The University of Waterloo’s Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Grants fund projects investigating innovative approaches to enhancing teaching and fostering deep student learning at Waterloo. Since 2012, recipients across campus have used LITE-Grant funding to explore topics ranging from transcultural learning to ePortfolios, Communities of Practice to undergraduate teamwork development workshops, peer review of teaching to information literacy, and more.
Funded by the Office of the Associate Vice President, Academic, and administered by CTE, LITE Grants are awarded annually through LITE Seed Grants.
Seed Grants
Seed Grants support small-scale teaching and learning investigations or activities to develop your instructional skills with funding of up to $7,500.
Applications are due February 1, June 1 and October 1 of each year.
Full Grants
Full Grants support larger-scale or longer-term projects with funding of up to $30,000. They are also appropriate for cross-departmental, cross-faculty, or institutional level projects, but individual course level projects are welcome. The results of the projects are expected to be disseminated at the University of Waterloo and beyond.
LITE Full Grants are currently suspended.
Get Help with LITE Grants
CTE staff are available to help you throughout the LITE Grant process, from discussing preliminary research ideas to disseminating your results.