Recently Funded Grants
We are pleased to recognize the following recently funded projects and the incredible teams that make these projects a reality. We hope this list provides insight into the breadth and depth of the type of scholarship and research that is ongoing across Bellarmine’s campus. Congratulations!
WHAS Crusade for Children - Scholarships
WHAS Crusade for Children
Dr. Amy Lein, School of Education
$18,000 grant to provide an incentive to students seeking certification in special education by offering partial tuition scholarships.
WHAS Crusade for Children – Clinic
WHAS Crusade for Children
Dr. Beth Ennis, Physical Therapy
$75,000 grant that will provide physical therapy (PT) services to Kentuckiana’s children diagnosed with a variety of developmental delays, cardiac and pulmonary conditions, and congenital musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders. This grant will also help train future pediatric professionals, using the latest technology and activities.
Bellarmine Rising
Gheens Foundation
Development Office
$400,000 investment towards the campaign to increase the public awareness, geographic reach, and enrollment of Bellarmine through the transition of its athletic programs to NCAA Division I.
Bellarmine Community Health Professions Simulation Center
Department of Education
Dana McNeeley, College of Health Professions
$1,000,000 project seeks to expand the capacity, impact, and reach of the existing
Simulation Center (the Center) at Bellarmine University to support healthcare students
and provide entry-level and advanced learning opportunities to the broader community.
Embedding CUREs in the life sciences with support from peer learning facilitators
KY IMBRE NIH
Mary Kroetz, Biology Department
$19,639 to embed Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in the life
sciences at Bellarmine University.
Early Arrival Program 2023 (KOC, Access BU, Pioneer Scholars)
Council of Postsecondary Education
Emily Howard, Student Affairs
$50,000 for Early Arrival Bridge programs that will prepare underrepresented populations
for success over their four years at Bellarmine. The programs connect students to
faculty and staff members and alumni to begin building support and career networks
early.
Bridge to BU: 2023 Summer Bridge Program
Council of Postsecondary Education
Jon Blandford, Honors/English/Academic Affairs
$50,000 to implement a summer bridge program that will increase college access, persistence,
and completion by addressing academic gaps, including learning loss experienced by
students whose educations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bellarmine Multitiered Supports in Reading Literacy Academy
Council of Postsecondary Education
Winn Wheeler, Department of Education
$80,000 towards a professional learning opportunity for teachers to support the development
in declarative knowledge in key components of reading development including phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Bellarmine Community Food Project
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Michele Abee, Environmental Science
$35,000 to build a community-based network at Bellarmine University to address food
insecurity and food deserts in Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana communities
and on campus by reviving the dormant Bellarmine Community Farm. The ultimate expected
outcome of this project is to enhance our community's health and well-being together
as a robust, community-based initiative.
CHI Scholars at Bellarmine University
Legacy Foundation
Christy Kane, School of Nursing
$600,000 to launch and support The Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana – CHI Scholars
at Bellarmine University. Through this strategic partnership program, Bellarmine,
the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana, and CHI Saint Joseph Health will recruit, support,
educate, and employ health care professionals who will subsequently create healthier
communities in the counties served by the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana and CHI
Saint Joseph Health.
Increasing the Impact and Reach of the Amgen Biotech Experience Program: 2020 – 2023
Education Development Center, Inc.
Dr. Joanne Dobbins, Biology Department
$118,667 - Bellarmine University has been named the host site for the Kentucky Chapter
of Amgen Biotech Experience, an innovative science education program
that empowers teachers to bring biotechnology to their classrooms. The initiative
provides teacher professional development, curriculum materials, research-grade equipment
and supplies to secondary schools at no cost.
WHAS Crusade for Children - Scholarships
WHAS Crusade for Children
Dr. Amy Lein, School of Education
$18,000 grant to provide an incentive to students seeking certification in special
education by offering partial tuition scholarships.
WHAS Crusade for Children – Clinic
WHAS Crusade for Children
Dr. Beth Ennis, Physical Therapy
$75,000 grant that will provide physical therapy (PT) services to Kentuckiana’s children
diagnosed with a variety of developmental delays, cardiac and pulmonary
conditions, and congenital musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders. This grant
will also help train future pediatric professionals, using the latest technology and
activities.
