The President's Innovation Fund supports bold faculty-driven initiatives that enhance the student experience, address institutional challenges, and explore new approaches that can be adapted and scaled across Miami Dade College.
The President’s Innovation Fund Round Five invites full-time faculty to propose innovative, AI-enabled projects that advance teaching, learning, and student success at Miami Dade College. Round 5 will fund projects that demonstrate how AI can improve teaching, learning, academic support, assessment, engagement, career readiness, or other student success outcomes. Proposals should show a clear connection between the proposed innovation and measurable benefits for students, faculty, programs, or departments.
Applicants must submit the application and all required materials by the deadline. The application will require a description of the proposed project, an explanation of how AI will be used, identification of intended student outcomes, an implementation timeline, a description of assessment and evaluation methods, an outline of opportunities for scalability while addressing responsible AI considerations, and a detailed budget with justification.
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Full-time faculty members are eligible to apply. Each project must identify one lead faculty member and may include up to five total team members. This is a competitive grant program; there will be up to 10 funded projects with a maximum award amount of $10,000 per project. Applications must include approval from the appropriate department chair and dean before submission.
Note: Recent Innovation Fund awardees are not eligible for Round 5.
Selected projects will run from January 2027 through December 2027. Awardees will implement and test their projects during the Spring, Summer, and Fall 2027 terms. Project closeout, final reporting, and budget reconciliation will take place from January through April 2028.
The application for Round 5 will close on October 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Browse funded projects from previous rounds and explore webinar recordings featuring project highlights, insights, and best practices.