• ENTER/In is an opportunity for MICA Faculty to receive funding to support the logistical needs of coordinating an industry tour for their class. This program is geared towards exposing students to different industries by showcasing local creative entreprises.

The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE) ENTER/IN Faculty Grant provides up to $1,200 in funding to support courses that infuse entrepreneurial concepts into curriculum and teaching​ ​at MICA.

Important Dates & Deadlines

Fall ’25 ENTER/IN Faculty Grant

Info Session - Monday, February 24, 2025 Recording

Application Deadline - Friday, April 4, 2025- APPLY

Committee Review -April 7th- 11th, 2025

Results of Application Communicated by - April 21, 2025

Spring/Summer ‘26 ENTER/IN Faculty Grant

Info Session - October 3, 2025 // 12PM-1PM

Application Deadline - Friday, November 7, 2025

Committee Review - November 17th-21st, 2025

Results of Application Communicated by - December 8th, 2025

  • All full-time faculty are eligible to apply for ENTRE/IN Faculty Grants. Part-time faculty who are teaching during the semester immediately prior to the grant period are also eligible to apply but must secure endorsement from their Chair/Director. Previous awardees are eligible for funding in consecutive rounds only if they have closed out their grant from the previous round by the current round’s deadline. “Closed out” is defined as submitting all expenditures and filing a grant report with the RCCE.

  • The RCCE will review and finalize the awards. The criteria used in the decision-making process are outlined below.

  • Grant proposals will be evaluated using the criteria outlined in the rubric below. ​In the event that two or more proposals are considered to be of equal merit by the committee, priority will be given to an applicant who did not receive an award in the previous awards cycle.

  • Spending for grants must be completed within the semester the ​funds are awarded.

  • At the time of notification, Faculty who are awarded funds will receive information about the methods for accessing these funds. Most awardees will access their funds through the Expense Report process in Workday. For more information about completing this process please refer to this JobAid​ provided by finance. When preparing supporting documentation, please refer to MICA’s ​Business and Travel Expense Policy​ for guidelines about acceptable documentation of expenses.

  • Within two months of the project’s completion, the grantee is expected to submit reporting through StartupTree to include an overview of activities, notable outcomes, student work samples and self-evaluation of the project. This report will be used as a record for the RCCE and may be shared with the College community via the Faculty Grants website. Additionally, faculty recipients may be called upon to share their project in intra-institutional events. Faculty will also be invited to share entrepreneurial assignments/speakers to an evolving database and resource library for faculty interested in integrating similar activities into future courses.

  • Previous Info Session recording