The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL) is providing mini-grants of $1,000 to Spectrum of Teaching Styles advocates who are presenting at an International level conference where submitted presentation abstracts are peer reviewed. The presentation must be specific to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles, practical or research-based.
These mini-grants are available to help defer the costs associated with presenting at an International conference (i.e., conference registration, travel, accommodations, etc.). If presenting online, only the conference registration fee will be covered. The purpose of this mini-grant program is to promote and enhance scholarship specific to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles.
The awarding of the mini-grants will occur through a competitive process. Applications are open to master and doctoral degree students, university faculty, teachers, and coaches. Applicants are limited to receiving one SITL mini-grant per calendar year.
To apply, complete the Application Packet as per the instructions provided. If your Application Packet reviews favorably (i.e., accepted by the SITL review committee), you must forward a copy of the conference organizing committee’s official letter of acceptance before the date of the presentation.
The financial award associated with each successful mini-grant application will be made payable to the principal presenter’s university/institution/school. Because of this, recipients will have to include proof that their university/institution/school is a non-profit organization. For U.S. based institutions, that is the EIN (Employer Identification Number). For institutions based outside of the U.S., we will require documentation with the institution’s letterhead stating that it is a non-profit institution.
Download Application FormWe are currently accepting Application Packets for International conferences.
Please note the following requests from all SITL mini-grant award recipients:
•Award recipients must send a copy of the official letter of acceptance (abstract accepted for presentation) from the international conference organizing committee once received. Your award will be contingent upon the SITL receiving this information.
•Award recipients must include in their presentation the following statement (acknowledgement):
“This presentation was supported by funds received from the Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning.”
•Award recipients must forward a headshot (picture) for posting on the SITL Website and social media pages.
•Award recipients must also include proof that their university/institution/school is a non-profit organization. For U.S. based institutions, that is the EIN (Employer Identification Number). For institutions based outside of the U.S., we will require documentation with the institution’s letterhead stating that it is a non-profit institution.
The Spectrum Institute for Teaching and Learning (SITL) funds eight research grants annually specific to research conducted around the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. Each recipient of a SITL research grant will receive a financial award to conduct a proposed research study. The purpose of these research grants is to promote and enhance scholarship in relation to the theoretical constructs of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. Studies may be conducted in any school subject-matter area (e.g., physical education, elementary classroom, secondary mathematics, etc.). The selection of the grant recipients is a competitive process. All application materials must be completed in English.
Master’s Degree Students (two grants): Each award $3,000
Doctoral Degree Students (three grants): Two 1-year $5,000 awards, One 3-year $15,000 award (must have published at least one of the proposed multiple studies by the end of the third year)
Faculty Members (three grants): Each award $5,000
Complete the Application Packet as per the instructions provided in the Application Packet.
Download Application Form
The application deadline is March 30, 2024, but please submit your application as soon as possible because we will review them as we receive them. All applications should be sent to: spectruminstituteboard@gmail.com
•The financial award associated with each successful grant applicant will be made payable to the principal researcher’s university/institution. All such universities/institutions must have an established Institutional Review Board (IRB) and a Grants/Contracts Office or other office accountable for financial tracking and reporting.
•Award recipients must include proof that their university/institution/school is a non-profit organization. For U.S. based institutions, that is the EIN (Employer Identification Number). For institutions based outside of the U.S., we will require documentation with the institution’s letterhead stating that it is a non-profit institution.
•IRB approval and informed consent for human subjects/participants documentation must be submitted to the SITL for grant awardees prior to release of funds from the SITL.
•A presentation of your research study will be made as part of the 2025 SITL Workshop Series (February-March, 2025). A specific date and time will be determined later. You will be allotted 25 minutes for the presentation, 20 minutes to present the study followed by a 5-minute time period to field questions from the attendees. The 2025 SITL Workshop Series will be offered via Zoom. The recipient of the 3-year $15,000 doctoral award will make a presentation each of the three years that the grant is awarded.
•All unexpended funds must be returned to the SITL in full within 60 days of submission of the final written report.
•All written documents including publications and presentation materials, and print and electronic communications that result from the successful funding of this research study must include the following statement (acknowledgement) or a similar statement: “This work was supported by funds received from the Spectrum Institute of Teaching and Learning, Spectrum Research Grant Program.”
Indirect Costs
Please note that this grant program does not allow the use of budgeted funds for indirect costs for project support.
Are you interested in videotaping a sample Spectrum episode in teaching style A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, or K for posting to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles Website, YouTube page, and/or used in the SITL Educational Curriculum? If yes, continue reading!
SITL $500 Spectrum Episode Mini Grant Awards are available to those interested in videotaping a sample Spectrum episode for posting to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles Website, YouTube page, and/or used in the SITL Educational Curriculum. Submissions are open to those knowledgeable in the Spectrum of Teaching Styles, including physical education teachers, classroom teachers, coaches, university faculty, and pre-service teachers (i.e., college/university students). One SITL Mini Grant Award submission accepted per individual. The purpose of this initiative is to promote and enhance the implementation of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in the instructional setting, worldwide.
To submit, please complete the Submission Form. If the Videotaped Sample Episode assesses favorably (assessed by a Spectrum expert), you will receive a SITL $500 Mini Grant Award. All appropriate permission documents to share your work for educational purposes with the SITL, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation, must be included.
After accepting the grant, SITL is responsible for the use of the material for educational purposes described in the submission form.
*Also, it is possible for us to blur the faces of the any of the participants in the video. If you would like us to do this, please indicate this in your submission email.
Download Application FormWe are not accedpting any submissions at this time, but we will reopent the submission window on May 1st, 2024.
Please note the following requests from all SITL mini grant award RECIPIENTS:
• Permission documents to share your work for educational purposes with the SITL, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation, must be included.
• The financial award associated with each successful mini grant award application will be made payable to the principal presenter’s university/institution/school. Because of this, recipients will have to include proof that their university/institution/school is a non-profit organization. For U.S. based institutions, that is the EIN (Employer Identification Number). For institutions based outside of the U.S., we will require documentation with the institution’s letter stating that it is a non-profit institution.
• No other compensation will be provided by SITL apart from the above-mentioned amount of money.
• Award recipients must forward a headshot (picture) for posting on the SITL Website and FaceBook/Twitter Pages.
Permission from parents/guardians for any underaged video participants for the video to be recorded and posted online. (We can blur any of the participants faces if that is a concern).
The SITL Outstanding Journal Publication of the Year honors individuals who make a distinctive scholarly contribution to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. The selection committee will be composed of four Spectrum experts and one SITL Board Member. The purpose of this award is to promote and enhance exemplary Spectrum scholarship.
Nominated articles must be:
The recipient(s) of the award will receive $1,000, payable to the recipient’s university/institution. This award may be spent on academic-related activities.
Nominations are invited from the research and teaching profession. Authors are allowed to nominate themselves. Nominated articles must have been published in 2023. Nominations are open until March 1, 2024. A nomination must include the following information: (a) author name(s) and affiliation(s); (b) title of the article; (c) journal title, volume, issue, and page numbers; and (d) a link to or pdf of the published article. Please e-mail your nomination(s) to the SITL e-mail address, spectruminstituteboard@gmail.com. Articles deemed not to promote/enhance scholarship specific to the theoretical constructs of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles will be rejected without review.