Submitting an EOPC Proposal

The most competitive EOPC proposals are those that demonstrate innovative thinking, careful planning, and also for renewal proposals, excellent program administration and positive outcomes.

The EOPC is now accepting funding proposals:
Summer 2025 EOPC Proposal
Academic Year 2025–2026 EOPC Proposal

Program evaluation deadline for:
Summer 2024 and Academic Year 2024–2025: six weeks after the completion of your program

EOPC Proposal Submission Deadlines

Summer 2025 funding

Proposal deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024
Review date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Award notification by EOPC: Friday, March 14, 2025
Summer 2025 Program evaluation deadline: six weeks after the completion of your program

Academic year 2025–26 funding

Proposal deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025
Review date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Award notification by EOPC: Friday, April 18, 2025
Academic Year 2025–2026 Program evaluation deadline: six weeks after the completion of your program

Two students submitting a proposal from laptop EOPC supports and advances the University’s strategic plan by fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts with investments in your programs and ideas.

EOPC encourages you to consider submitting a proposal to gain support for equity, respect, and belonging initiatives in your unit. The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity will review proposal drafts to provide feedback in advance of submission deadlines as time and capacity permits.

If you are interested in being an EOPC proposal reviewer, please visit our registration form to be an Equal Opportunity Planning Committee (EOPC) volunteer proposal reviewer.

Workshops

These workshops are intended to help staff and faculty craft successful proposals.

Proposal Writing Workshop

Participants will learn about:

EOPC program funding
Proposal components
Proposal review process

Participants are encouraged to ask questions about the proposal submission process.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity will offer a one-hour virtual EOPC Proposal Writing Workshop on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. To register, click here. A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the session.

EOPC proposal writing workshop slides Fall 2024. - [Online pdf]

Introduction to Assessment for the Co-curricular Programs Workshop

How to craft explicit program goals and outcomes (with measurement).

Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research Workshop
Quick Start to Assessment - [ RECORDING]
Get started with program assessment at Penn State by learning the jargon and the basic requirements for reporting.