Grants Incorporating Generative AI With Novel Ideas for Teaching Excellence

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) offered CTE-IGNITE (Incorporating Generative AI With Novel Ideas for Teaching Excellence) grants from Spring 2025 through Fall 2026. These grants supported faculty in innovating their instruction through the redesign of assignments, assessments, modules, and courses to incorporate generative AI.

The purpose of CTE-IGNITE was to encourage scholarly teaching around the opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI.

Over five funding rounds, the CTE awarded 59 IGNITE grants to support faculty innovation in teaching and learning.

The CTE-IGNITE funding program concluded following the Fall 2026 funding round. No additional applications will be accepted.

Project Scope and Professional Development Funding Levels

The program offered three levels of funding based on the scope of the instructional redesign:

Level	Title	PD Funds	Project Scope
1	AI-Enhanced Assignment	$200	Redesign of 1–2 assignments
2	AI-Augmented Module	$400	Redesign of one instructional module (approximately 2–3 weeks of instruction)
3	AI-Integrated Course	$1,500	Redesign of multiple assignments and assessments throughout a course