The Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) supports implementation of projects that advance York University’s institutional priorities outlined in the University Academic Plan: 2020-25, Strategic Mandate Agreement and the Institutional Integrated Resource Plan. This page provides an overview and archive of funded projects since 2011, when the AIF started.
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Phase 1 (2011 – 2014)
During this period the AIF provided $5,000,000 in funding to 53 Category I projects which focused on:
Phase 2 (2015 -2018)
During this period the AIF provided funding to 41 Category I projects which focused on:
In addition the AIF provided grants for 91 Category II projects which focused on Curricular Innovation.
Phase 3 (2018 – 2021)
During this period the AIF provided funding to 44 Category I projects which focused on:
The AIF provided individual grants for:
- 14 projects on Curricular Innovation (Category II)
- 24 projects on the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning for eLearning, EE (SoTL, Category III)
- 24 projects on Open Access Teaching & Learning (Category IV)
Phase 4 (2021-Present)
During this period the AIF provided funding to 36 Category 1 projects, which focused on:
The AIF provided individual grants for:
• 27 projects on Curricular Innovation (Category II A)
• 10 projects on Curricular Innovation (Category II B), the perpetual course model & Innovative Course Prototyping
• 15 projects on the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
Current AIF funding 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
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