Grants
TLC Central supports UvA educators and employees from all faculties in educational innovation through the offering of various grants in collaboration with the TLC Network, ICTS and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS). Each grant has a focus on innovation with its own theme or topic. Do you have an idea that allows you to innovate your classes, or a creative solution for a better educational environment? Do you need support to bring this idea or solution to life? Then find out which grant best suits your innovation idea. You will find more information on the pages of the various grants below.
Get inspired by stories from colleagues with grants!
Curious about the innovative projects that your colleagues have worked on through a grant? Read their stories below or under Teacher Stories.
Bits of Innovation: the story behind the Grassroots grant
In the video series Bits of Innovation: the story behind the Grassroots grant, we follow 3 UvA teachers who want to improve their teaching with a UvA TLC Grassroots grant.
The fifth FRIS café: a growing community
On Thursday, June 28, we gathered for what was already the fifth FRIS cafe. These six-weekly gatherings provide grantees of the Fair, Resilient & Inclusive Societies (FRIS) theme grant the opportunity to come together, share ideas and get inspired.
Development of ‘World Food and Ecosystems’ course: three necessary skills for (big) data collection
Lies Jacobs (FNWI) used the TLC Didactic Innovation grant to focus on teaching students three skills needed for (big) data collection. She was awarded the grant in the 2021-2022 academic year to further develop the course ‘World Food and Ecosystems’. With the grant she focussed on teaching students three skills needed for (big) data collection: building self-confidence, essential coding skills and digital independence.
Best practices of knowledge sharing among students from diverse backgrounds
A search by Dr. Lela Mosemghvdlishvili with the UvA TLC Didactic Innovation grant. How can we train students from different backgrounds and majors to share their disciplinary knowledge in an accessible way? Dr. Lela Mosemghvdlishvili (they/them) used the grant to explore the best practices of knowledge sharing among students from different disciplinary and methodological backgrounds.
Future Societies Lab: addressing sustainability issues
Dr. Mendel Giezen developed the Future Societies Lab with the TLC-IIS Sustainability grant. A course in which students work on research questions on sustainability from society clients. A win-win for different parties for the benefit of societal sustainability transformations.
Ongoing Grassroots
Read more about all the ongoing Grassroots.
FRIS projects
Read more about all the FRIS projects.