The QuIRK project website hasn't been significantly updated since 2010. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful ideas and content. But be aware that the site may have out of date information.
You may be interested in checking out the Developing Quantitative Reasoning module of Pedagogy in Action.

Funding Opportunities

Initial Publication Date: August 31, 2009

Course Revision/Creation Grants

The due date for curricular revision grant ($1200 for course revision and $3600 for new course creation) proposals has passed. But another call for proposals will be sent out in January 2010. Talk to Greg Marfleet (gmarflee@carleton.edu) for more information.

Research Assistants for Faculty

Teams of student RAs work for faculty taking their teaching or scholarship in new, quantitative directions. Talk to Greg Marfleet (gmarflee@carleton.edu) for more information.

Pedagogical Research Grants

Pedagogical research grants ($2000 paid to a team of two Carleton faculty) to explore assessment data for correlates of quantitative reasoning proficiency. If you are interested in this work, contact Nathan Grawe(ngrawe@carleton.edu) for more information.

Grant Reporting

Information for faculty working on curricular revisions:

  • grant timeline
  • assignment and course documentation pages
  • payment details