Application Deadline

Application Deadline: October 1, 2007

Application Form

Faculty Service & Development Award Application Form for AY 2008/2009 (Word)

Faculty Service & Development Award Introduction

Faculty Service and Development awards make available to eligible non-unit faculty members a period of time to be devoted to scholarly activities, research, and intellectual refreshment and updating.

Eligibility

Full-time, non-unit faculty members with the minimum rank of assistant professor, or equivalent, with at least six years of full-time service are eligible for faculty service and development if the terms of a contract or grant through which such a employee may be compensated allow for the leave.

Contract and grant employees in this category who wish to apply for faculty service and development awards must provide written documentation that the funding agency will permit compensation for such leave through the contract or grant. If such documentation is not provided, the University will not consider the application for faculty service and development award.

Length of Award/Salary Benefits

Two semesters at half pay (i.e., one academic year), or one semester at full pay.

Application Process

Each application should include a cover sheet/application form to record concisely the applicant's name, department, and other information. The remainder of the application should be a narrative not to exceed four double-spaced, typewritten pages in which are described the proposed activities and an enumeration of the benefits which will accrue to you and the University if a paid leave is awarded.

Applications for faculty service and development awards shall be submitted to the Provost, via the Dean, for referral to the Growth and Development Committee. The Growth and Development Committee shall submit a list of recommended employees to the President, via the Provost.

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