Faculty of Science
Skylight

Programs and Grants

Skylight directly funds small teaching and learning projects through annual competitions and offers consultation on UBC funding opportunities.

Programs

Paired Teaching: Teaching Start-Up

Paired teaching is an efficient and effective model for introducing faculty to evidence-based pedagogy through collaborative teaching. Teaching Start-Up is UBC Science's strategy for implementing the paired teaching model. As part of the start-up package, the Dean’s Office splits the cost of additional paired teaching credits with departments.

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Skylight Grants

Skylight Development Grants

Skylight Development Grants provide up to $5,000 in matching funds for projects that by their scale or focus are unlikely to receive TLEF funding, but would significantly benefit undergraduate or graduate teaching and learning.

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Science Academic Equipment Fund

UBC Science provides funding of up to $100,000 a year for academic equipment that supports teaching and learning. Funding is allocated through an annual competition announced in February.

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UBC-Wide Grants

Funding Opportunities Across UBC

UBC offers many opportunities for funding that can be used to support teaching and learning projects. Visit this page for a chart complete with a list of a curated selection of competitions.

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Early TLEF Feedback

Skylight offers early internal feedback on potential UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund submissions within the Faculty. We help applicants connect with similar projects, and provide pedagogical, technical, evaluation and project consultations.

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Other Grants

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

Skylight: Science Centre for Learning and Teaching


skylight@science.ubc.ca

Faculty of Science

Office of the Dean, Earth Sciences Building
2178–2207 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada
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