Guidelines for Faculty Development
Submission
The Faculty Development Fund, established as part of faculty
compensation, was created to provide modest support for focused faculty
development research projects, "seed money" for new research initiatives to help
obtain results or confirm ideas that can become part of a research
proposal to an outside granting agency, and for creative endeavors. This
fund is restricted to faculty holding regular (tenured or tenure track)
appointments. An amount of approximately $10,000 is available for each
academic year.
Although the typical individual award is expected not to exceed $l,500,
proposals for larger amounts will be considered. Applications should be
brief (limit: 3 typed pages) and should include:
- a description of the proposed activity,
- its significance in terms of faculty development or planned
grant proposals,
- and an itemized budget.
The proposal should specifically address the following question: How
will the individual faculty member's proposed development benefit the
department or program, and the University? The application must be
accompanied by a properly endorsed Notice of Submission Form (copy
attached), and if the proposal for development involves an institution
outside the University, a supporting letter must be obtained from the
outside institution. Funds in this program will not be available for
salary supplementation but can be used to support research assistants
under certain circumstances. If graduate student support or undergraduate
support in the summer is requested, fringe benefits of 17.8% should be
included in the budget request. For any equipment purchased with Faculty
Development funds, the title to the equipment vests with the University,
and equipment no longer being utilized for the awarded project should be
available for use by others.
The description of the proposed project should be written in plain
language, free of jargon (or clearly explained when it is necessary to use
specialized terminology). It is highly likely that the proposal will be
reviewed by individuals who have no specialized knowledge of an
applicant's area of study. Therefore, the proposals should be addressed to
persons who will be interested in the project not only as an immediate
contribution to learning in a particular field, but also as a contribution
to the advancement of knowledge more generally. Applicants are strongly
urged to obtain comments from colleagues outside their disciplines before
submission.
Applications are to be submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies and
Research who will review them with the Research Board. Applications are
due October 15th. Decisions are announced in early December.
When a project is completed, or at the end of the academic year in
which the award is made, a report should be submitted to the Dean of
Research describing accomplishments and listing any publications or other
creative works which may have resulted from this award. A summary of
expenditures must also be included. Any deviation from the approved budget
must be authorized by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. The
Faculty Development Report will be available for review by the Steering
Committee and the Faculty Compensation Committee. The latter group
reserves the right to review the Faculty Development Fund and its
continuation.
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