Academic Support Committee Funds
Continuing faculty with specific projects are encouraged to apply
for funding from the committee to support specific projects. In practice,
awards are limited to $2500, with the exception of funding for first
sabbatical leaves, which may be as high as $3500. Application deadlines
are November 1 and February 15. Send applications to
the Office of the Associate Dean of the College (Box 155).
Sabbatical Leave Program
Faculty are eligible for a sabbatical leave every seven
years. Applications for leave in the next academic year must be sent
to the Chair of the Academic Support Committee by November 1.
All
requests for funding from the Academic Support Committee should include
the following items and should be sent to the Office of the Associate
Dean of the College (Box 155):
1. A brief statement (1-2 single-spaced pages) that
clearly defines the project to be pursued and related activities.
The statement should include a rationale for the project and its relevance
to the applicant's professional development. Please remember that
the members of the Committee may not have expertise in your area of
interest. Avoid jargon, and explain the project as clearly as possible.
2. A budget of all anticipated expenses, divided into
appropriate categories: transportation, lodging, food, photocopying,
library fees, materials, etc. Faculty are asked to request full funding.
The Committee may not be able to award full funding, but the Committee
feels it is fairer to all applicants if all anticipated expenses are
listed in the proposal. All requests should clearly indicate in which
fiscal year the funding is needed. The fiscal year ends on June 30.
Funds provided for expenditure in one fiscal year cannot be carried
into the next fiscal year.
3 A listing of previous Academic Support Committee grants
and a brief description of outcomes resulting from the funded work.
4. A list of other sources from which the applicant
has requested funding and the likely date of notification from those
sources. The Associate Dean's office should be informed immediately
if alternate sources of funding are obtained.
5. A recent curriculum vitae. C.V.'s should be at most
four pages in length. Applicants should select for inclusion those
items judged to be of most relevance to the committee in deciding
the merits of the applicant's request. Only the most recent publications
and presentations need be included unless there is older work that
is relevant to the present request. Applicants may wish to indicate
the number of items that have not been included (e.g., twelve presentations
at disciplinary meetings between 1990 and 1998).
6. Any additional information that the applicant feels
will assist the Committee in evaluating the request.
Requests
for Sabbatical Leave should also be sent to the Office of the Associate
Dean of the College (Box 155). If the applicant is not seeking funding,
the application for sabbatical leave should include the following
items:
1. A brief statement (1-2 single-spaced pages) that
clearly defines the project to be pursued during the leave and related
activities. The statement should include a rationale for the project
and its relevance to the applicant's professional development. Please
remember that the members of the Committee may not have expertise
in your area of interest. Avoid jargon, and explain the project as
clearly as possible.
2. A recent curriculum vitae. C.V.'s should be at most
four pages in length. Applicants should select for inclusion those
items judged to be of most relevance to the committee in deciding
the merits of the applicant's request. Only the most recent publications
and presentations need be included unless there is older work that
is relevant to the present request. Applicants may wish to indicate
the number of items that have not been included (e.g., twelve presentations
at disciplinary meetings between 1990 and 1998).
3. A statement indicating when the applicant last received
a sabbatical leave.
4. letter of support from the department chair, unless
the applicant is a department chair. It is helpful if this letter
indicates how the department intends to cover the applicant's absence.
Applicants
who are requesting funding with their Sabbatical Leave should also
include the following with the Sabbatical Leave request:
1. A budget of all anticipated expenses, divided into
appropriate categories: transportation, lodging, food, photocopying,
library fees, materials, etc. Faculty are asked to request full funding.
The Committee may not be able to award full funding, but the Committee
feels it is fairer to all applicants if all anticipated expenses are
listed in the proposal. All requests should clearly indicate in which
fiscal year the funding is needed. The fiscal year ends on June 30.
Funds provided for expenditure in one fiscal year cannot be carried
into the next fiscal year.
2. A listing of previous Academic Support Committee
grants and a brief description of outcomes resulting from the funded
work.
3. A list of other sources from which the applicant
has requested funding and the likely date of notification from those
sources. The Associate Dean's office should be informed immediately
if alternate sources of funding are obtained.
The committee usually approves
requests for
- short-term trip to develop specific project, incl. travel, lodging,
food, out-of-pocket $
- xerox; get doc's, slides, etc., to develop project if other
$ unavailable
- develop workshops on campus, conferences, seminars re: teaching
& scholarship, including small groups of faculty
- necessary supplies, small equipment, if other $ unavailable
- attending conferences/workshops related to specific project
or to teaching
- supplemental living grants (usually Sabbatic grants) if extended
off-campus living is required by project.
The committee usually does not
approved requests for
- obtaining advanced degree
- primarily equipment
- already completed projects
- activities while on Leave of Absence
- supplies/services normally available through Dept. budget
- publication page charges, reprints, offprints, preprints
- the acquisition of books or journals for the recipient's
personal library
- stipends
