• 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 $1,250 in funding to support courses that infuse entrepreneurial concepts into curriculum and teaching​ ​at MICA.

Important Dates & Deadlines

Spring/Summer ‘26 ENTER/IN Faculty Grant

Applications Open - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - APPLY

Applications Close - Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 11:59pm

Awards Announced - Friday, December 5, 2025

Spring 2026 Application Here

  • 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 Faculty Teaching Grant review committee will determine the awards. The criteria used in the decision-making process are outlined below. The panel may determine that one or more proposals receive partial funding.


  • Grant proposals will be evaluated using the criteria outlined in the rubric below. Proposals must articulate how they align with one or more of the Program Learning Outcomes for Creative Entrepreneurship. 


    Priority is given to proposals that introduce entrepreneurial concepts into course content, assignments, or classroom projects. Preference is given to coursework that includes assignments for students to produce tangible creative deliverables across creative disciplines. 


    ​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 Spring 2026 semester.

  • Faculty who are selected for funding will be able to access funding through their department P-card. Recipients are asked to request use of their department card and to track their FTG purchases in a log to be shared as part of your grant reporting package. When using your department card, make sure to reconcile your transactions with receipts and code it to the RCCE department while also providing a clear description in the memo line " SP'26 RCCE Faculty teaching grant purchase: Explanation of item". The department code will be shared in an email following the announcement of awardees.

  • The grantee is expected to upload a summary report to the Start-up Tree platform outlining the use of the grant funds within sixty calendar days of the project’s completion. The report will be at least 500 words long and include: the name of the course, the semester taught, the number of students in the course; an overview of new activities and how they relate to one or more of the Creative Entrepreneurship Program Learning Outcomes; notable outcomes; student work samples; student quotes related to the activity; and the grantee’s self-evaluation of the project. 


    Note that this report will be used as a record for the RCCE and may be shared throughout the MICA community. Additionally, faculty recipients may be called upon to share their project in intra-institutional events.  Faculty may also be invited to share entrepreneurial assignments in a college database and resource library for other faculty interested in integrating similar activities into future courses.

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