CIRTL@Texas A&M | 2026-27 Teaching as Research Application

The Teaching-As-Research Fellows Program is a full-year time commitment to develop a project, apply for IRB approval, collect and analyze data, and present results. If accepted, you will be mentored through the entire process and graduate and professional students can receive payments for meeting project milestones. Each Fellow will need a faculty mentor (typically the instructor of record for the course you will conduct your research project in).
It is not required that you have project concept, course, or faculty mentor information to apply. If you do, there are fields below for you to share this information. If you do not, we can work to match you with a faculty mentor/project.

The deadline to submit an application for the 2026-2027 cohort is March 23 11:59 pm CST.

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Applicant Information

TAMU Email Address

First Name

Last Name

UIN

Texas A&M University Campus

Bryan/College Station

Galveston

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Classification

Master's Student

Doctoral Student

Postdoctoral Scholar

Chair(s)/Faculty Advisor(s) for your degree

Chair(s)/Faculty Advisor(s) Email

College (for IDP, please select home college)

Department

Program Discipline (Please select the discipline that most closely matches your program discipline)

Please describe your teaching-related activities/experiences here

As a postdoctoral scholar, I understand I am not eligible to earn a stipend for my participation in the Teaching as Research Program

I agree

As a graduate student, I understand that my TAR project CANNOT be part of my thesis/dissertation research and that I CANNOT earn funds for my thesis/dissertation research.

I agree

Application Materials

Personal Statement (single-spaced, 1-page maximum; PDF)

Please describe your current career aspirations and what you hope to gain from the CIRTL TAR program.

Conceptual Understanding of CIRTL Learning Goals (200-300 words; PDF)

What is your understanding of the CIRTL learning goals AND how would you use the CIRTL learning goals to improve student learning?

Resume/CV (PDF)

Please upload a copy of either your resume or CV

TAR Project Information

The following is not required for submission of the application however, it may benefit you to provide/create these materials to help prepare you for the TAR program.

TAR Faculty Mentor

TAR Faculty Mentor Email

TAR Faculty Mentor Department

TAR Project Concept (1-page; PDF)

What new/alternative teaching approach or questions about assessment or classroom learning environments do you want to test and in what class? What would be your strategy to test this? What information would you collect to provide evidence of improved learning?