NetVUE Grants to Individuals for Vocational Exploration
NetVUE Grants to Individuals for Vocational Exploration supports faculty and staff research, teaching, and practice projects to broaden vocational exploration and discernment in undergraduate education.
Funder: Council of Independent Colleges
Due Dates: October 2, 2026 (Fall applications) | March 1, 2027 (Spring applications)
Funding Amounts: $5,000–$25,000 for a semester, summer, or one academic year
Summary: Supports individual and small collaborative projects advancing scholarship, teaching, and practice on vocation in undergraduate education.
Key Information: Applicants must be full-time employees of NetVUE member institutions and cannot concurrently lead an institutional NetVUE grant.
Description
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), with support from Lilly Endowment Inc., administers NetVUE Grants to Individuals for Vocational Exploration. The program provides funding and guidance for faculty and staff projects that expand scholarship, pedagogy, leadership, and practice concerning vocation in undergraduate education. Projects should produce enduring resources, such as scholarly articles, course syllabi, learning activities, or program designs.
Both new and established scholars and practitioners are welcome. Priorities include making vocational exploration and discernment available to all students, supporting belonging and inclusion, and introducing fresh perspectives and frameworks. The program supports individual and small collaborative work rather than institutional programming. Individual research on or development of institutional programs may fit when funds primarily support project leaders and the production of enduring artifacts.
