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Academic Innovation Fund (AIF)



Academic Innovation Fund (AIF)

Enabling teaching and learning innovation

The Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) supports projects that advance York Universty’s priorities in terms of teaching, learning and the student experience. Since 2011, the AIF has supported faculty and campus partners in their efforts to develop new and exciting ways to educate students.

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Explore teaching and learning projects

The Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) allows faculty leaders, campus partners, and great teachers to come together to create new and exciting ways that benefit student learning. Discover the projects that were possible through the AIF.

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Latest AIF funding announcement

The call for AIF applications is now paused.

For 2023-24, 12 new AIF Category I projects, 12 Category II A Curricular Innovation projects, 3 Category II B Curricular Innovation Innovative Course Prototyping and 5 Category III SoTL projects were awarded.

  • Category I : Pan-University AIF projects
  • Category II : Curricular Innovation projects
  • Category III : Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects

Teaching and learning priority areas

eLearning

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Experiential Education

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Student Success

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Internationalization

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Need help getting your AIF project off the ground? We’ve partnered with departments University-wide that can help you with staffing, technology, communications and more.

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Note: The call for AIF funding is now paused.

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Looking for inspiration? View our previously funded AIF projects that are shaping the future of teaching and learning or visit the Office of the Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning.