Evaluation & Examples of Proposals

We recommend applicants review the rubric (PDF) that is used by the review committee to evaluate submitted proposals. Reviewing the rubric will help ensure your application is as strong as possible.

Those who propose and are not awarded may resubmit in future Rounds. Feedback will be given to all students who wish to receive it. The review committee may or may not provide specific feedback, but general feedback will always be provided.

The review committee is composed of faculty and staff.  The Teaching and Assessment Committee (TAC) oversees the TPG program.  Most members of the review committee are from TAC.

Notification of the results of the evaluation is made within eight weeks of the deadline for the round. Funds typically become available to those who have had their proposals approved four weeks after award notification.  

Expectations of Those Receiving Grant Funding

Recipients are required to complete and submit forms and to complete any required grant stipulations, such as IRB or IACUC approval, prior to the release of funds. No funds will be released to those who have an outstanding balance on their OWU student account.

Those who have been awarded a Theory-to-Practice Grant are expected to submit the following within 30 days of the completion of the project,

1. Expense Report, including a full list of all expenditures with receipts or missing receipt affidavits documenting each expense item (See the TPG Expense Report Guidelines (PDF) for requirements and other information.), and
2. Within 90 days of the completion of the project, a Project Report of the experience. (See the TPG Post-Completion Report Guidelines (PDF) for requirements and other information.)

Additionally, recipients must report how they have shared their experiences with the campus community.

All should be concerned and prepared for ethical and sustainable travel. We encourage our students to engage their host cultures ethically and to mitigate the impact of their travel, if any, on the environment. A good place to start: The Ethical Traveler and Sustainable Travel.

Examples of Previously Funded Proposals

• Australia’s Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards – Advantages and Drawbacks Over the Years (PDF)
• A Look Into the Effects of Substance Abuse During Prenatal and Neonatal Development (PDF)
• Cellular Defense Against Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (PDF)
• Managing Bees in the Absence of Pesticides (PDF)
• Comparative Research of the Various Roots of Agrarian Struggle – Mexico and Columbia (PDF)
• Island Queerness – A Study on The Experiences of Taiwanese Queer People (PDF)
• From Stage to Screen in London (PDF)
• United We Stand – An Internship with the United Nations (PDF)