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Description

Funds will be allocated, on an ad hoc basis, to provide partial support for faculty who have obtained external grants or fellowships for scholarly or professional development. Such funds will allow the university to continue during the leave benefits for which the person is eligible, subject to necessary adjustments, (e.g., social security taxes, which are based on actual earnings).

Eligibility

These funds are intended for tenure-line faculty. Please see policy statement and documentation required for university support of travel outside the United States.

Application

Along with applying to an external funding agency for a grant or fellowship, application for a grant-assisted leave is completed via an online form and shall include:

  1. A description of the project including anticipated outcomes. The summary of your proposal may be used in publicizing the awards. (500 words max).
  2. A description of how your proposed project will enhance your research and teaching. (500 words max).
  3. A Chair Support Form. Please ask your chair to submit their Support Form assessing the value of the proposed activity to you, the department, and the university.
  4. Foreign Travel Waiver documentation, if applicable.
  5. For research that involves the use of human participants or animals, please be aware that appropriate approval must be obtained before beginning research. Please consult IRB or IACUC approval processes information on the university’s website for details.

Upon receipt of the award, a copy of the award letter shall be forwarded to the Office of the Provost from which financial arrangements will be coordinated.

Deadline

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on September 10 of the year preceding that in which the sabbatical leave is to be taken. If the application due date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the application is due by 11:59 pm the Monday immediately following the due date. While the outside funding agency may not have made a final award decision by September 10, the notice of application is needed by this date. Decisions will be communicated on or before December 8.

Reporting

Upon completion of your leave, due no later than August 31 of the year the leave is taken, please submit a written report that summarizes the leave activities and assesses their long-term place in your professional development. The report should be submitted to the department chair to provide the chair an opportunity to view the report before forwarding it. The chair will forward the report to the Provost. If the funding agency requires a summary report, a copy of that report will suffice.

Special Conditions

Faculty receiving such university assistance agree to return to the university for at least one academic year or to reimburse the university for all such assistance. Compensation received from another institution would be subject to the rules under sabbatical leaves.

Additional Forms:

If applicable, please complete these additional forms and upload them with your application.

Foreign Travel Waiver - if your research involves travel outside of the United States

Special Travel Waiver - if your travel includes countries on the Department of State's Travel Warning List or the Centers for Disease Control’s Travel Health Warning List