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Overview:

A Distance Learning Research Fellowship is a funded award intended to provide seed funding for faculty to conduct research in teaching and learning in electronic environments. The award is given periodically as funds are available. Funding is typically around $5,000.

The intent of the award is two fold: 1) to increase research activity within the university community in this important field of discovery; and, 2) it is hoped that the research efforts enabled by the Fellowship will generate results suitable for scholarship in the way of journal articles and conference presentations, and serve as leverage for faculty to obtain other sponsored research.

The requirements associated with the Distance Learning Research Fellowship are:

• completion of an application (see below)
• the research involves an aspect of teaching and learning in electronic environments
• the researcher abides by IRB guidelines and policies
• the recipient prepares a final written report suitable for publication on the IDDL website in addition to any scholarly publications that may result from the research

Funding associated with the award is transferred to the faculty member's department for use by that faculty for any activity related to their teaching, research and outreach efforts. The faculty agrees to abide by university and state purchasing policies in the use of these funds.

Application Process:

The applicant should send a Letter of Application to the Director of IDDL which includes all of the following:

1. Research Project Title
2. Faculty Name, Department and College
3. Teaching Field
4. Project Abstract (100 words maximum)
5. Need for the Project (150 words maximum)
6. Description of the proposed project including how the funds will be used (500-1000 words)
7. How project results will be disseminated and used (150 words maximum)

Application Timeline:

The Distance Learning Research Fellowship is typically awarded only once per year for either the Fall or Spring semester, based on availability of funds.

Application for the Fall semester should typically be made by April 30th, and application for the Spring semester should typically be made by October 1st. Award decisions are typically made 30 days after the deadline.

The Director of IDDL, in consultation with other Distance Learning staff, will make the award decision.

For additional information please contact:

Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
Todd Ogle, Senior Associate Director, Applied Research and Planning
University Gateway Center, Suite 120 (0392)
902 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061