The Digital Storytelling Project Fund solicits proposals for teaching projects which explore the process, methods, and outcomes of narrative through digital media.

Projects may include one or all of: 

  1. the direct costs of a particular classroom project, such as hardware, software, guest instructor fees, travel costs, or departmental costs associated with team teaching a course,
  2. professional development funds for learning digital storytelling methods at institutions like the Salt Institute at the Maine College of Art or the Digital Humanities Summer Institute,
  3. and/or a stipend to support designing or redesigning a course to incorporate digital storytelling as a core tool.

Grant activities must be complete by May 2019.

Expectations: All grantees will provide a report on their project, to be published on the Center for Innovative Pedagogy website. Grantees are encouraged to provide copies of teaching artifacts (i.e. syllabi, assignments, rubrics) as well as issue shorter progress reports during the year, rather than wait to issue a single large final report. Stipends will be paid when the final report is submitted.

Deadline: Proposals are due on the last Thursday of every month.

Proposal Format: A full proposal consists of

  • the cover sheet
  • A proposed project budget 
    • STIPENDS: We encourage collaborative project proposals. Faculty stipends should reflect individual contributions to the project and should not exceed $1,000 per person.
    • A $1,000 stipend is available for faculty who substantially redesign a course or design a new course to incorporate digital storytelling techniques. A $500 stipend is available for faculty who incorporate a digital storytelling project without major redesign of the course.
  • a project narrative of no more than 3 pages (1500 words). Clearly indicate:
    • what prior training or experience you or your students have and what training will be needed,
    • the mode of digital storytelling being explored,
    • the participants,
    • the specific activities planned,
    • the anticipated outcome,
    • how equipment will be handled in the long term
    • whether stories will be stored and kept accessible through the college, or whether that responsibility remains with the storyteller
  • Other pertinent materials: 
    • for community-engaged projects or projects containing autobiographical disclosure, please provide documentation for IRB approval/exemption and ethical training for all participants

    • copies of syllabus, course calendar, and project handouts/rubrics

    • for faculty requesting a stipend, please include copies of your former course syllabus in addition to the proposed redesigned syllabus, if applicable

Submit the grant cover sheet and proposal narrative electronically to Joe Murphy, murphyjm@kenyon.edu.