T-CART Grant Program
2025 Call for Proposals
The Office of the Provost and Information Systems are excited to announce the 2025 T-CART Grant Program (Technology-engaged Creative Activity, Research, and Teaching). This joint grant program provides funding for faculty projects to explore new and existing technologies with the potential to enhance teaching, scholarly, and creative work.
T-CART includes two types of grants, both of which provide funding for faculty projects to explore creative ways of enhancing teaching and scholarly work. The Summer Technology Exploration Program (STEP) provides a grant which allows faculty to purchase and experiment with new technology. The WakerSpace Faculty Fellow grant is awarded to faculty to explore and utilize technology in the WakerSpace.
Examples of ideas explored with prior grants include: creating audio/visual recordings for an Oral history project of black women’s stories of living with Covid-19, a Chemistry department utilizing Electronic Research Notebooks (ERNs) for documenting and archiving undergraduate research projects, engaging students who are learning German with a video game, a First Year Seminar which incorporates making as its focus, a course on the mathematics behind technology in the WakerSpace, the creation of an, easy-to-use, audio recording station to encourage podcast assignments in the classroom, the application of AI, or generative composition, in creative work centered around film, dance and theatre, WFU DEAC Cluster use for data mining, incorporation of Google Sketchup, VR headsets and a 3D camera to fully immerse students into the Chinese culture and language, and lecture capture and live streaming systems, creation of a digital space for sharing and archiving the stories of Italian immigrants, and use of a DSLR camera assisting college to career students in developing and creating digital portfolios.
The Summer Technology Exploration Program (STEP) Grant invites faculty to submit proposals for innovative projects that leverage AI and Generative AI technologies to enhance teaching and research. This funding opportunity encourages faculty to explore the creative potential of these emerging tools and their applications within their respective fields.
The above ideas are supported as part of proposals, however, development of other creative ways of using technology to enhance teaching and scholarly work is also strongly encouraged. Some examples to consider include, but are not limited to:
WakerSpace Faculty Fellow Grant (Hands-On Experiential Learning)
– Laser Printer
-3D Printing
-CNC Router
-Fiber Arts
Summer Technology Exploration Program (STEP) Grant (Technology and Tech Tools)
-Utilization of AI or Generative AI
-Virtual/Augmented Reality
-DSLR Cameras/Video Equipment/Audio Equipment
-Digital Storytelling: Podcasting/Video Creation/Animation/Website Development
If you are interested in applying for the 2025 T-CART Grant, please fill out this form.
To read the stories of our T-CART Grant 2024 recipients, please visit our website.
Who do I contact?
Brianna Healey, Associate Director of Academic Technology
Academic Technology/Information Systems