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Apply for the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF)



The call for AIF applications is now closed. In the meantime, please see the following guidelines below for reference.


AIF Phase Four

Year 3 (2023-2024)

The AIF provides us with opportunities to pilot, develop and test curricular or pedagogical innovations that support eLearning, Experiential Education (EE), student success and retention strategies and internationalization within the curriculum.

A focus for the upcoming year will be the embedding of strategies that explicitly advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the curriculum in alignment with the AIF priority areas stated below. Refer to the Sustainable Development Goals backgrounder and guide for information.

At least 30% of total AIF funding, and up to 50%, will be allocated this year to support projects that specifically align with one or more SDGs. Proposals that choose to align with one or more SDGs will be considered and adjudicated separately and apart from other applications.

There will be three categories of funding for 2023-2024.

Category I funding will support initiatives of Schools, Departments and/or Faculties to strategically embed one or more of the four indicated institutional priorities - eLearning, Experiential Education (EE), student success and retention strategies and internationalization within the curriculum - in undergraduate or graduate degrees. 

Category II A funding will support curricular innovation projects.

Category II B will support Curricular Innovation - Innovative Course Prototyping 

Category III funding will support Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects.


AIF Phase Four Application Package


Important Documents

AIF funding categories

York University’s AIF encourages teaching and learning innovation in priority areas by supporting new initiatives or by extending current projects in new and significant ways. In 2023-2024 there are three AIF categories:

Category I

Supports pan-university, faculty or group-based projects that support academic innovation

Category II A

Supports individual full-time or contract faculty members for curricular innovation projects

Category II B

Supports individual full-time or contract faculty members for Curricular Innovation - Innovative Course Prototyping 

Category III

Supports Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects.

Teaching and learning priority areas

The AIF supports implementation of projects that advance York University's institutional priorities outlined in the University Academic Plan, Strategic Mandate Agreement and the Institutional Integrated Resource Plan.

eLearning

EXPLORE

Experiential Education

EXPLORE

Student Success

EXPLORE

Internationalization

EXPLORE

Resources to support applications to the 2023 Academic Innovation Fund

Have questions? Need support?

Contact teaching@yorku.ca or drop-in during their virtual office hours, M-F 10-11 am via Zoom.

The PowerPoint presentation from the December 7th session, Exploring the Academic Innovation Fund, can be found here: PowerPoint presentation.

Questions? We are also here to help.

Contact the Office of the Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning.