Teaching and Research Support

In addition to University-wide financial support, the College of Arts and Sciences provides financial support for teaching, research, travel, and development through Faculty Development Grants and Travel Grants.

Faculty Development Grants

The College of Arts and Sciences provides support for research, scholarly work, grant writing, pedagogical development, and creative endeavors. These grants provide for three categories of funding: 

Submission Deadline: Last Friday in October (October 27, 2023).

• Collaborative Projects (2 @ up to $2500 each)
  

  These grants are available to two or more faculty who are working on a joint project: reading groups, conference planning, curriculum revision and development, and so on. Funds may be used to purchase materials and/or compensate student research assistants.

• Teaching/Scholarship/Research Projects (10 @ up to $2000 each)
  

  These grants provide faculty with support for research, creative activity, writing projects, and pedagogical development. Grants may be used to purchase materials (books, software, permissions, supplies), support project-related travel (libraries, laboratories, archives, sites, etc.), and/or compensate student research assistants.

• Professional Activities Small Grant ($300 each)
  

  This easy-to-apply-for grant provides funds for faculty to purchase items related to professional activities (e.g., books, software, permissions, instrumentation fees, facility admission, teaching/research supplies, professional memberships, subscriptions, honorariums, publication charges). 

Faculty Development Grant forms should be submitted electronically.

The College of Arts and Sciences recently sponsored the following Faculty Development projects:

• Adina Kilpatrick and Heidi Sleister: Cloning and Biophysical Characterization. 
• Mary McCarthy: Memory Studies in East Asia. 
• Rika Uchida: Performance Arts Medicine and Music Educator. 
• LPS Department: Small Teaching and On-Ramps in LPS 
• Martin Roth, Tim Knepper, Chris Kliethermes, Chris Porter: Religion and the Mind Sciences. 
• Maureen Yuen: Vols 1 & 2 of Violin Music by Women. 

Travel Grants

Tenured, tenure-track, and visiting faculty are eligible to apply annually for travel support for one travel grant of $1500 for domestic conferences or $2000 for international. 

Faculty may apply for travel grant funding to:

1. Give a scholarly presentation or an artistic performance at a professional meeting.
2. Participate in a scholarly conference as a critic or discussant.
3. Participate in a scholarly conference as a session organizer/chair of a session.
4. Participate in a scholarly conference in a leadership role.
5. Attend a scholarly conference or meeting (none of the above categories apply). 

Travel Grant Application are due September 1, December 1, or March 1. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Dean's Office.