Grants and Awards
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The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to announce the availability of four types of funding in support of faculty development activities by faculty members. Funded by the University, the programs are designed to provide time and resources for enhancement of the teaching-learning process with emphasis directed toward classroom instruction. Funds are available to support faculty development, including two $4,000 stipends to be given to Awards for Excellence in Contributions to Instruction recipients. Please note that the receipt of this award for the development of creative and scholarly works and new materials, devices, processes, or other inventions which may have commercial potential is governed by the Georgia Southern University Intellectual Property Policy. University personnel are required to provide the Provost with a project disclosure on forms provided by the Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs. The Intellectual Property Policy is published in the Faculty Handbook. The Georgia Southern University Intellectual Property Policy can also be found on the web at: http://welcome.georgiasouthern.edu/president/intpropol.htm Recipients of awards are not eligible for awards within the same category the following year. A set of application forms and a statement of policies and guidelines for preparation and evaluation of each type of funding may be obtained by downloading the MS Word documents via links below: 1. GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONApplication Deadline: 5:00pm September 8, 2006 Funds are available for faculty members to pursue projects that will have direct impact upon classroom instruction. Supplies, equipment, travel related to the project, or personal services to develop innovative teaching strategies or improve existing methodology may be funded. Download application for the development of instruction. 2. GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAVELApplication Deadlines: 5:00 p.m.: Funds are available to support professional travel for conference and professional meetings directly related to updating knowledge of the discipline that will impact your professional development as a teacher-scholar. Download application for professional travel. 3. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SUMMER AWARDApplication Deadline: 5:00pm February 9, 2007 Awards of $3000 (salary, purchase, or reimbursement) each will allow faculty members to upgrade skills in the discipline, to develop innovative teaching strategies, to devise new courses/significantly revise existing ones, to plan curriculum changes, or to pursue other creative projects that impact the instructional process. Download application for development of summer award. 4. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTRUCTIONNomination Deadline: 5:00pm November 17, 2006 Designed to recognize and reward faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the teaching-learning process at Georgia Southern, the Awards for Excellence in Contributions to Instruction are presented to two full time faculty members. Recipients are selected from persons nominated by faculty, administrators, and/or students. Two $4,000 summer stipends are awarded. Download nomination application for award for excellence in contributions to instruction. 5. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE APPLICATIONApplication Deadline: Fall: A faculty member requesting educational leave for fall semester or for an entire year submits an educational leave application to the department chair by January 10th. Recommendations are due to the university level committee by March 1st with recommendations to the Provost by April 1st. Spring: A faculty member requesting an educational leave for spring semester submits an educational leave application to the department chair by June 10th. Recommendations are due to the university level committee by August 1st with recommendations to the Provost by September 1st. Recent changes in Board of Regents policy provide for educational leave (sabbaticals) as a means of faculty development. Georgia Southern will award a limited number of educational leaves on a selective basis. Persons granted educational leave for one semester will receive full pay. Persons granted educational leave for an academic year will receive half-pay. Proposals will be peer reviewed by the Faculty Development Committee. Meritorious proposals will be referred to the appropriate dean and department chair, who will work to facilitate the educational leave within the limits of their unit's financial constraints and instructional needs. Download educational leave application. Campus Mail Proposals To: Dr. Alan Altany, Director Or Hand Deliver To: Room 1313 |
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