2022 GenCyber Knights - Securing the Castle
GenCyber
Dr. Robert Kelley, Computer Science
$116,557 grant for a one-week, non-residential camp and a one-day follow-up event
for middle school girls from underrepresented minority backgrounds in Louisville,
Kentucky. Students
will participate in a variety of hands-on activities to learn about the motives, strategies,
and techniques of cyber adversaries, to examine their own cybersecurity habits and
vulnerabilities, and to be inspired to consider pursuing cybersecurity
as a profession after high school or college.
Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) – Summer Bridge Program
KY Council on Postsecondary Education
Patrick Englert, Student Services
$70,000 grant to implement a summer bridge program to support students of color, students
with disabilities, and first-generation students with low to
no expected family contribution.
Bellarmine University New Teacher Support
ESSER I State Level Funding KY Dept of Education
Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins, School of Education
$93,000 - The School of Education received a state-funded grant to support up to 62
first- and second-year teachers. These funds will
support Bellarmine alumni through professional development, networking events, coaching
and mentor discussions.
The Greater Louisville Student Success Academy
James Graham Brown Foundation
Dr. Patrick Englert, Student Affairs
$400,000 to provide community engagement opportunities, wraparound academic support
services, and intentional strategies for academic progression to decrease
equity gaps for first-generation students, underrepresented minority students, and
students who come from low-income households in Greater Louisville.
2022 Summer Bridge Program
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)
Dr. Patrick Englert, Student Affairs
$200,000 grant to continue a summer bridge program to support students of color, students
with disabilities, and first-generation students
with low to no expected family contribution.
Recruiting, Preparing, and Supporting Highly Qualified Kentucky Science and Mathematics Teachers
National Science Foundation
Dr. Akhtar Mahmood, Physics
$1,450,000 - Aims of recruiting and retaining a diverse cohort of STEM students to
pursue sustainable careers as highly qualified middle or high school STEM teachers
in
high-need school districts.
Career Pathways in Computer Science and Mathematics through Scholarships, Learning Communities, and Mentoring
National Science FoundationDr. William Fenton, Mathematics
$988,470 to provide student support and engagement methods to increase recruitment into STEM disciplines; provide scholarship aid to low-income, academically talented students; promote internship opportunities and career awareness; and improve retention and graduation rates in STEM disciplines.
WHAS Crusade for Children – Clinic
WHAS Crusade for ChildrenDr. Beth Ennis, Physical Therapy
$87,000 grant that will provide physical therapy (PT) services to Kentuckiana’s children diagnosed with a variety of developmental delays, cardiac and pulmonary conditions, and congenital musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders. This grant will also help train future pediatric professionals, using the latest technology and activities.
WHAS Crusade for Children - Scholarships
WHAS Crusade for ChildrenDr. Amy Lein, School of Education
$16,000 grant to provide an incentive to students seeking certification in special education by offering partial tuition scholarships.
Bellarmine Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS)
US Department of EducationLindsay Gargotto, Office of Military & Veteran Services
$388,969 grant to establish a model veteran service center that will provide veteran students with tools to achieve their goals in higher education in an environment of support and respect. The CEVSS will intentionally engage the Bellarmine community in understanding and supporting the needs of its veteran students to create a military-ready campus culture in which all veteran students, faculty, and staff become an integral part of Bellarmine University.
Digital Design Enhancement and Technological Improvements
Alpha Psi OmegaZackary Ross, Theater Department
$5,000 grant to fund the purchase of additional technology to support the Design and Technology students within the chapter and enhance our ability to meet production needs.
Health, Culture, and Compassion (HCC)
National Endowment for the Humanities
Dr. Jessica Hume, Health and Aging Services Leadership
$99,999 - Through critical thinking and analysis in the fields of literature, writing, bioethics, spirituality, fine arts, social sciences, anthropology, politics, and law, the program will allow students to explore health from person- and society-centered perspectives. Funding will allow for expansion of the current HCC minor to an interdisciplinary major with three tracks: Narrative Health and Medical Humanities (NHMH); Health Disparities and Health Equity (HDHE); and Aging and End-of-Life Studies (AEoLS).