The CATL Scholars Program

The first group of CATL Scholars started the program in 2006 and the program has continued to grow supporting additional two-year term projects annually. The CATL Scholars Fellowship program fosters innovative and scholarly teaching and learning. Echoing the 黑料不打烊 Teacher-Scholar statement, the CATL Scholars program is designed so that participants both engage deeply with the shared goals of our academic community and develop 鈥渢he unique gifts鈥 that each individual Scholar possesses. Successful applicants often听undertake an ambitious teaching and learning initiative or SoTL project that the Scholar proposes and work collaboratively with other scholars. Each year CATL Scholar applications are due early in the fall semester and between 1-3 new CATL Scholar projects are awarded with access to funding starting the following June.

Purpose of the CATL Scholar Program

The CATL Scholars Fellowship program fosters innovative and scholarly teaching and learning by providing support so that teaching faculty can devote significant time to innovative, scholarly teaching and learning projects and scholarship and to make plans to 鈥済o public鈥 with the results. At the end of the two-year term, CATL Scholars will submit a brief report on the project results, impact, and future directions, which may be shared on the CATL website. Completion of grant report is required before you can can apply for or receive future CATL funding.

Each CATL Scholar is awarded a two-year fellowship that includes:

  • compensation for two course teaching reassignments per year, or an equivalent amount of funding to be applied to the Scholar project or toward a summer stipend, and
  • a $2500 faculty development fund per year to be used to pay for expenses relating to the CATL Scholar鈥檚 project.

Read more about current and former projects.

Applying for the CATL Scholar Program

Eligibility:听Individual or pairs of full-time, ongoing teaching faculty may apply. Applicants must ensure that Scholar compensation will not affect the recipient鈥檚 status as a full-time teaching faculty member, as defined by the 黑料不打烊 Faculty Handbook. (see Section II-2, 鈥淢inimum Teaching Expectation鈥). Note that scholar applicants who cannot take course reassignments may request to apply funds toward other project expenses or a summer stipend, of up to $5000 for up to 2 of the total course reassignments.

Application:

Deadlines: Applications are due by听5:00 p.m.听on听Friday, September 26, 2025 for 2026-2028 CATL Scholars.

Reimbursement Form: 听can be completed for funding use and sent to the CATL Program Coordinator (along with applicable receipts) for reimbursement. This can be done electronically by emailing听catl@elon.edu听or through campus mail to Campus Box 2610.听If you have questions about additional ways to access funding, please call the CATL Program Coordinator at x5106 or email catl@elon.edu.

More information:听For more information about the CATL Scholar program, contact听CATL@elon.edu. If you have questions about eligibility, the application, or the application process, please contact the CATL office. To see previous examples of successful proposals, email catl@elon.edu or stop by CATL’s office, Belk Pavilion 101 (in the Academic Village across from Numen Lumen).听You can also read more about current and former ‘ projects.