INFORMATION ABOUT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PROGRAMS MANAGED BY THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
Important reminders regarding the general procedures for Faculty Development Supplemental Grants, Undergraduate Research Grants, and Faculty Development Grants are summarized below. Please also refer to the separate instructions provided for each of these programs.
1. Please adhere to these general time guidelines when you decide which application period to use for your request. In cases where the proposed project overlaps funding periods, apply for funding in the period in which the project will conclude.
- For activities occurring between September 16 and December 31, use the Fall application period
- For activities occurring between January 1 and May 31, use the Spring application period
- For activities occurring between June 1 and September 15, use the Summer application period
2. Each full-time faculty member will have $600 available through the department budget to support faculty development activities.
3. The application cover sheets for Faculty Development Supplemental and Undergraduate Research grants are again slightly revised. Please use the new cover sheets when applying.
4. Faculty Development Supplemental Grant applications for Fall 200j are due on September 6.
5. The requirements for Faculty Development grant proposals are slightly different from the guidelines published in last year’s Summer Memo; please follow the revised guidelines when you make your application. Faculty Development grants may again be requested as either a summer stipend ($3,500 minus the employer’s share of FICA) or as a fall 2007 or spring 2008 course release. Faculty Development Grant Requests for 2007 – 2008 are due on November 3, 2006.
6. Applications for Sabbaticals are due on September 11, 2006, and proposals for the Jepson Fellows Program are due by September 22, 2006. Please follow the current guidelines for these programs when you make your application.
Cover sheets and guidelines for these programs are available electronically at the Academic Affairs Web page.
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If you have questions about these programs, or the associated application procedures, contact John Morello in the Office of Academic Affairs (x: 1052 or jmorello).