Grants and Awards

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.

Full-time faculty members are eligible, with the exception of those who have signed an Administrative A contract.
The applicant should not refer to a co-presenter or other potential beneficiary of funding by name. It is the applicant's responsibility to maintain confidentiality.
Recipients of awards are not eligible for awards within the same category the following year.

No member of the Faculty Development Committee may receive a faculty development grant or an Award for Excellence in Instruction while he or she serves on the committee. Nor may he or she nominate someone for the award or write a letter of recommendation for a nominee for the award during this term of service.

Please note that the receipt of any award used 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

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 INSTRUCTION

Application Deadline: 5:00 pm September 4, 2009

Funds are available for faculty members to pursue projects that will have a 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 TRAVEL

Application Deadlines: 5:00 p.m.:
1) September 11, 2009
2) OR January 8, 2010 (travel prior to July 1, 2010)
3) OR March 19, 2010 (Summer or Fall travel after July 1, 2010 only).

Funds are available to support professional travel for conference and professional meetings directly related to updating knowledge of the discipline and enhancing your professional development as a teacher-scholar.

Download application for professional travel.

3. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SUMMER AWARD

Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. February 5, 2010

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 significant curriculum changes, or to pursue other creative projects that affect the instructional process.

Download application for development of summer award.

4. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTRUCTION

Nomination Deadline: 5:00 p.m. September 11, 2009
Submission of materials deadline: 5:00 p.m. October 30, 2009

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 APPLICATION - ON HOLD DUE TO BUDGET FREEZE

Application 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 9th. Recommendations are due to the university level committee by March 2nd, 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.

Submit Proposals to...

Submit proposals to:

Center for Excellence in Teaching
P. O. Box 8143

or hand deliver to:

Center for Excellence in Teaching
College of Information Technology, Room 1313
Box 8143
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro GA 30460

or email To:

Patricia Hendrix at: phendrix@georgiasouthern.edu