured and tenure-track from any department
NOW OPEN - DEADLINE is November 1, 2026
Benefits for Faculty Fellows
Resources: Each Faculty Fellow receives a one-time grant of $4,000, which can be used for summer salary, teaching/research materials, funding needs or other appropriate uses, as determined by the applicant and approved by Chellgren Center Selection Committee and chair.
Membership in professional learning community: Exchange ideas and intellectual support with other fellows.
Expectations
Grantees may be asked to present their experiences, serve as mentors for faculty interested in the program and assist with the student program as needed (we are mindful of time commitments).
Faculty Fellow Requirements
Meet with Chellgren Center Director Isabel C. Escobar, Ph.D., to identify discipline-specific resources, materials and model courses.
Participate in assessing outcomes of funding.
Application Checklist:
✔️ Grant proposal
✔️ Budget and narrative
Application requirements
Length: Three pages maximum, not including budget narrative, or syllabi (if applicable).
- Description of activity: Please provide a detailed description of the activity and how it will benefit students.
- Assessment: Please be prepared to provide a short description of a planned assessment strategy.
- Sustainability: Describe plans for sustainability.
Budget and Narrative Requirements (one page)
Please provide a budget showing how you will use the $4,000.
Eligibility & Selection Process
The Chellgren Faculty Fellows Program is open to all faculty members (instructors, lecturers, clinical, tenured and tenure-track) from any department. Graduate students are not eligible. If instructors are applying as a team, each will receive the full grant (e.g. $8000 for a team of two instructors).
A completed application must be submitted electronically to the Chellgren Faculty Fellows Selection Committee via email to chellgrencenter@uky.edu no later than November 1, 2026.