The $200,000 grant will allow the university to plan how to integrate artificial intelligence into its course curricula.
Trine University has received a $200,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment to plan how to integrate artificial intelligence into its courses. The grant comes via Lilly Endowment’s Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education initiative, which has awarded similar funding to institutions around the state of Indiana, and is focused on helping educational institutions prepare to examine how they can utilize artificial intelligence within their curriculum, and how they can help students prepare for a career and a life entrenched in the possibilities that come with AI.
According to an article on Trine University’s website, Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., the university’s president, was quoted as saying of the grant award, “Thanks to the strong sense of innovation that runs throughout our academic leadership, Trine University is already ahead of the curve in terms of integrating AI into our academic programs. We’re grateful for Lilly Endowment’s support as we continue to provide our students with the resources and technology to succeed, lead and serve, not only in today’s world but in the years to come.”
The $200,000 planning grant will allow the university to explore the integration of artificial intelligence through numerous initiatives. Among these initiatives are the implementation of training and professional development opportunities for faculty members related to AI in a university setting; enhancement of the university’s existing AI Task Force to work with university academic schools to consider human-driven learning complications that arise with the use of AI; the pilot of an open-source generative AI platform to create AI assistants; and the exploration of the types of AI tools and resources that can be integrated into courses.
Lilly Endowment will be announcing the recipients of Phase 2 grants, which will fund the implementation of AI integration and collaboration between Indiana colleges and universities, in late 2026.
For more information about Trine University, visit the school’s website.