Educational Innovations and Services

Block Funding FAQ

• The UC Online campus liaisons will prioritize your campuses’ funding requests for UC Online. UC Online reviews the prioritized list from all campuses and makes decisions based on available funds and potential impact of the project on UC students, faculty and staff.

• First, please provide complete, concise, descriptive information. 
• Second, consider a cross-campus collaborations for a project, and/or providing information on how your project will impact UC. 
• Finally, consult with your UC Online campus liaisons for input and support.

• Yes, one course release, course buy-out or summer ninth is allowed. It is important to have department buy-in on the funding request.

• UC Online recommends submitting a multi-year project with clear deliverables for each year of the project, and an overall budget.

• Yes, because the courses need to be approved by the Academic Senate. Only voting members of the Academic Senate can do so. Unit 18 lecturers can submit a proposal as a Co-PI. 

• Award notifications will be sent in March 2024. Funds will be transferred to the campus in April 2024, and available for distribution by the campus in May 2024.

• It’s not necessary, but is recommended, at least in a draft from. If the course is funded, UC Online will request for a finalized syllabus at a later time.

•  Award notifications will be sent out by UC Online

• Inquiries regarding the status of a funding request can be sent to: UCOnline@UCOP.EDU, and cc Ellen Osmundson (Ellen.Osmundson@ucop.edu) or Mary Wong (Mary.Wong2@ucop.edu)