Faculty invited to seek January grants
Harvard faculty may want to start thinking about winter this summer: The President’s January Innovation Fund for Faculty begins accepting new applications on Sept. 1. Launched last year, the fund provides grants to faculty across Harvard to develop and implement creative learning experiences for students during Winter Break. Many of the programs supported in the fund’s first year involved interdisciplinary experiences led by faculty from more than one School, the kind of collaboration that President Drew Faust wants to encourage across campus. “The creativity and depth of the programs proposed in the January Innovation Fund’s inaugural year were impressive,” said Faust. “The experiences supported by the fund involve small cohorts — often 10 students or fewer — so they provide opportunities for increased interaction with faculty, often outside the classroom.” Faculty throughout the University may apply for funding, but on-campus proposals that target undergraduates must be limited to Optional Winter Activities Week (OWAW),...