Faculty Programs

ET Faculty Fellows

A partnership program connecting UT Austin faculty with Enterprise Technology to investigate, prototype, and share the future of teaching and learning with technology.

Express Interest View This Year's Themes
Program at a Glance
Fellows per cohort3
Call opensFall 2026
Fellows announcedApril 27, 2027
Fellowship periodSummer – Fall 2027
About the Program

Faculty as partners in what comes next

Enterprise Technology works with thousands of faculty every year — through the tools we support, the training we offer, and the infrastructure we run. The ET Faculty Fellows program goes deeper. It brings a small cohort of faculty into a genuine working partnership with ET staff to investigate questions that matter: How should AI change how we assess student learning? What does an accessible, AI-augmented course actually look like? How do we help students become critical, confident users of the tools that will define their careers?

Fellows aren't consultants or advisors. They work with us. They gain access to ET's staff, systems, and resources. In exchange, they help us build knowledge, create replicable models, and share what they learn with the broader UT teaching community. The program runs annually, with each new cohort call launching in the fall.

Inaugural Cohort — Call Opens Fall 2026

This year's focus areas

Each cohort will be organized around a set of themes that reflect current opportunities and institutional priorities. Focus areas for the inaugural cohort will be announced when the call opens in Fall 2026.

Focus areas coming Fall 2026. Themes will be shared when the inaugural cohort call opens. If you have a project idea in mind, reach out early — informal conversations are always welcome.

The Fellowship

A 12-month working relationship

The ET Faculty Fellowship is not an advisory role. It's a structured working partnership between a faculty member and an ET staff team — with real project goals, shared accountability, and dedicated support on both sides. Fellowship support details will be confirmed when the formal call opens in Fall 2026.

What you get

  • A dedicated ET staff team assigned to your project for the duration of the fellowship
  • A summer intensive period — typically 6–10 weeks — as the core working phase
  • Access to ET facilities, data resources, instructional design expertise, and enterprise tools
  • Support for travel and software as appropriate to the project
  • Sabbatical-period arrangements considered on request

The cadence

The fellowship runs from summer through the following fall. The summer intensive is the core working phase — concentrated project time with an ET staff team. The fall semester extends the fellowship into active sharing: public presentations, Fellows' Hour sessions, and publishing the case study. The relationship outlasts the summer work.

Year One
3
Funded fellows — inaugural cohort, Summer–Fall 2027
Support Available
  • Travel & software support
  • Dedicated ET staff time
  • Access to ET resources & expertise
Fellow Commitments

What we ask of Fellows

The fellowship is not a grant. It's a working relationship with shared obligations. In addition to advancing the agreed project goals, ET Fellows are asked to contribute to the broader UT teaching community.

🎙️ Public talk or ET Talk appearance

Share your work with the UT community — through a public presentation at an ET event, a guest appearance on the ET Talk podcast, or both. This is the most visible deliverable and helps establish you as a campus voice on the topic.

📄 Published case study

Work with ET to document what you built and what you learned in a replicable format — published on this site and shared with the UT teaching community. The goal is practical knowledge other faculty can actually use.

🤝 Fellows' Hour participation

The cohort meets regularly to share progress, surface connections, and spawn new ideas. Fellows are expected to participate actively and help build the community, not just complete individual projects.

📅 Ongoing light participation

For the full 12-month term, Fellows stay connected to ET through occasional meetings, committee input, or advisory conversations. The relationship doesn't end when the summer does.

Inaugural Cohort · 2027

Meet the Fellows

Three faculty members will be selected for the inaugural cohort. Fellows will be announced April 27, 2027 and introduced here with their projects, departments, and fellowship themes.

Fellows announced April 27, 2027. The inaugural cohort call opens Fall 2026. If you're thinking about applying, reach out early — informal conversations before the call are always welcome.

How to Apply

Application process & timeline

Fall 2026 — Program launches
ET announces the inaugural cohort call with focus themes and application guidelines. Faculty interested in discussing a project idea before applying are encouraged to reach out informally — a conversation before submission is always welcome.
Winter 2026–27 — Applications due
Submit your proposal package: project outline, description of your expertise and how the proposal fits a current theme, CV, proposed timeline, funding requirements, and a letter of support from your department chair or supervisor.
April 27, 2027 — Fellows announced
Applications are reviewed by the ET leadership team. Finalists may be invited for a brief conversation. All applicants are notified of decisions by April 27, giving fellows time to plan their summer.
Summer 2027 — Fellowship begins
The fellowship intensive period starts. Fellows are embedded with an ET staff team, given access to agreed resources, and begin project work toward milestones set during onboarding.
Fall 2027 — Fellowship continues & outcomes shared
Fellows remain active through the fall semester — presenting work publicly, participating in the Fellows' Hour series, and finalizing case studies for publication on this site.
Inaugural Cohort

Call opens Fall 2026 — fellows announced April 27, 2027

The program launches this fall. If you have a project idea and want to talk it through before the formal call opens, reach out now. Early conversations are encouraged and have no effect on your application.

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