1. Is the Faculty Development Committee the only place I can apply to for funds to support my research?

No. You may be able to receive funding from your Department or the Dean of your College.

2. I will be presenting at two conferences this year. One is in the fall in the US and the other in the spring outside the US. Will I be eligible to apply to both the international studies grant and the faculty development grant or can I only apply to ONE per one academic year?

A faculty member cannot receive two faculty development grants in the same academic year, regardless of domestic/international location. However, a faculty member may apply for both a faculty development grant and an international grant during the same year. If you are awarded both, you may only choose one to receive.

3. Can I use the grant I was awarded for one conference to fund my travel to a different conference?

No. Grants must only be used how they were detailed in the application. The faculty development committee has determined that awards are not transferable. 

4. The web page says that only completed applications will be considered, but I am not able to get an official letter of acceptance from my conference organizer until after the application deadline. What should I do?

Please note in your application proposal the reason that the letter is missing and give the approximate deadline that you will receive your letter. The Faculty Development committee can award you funding, contingent upon the official letter being received before funds are disbursed.

5. The web page says the grant is $700 (for faculty development grants) OR $2000 (for international studies grants). Why was I awarded a smaller amount?

The web page says that "maximum award per annum" is up to $700 (or $2000). No award may be more than the maximum, but the Faculty Development Committee may choose to award a smaller amount based on information in your proposal and number of proposals received.

6.  I understand that priority must be given to tenure-track faculty. But given the resources available, is it even worth my time to apply since I am a tenured full professor?

The Committee hopes to build evidence that there is excellent work being done by tenured faculty who are not excused from research, scholarly and creative activities by being granted tenure and who are evaluated in post-tenure review. The more applications we receive from tenured-faculty whose work is rated "excellent", even if not awarded, helps make the argument for a larger budget in the coming years.