Partner with the Biggio Center on External Grant Funding

The Biggio Center partners with Auburn faculty, academic units, institutions, and organizations to pursue government, corporate, and foundation grant funding opportunities aligned with our expertise and services.

Our team can help identify relevant funding opportunities, collaborate on proposal development, contribute to RFP responses, and support the delivery of high-quality, timely results for funded projects.

Areas of potential collaboration include faculty development, online and hybrid learning, AI in teaching and learning, instructional design, digital accessibility, immersive learning, educational technology, student success, assessment, and evaluation.

Faculty and partners interested in pursuing grant opportunities with the Biggio Center should contact Dr. Katelyn Nelson at biggio@auburn.edu.

How Biggio Can Support External Grant Partnerships

Identify the opportunity

The Biggio Center can help scan for government, corporate, and foundation funding opportunities aligned with teaching, learning, technology, workforce development, AI, accessibility, or student success.

Shape the project concept

We can help clarify the educational problem, audience, proposed activities, deliverables, timeline, and outcomes.

Collaborate on the proposal

Biggio staff can contribute language, service descriptions, project design, evaluation ideas, professional development plans, and implementation details for RFP responses.

Support project delivery

For funded projects, the Biggio Center can help deliver high-quality services on time, including training, course design support, faculty development, resource development, consultation, and evaluation support.

Document impact

We can help partners collect evidence of participation, learning, implementation, and outcomes to support reporting and future funding opportunities.

What Kind of Funding Support Do You Need?

Review the available grant and award pages for eligibility, deadlines, application criteria, and previous winners.

Each grant and award page includes previous winners or awardees. These examples can help applicants understand the scope and history of each opportunity.

Review the AUX Immersive Learning Experiences Grant, especially if your idea involves VR, AR, 360° video, simulation, or virtual experiences.

Explore awards that recognize individual faculty, departments, and teaching excellence across Auburn.

Contact Dr. Katelyn Nelson at biggio@auburn.edu to discuss external funding opportunities where Biggio’s expertise and services may strengthen a proposal.

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