Communication Pedagogy Grant

About this program

The National Communication Association’s Teaching and Learning Council offers Communication Pedagogy Grants of up to $15,000 for innovative instructional practices, assessment designs, learning environments, and broadly transferable pedagogical materials. Proposals should demonstrate enduring impact on faculty, students, or communities, with priority for inclusive projects, marginalized contexts, and applicants lacking institutional or external funding. Communication instructors at any career stage and educational level, including K–12, community colleges, and higher education, may apply; applicants need not be NCA members at submission but must maintain membership during the funding period. Applications are due September 1 and must include a project description, evaluation and dissemination plans, timeline, detailed budget justification, and three-page CV, with funds administered through an institutional fiscal agent.