Learn About the Latest Innovations in teaching and learning
Have a pedagogical conference, course, or training you'd like to attend? You may be eligible to receive a CEE Travel Grant (up to $1200). By participating, faculty have the opportunity to:
- Learn about new and innovative teaching and learning strategies
- Get access to funding to pay for conference and travel expenses
- Network with other teaching professionals
- Enhance USD's pedagogical knowledge base
Travel Grant Application Instructions
GRANT ELIGIBILITY: All USD faculty members who have been teaching consistently for the past two semesters at USD and will be teaching the following semester. Additionally, postdoctoral, tenure-track and tenured faculty who have been teaching inconsistently in recent semesters are eligible. Priority is given to faculty who have not been funded by this grant in the past two years or who are presenting at the conference they will be applying the grant towards.
Choose a Pedagogical Conference, Course, or Training
You may apply to attend any of our pre-approved pedagogical conferences, or you will have the opportunity to suggest your own pedagogical conference, course, training, etc. in the application.
Featured Conference:
AAC&U Teaching with AI: A series of workshops designed to prepare faculty for a new era of human learning
August 31 - September 28, 2026 | Online
Apply for a CEE Travel Grant
Once you have a pedagogical conference or course in mind that you'd like to attend*, use the application form below to apply for a CEE Travel Grant.
Application Review and Funding Priority: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with funding awarded on a first-come, first-served basis each semester until that semester’s funds are exhausted. Funding availability resets at the start of each semester. Priority is given to faculty who have not been funded by this grant in the past two years or who are presenting at the conference they will be applying the grant towards.
The application asks for:
- Your contact information.
- Requested funding amount: Maximum amount $1200 (eligible expenses include conference registration, hotel, airfare, car rental, gas, food, and tolls. *If you have an expense outside of this list, let us know).
- Conference/course details. *If the conference you are attending is not dedicated to teaching and learning, but there is a conference track or session you would like to attend that is, please highlight that in your application.
- Your choice in deliverable.
*Note: We are unable to award funding for conferences that have already occurred.
Share what You've Learned with Colleagues
If you are selected to receive a CEE Travel Grant, after you attend the conference, course, or training, the CEE will reach out to you to plan for how you will disseminate what you've learned with USD community members.
Each recipient will be asked to provide one teaching tip (see examples here) as well as complete one deliverable from the options below:
- Facilitate a workshop, department meeting, or Reading Circle.
- Create a Google Slidedeck (see examples here) that can be shared among colleagues.
- Create a 5-minute Video showcasing the new skill/technique/strategy you learned.
- Prepare a 2-4 page Academic Write-up (see example here) on a topic from the conference you would like to share with others that will be featured in our Dive Deeper section of our newsletter as well as in our Faculty Newsnotes.
- Something else! Email us with your idea and we can discuss how to implement it.