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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2026

Dear Colleagues,

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites you to submit proposals under the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grants program for the Academic Year 2026-2027. CTL offers this grant to support projects that examine and reflect upon the teaching and learning practices in their disciplines, use research methods, and make the research results known to the campus community and beyond. Proposals may focus on creativity and innovation in teaching and learning in higher education and on the use of new instructional technologies and tools that have the potential to impact student learning. The program considers proposals of budgets not exceeding 2,000 fresh USD.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to CTL at [email protected], no later than June 11, 2026. Notification for awarded grants will be communicated by the end of July 2026. Funding for approved projects will start in August 2026.

Please review the SoTL Guidelines and Scoring Rubric before starting the proposal writing process

SoTL Guidelines 2026

SoTL Scoring Rubrics 2026

SoTL Awardees 2012-2025

SoTL 2025 awardees: Dr. Jihad Makhoul; Dr. Rola Khishfe
SoTL 2024 awardees: Dr. Samer Kharoubi and Dean Nayla El Akl
SoTL 2023 awardees: Dr. Nadine Darwiche; Dr. Maya Sfeir
SoTL 2022 awardees: Dr. Maya Romani; Dr. Lina Abi Fakher Kantar; Dr. Mohammad Harb
SoTL 2021 awardees: Dr. Amy Zenger; Dr. Ramzi Sabra; Dr. Lama Charafeddine
SoTL 2020 awardees: Dr. Hazem Hajj; Dr. Angela Massouh; Dr. Jumana Antoun
SoTL 2019 awardees: Dr. Nour Alayan; Dr. Marco Bardus; Dr. Mayada Kanj; Dr. Rola Khishfe; Dr. Ali Tehrani
SoTL 2018 awardees: Dr. Serena Canaan, Dr. Ammar Olabi; Dr. Rabih El Mouhayar, Ms. Aline Germany; Dr. Mona Nabulsi
SoTL 2017 awardees: Dr. Joumana Antoun, Dr. Lina Abi Fakher Kantar, Dr. Malaki Khoury, Dr. Marco Bardus; Dr. Zane Siraj Sinno
SoTL 2016 awardees: Dr. Imad Bou Akl, Dr. Farook Hamzeh, Dr. John Pill; Dr. Rana Sharara Chamii
SoTL 2015 awardees: Dr. Yasser Abunnasr, Dr. Farid Chaaban; Dr. Issam Srour
SoTL 2014 awardees: Dr. Faroook Hamzeh; Dr. Rima Afifi et al; Dr. Jad Melki
SoTL 2013 awardees: Dr. Lisa Arnold; Dr. Issam Srour; Dr. Nathalie Zgheib
SoTL 2012 awardees: Dr. Issam Srour; Dr. Rana Sharara-Chami; Dr. Lama Charafeddine; Dr. Rima Afifi

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