Services: 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

• 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 award 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 Georgia Southern University Intellectual Property Policy can 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. AWARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTION

Application Deadline:  5:00 pm - September 7, 2012

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. AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL

Application Deadlines: for academic terms below are all at 5:00 pm on the particulat date...
1) FALL:  September 14, 2012
2) SPRING:  (for travel before June 20, 2013)  January 20, 2013
3) SUMMER: (for travel after June 20, 2013 but before October 15, 2013)  March 15, 2013.

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. Please read the Grants for Professional Travel Guidelines prior to completing the application form below.

Download application for professional travel. Please note that this is a NEW fillable Adobe Acrobat FORM. ALL proposals must be submitted using this form. You MUST download and save the file to your local computer. Then open the file with Adobe Acrobat Professional, complete the form, and save it prior to submitting. Adobe Acrobat Reader will NOT work.

3. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SUMMER AWARD

Application Deadline:  5:00 pm - February 8, 2013

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 14, 2012
Submission of materials deadline:  5:00 p.m. November  2, 2012

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. Please note that this is a NEW fillable Adobe Acrobat FORM. ALL proposals must be submitted using this form. You MUST download and save the file to your local computer. Then open the file with Adobe Acrobat Professional, complete the form, and save it prior to submitting. Adobe Acrobat Reader will NOT work.

Submit proposals to:

Center for Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship
P. O. Box 8143

email To: Patricia Hendrix at: phendrix@georgiasouthern.edu