Overview
The College of Natural Sciences (CNS) Pathways Grants Program is an annual internal funding mechanism open to all CNS tenured, tenure-track and professional-track faculty in CNS who want to introduce new teaching methods in their own undergraduate courses and expand their contribution to the undergraduate education mission. This program will support projects that align with the CNS strategic plan and have the potential to improve the college’s ability to offer excellent experiences for undergraduate students.
There are several different Pathways Grant opportunities:
- Dean’s Teaching Fellowships support individual faculty teaching innovations
- Exploration and Assessment Awards support individuals or groups of faculty in understanding a pressing educational challenge and identifying potential solutions
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Collaborative Innovation Awards support groups of faculty in improving student experiences and success across sections, courses, or degree plans.
Current Faculty
Visit our faculty and staff page (EID required) to learn about opportunities to apply.
Applications for Pathways Grants are currently closed. We anticipate the next round of grants will open in Fall 2025. Please check back on this website for updated information.
Special Calls
We may announce special calls targeting specific college-wide initiatives.
Past Special Calls:
- AI in Education Grants (2024) supported CNS faculty and staff to explore effective uses of AI in post-secondary education. These efforts culminated in the collaborative e-book Enhancing STEM Higher Education with Artificial Intelligence. STEMx supports other AI in Education initiatives as well.
Past Awardees
STEMx Celebrates 2025 Pathways Awardees
Awards range from creating a chemistry hub to expanding access to product design resources.
STEMx Celebrates 2024 Pathways Awardees
Awards range from improving early neuroscience lab experiences to designing capstone opportunities in integrative biology.
STEMx Celebrates 2023 Pathways Awardees
Twelve Pathways Fellows will be funded to work on six projects over the next two years.
Contact
Additional questions about the Pathways program and proposal preparation and submission should be directed to stemx@cns.utexas.edu.