Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff
Professional Development 

The purpose of this program is to support faculty and teaching academic staff to participate in professional conferences, presentations, exhibits and performances.

Criteria

• Only one grant award can be made per fiscal year (July 1- June 30).
• Colleges and departments will continue to provide matching funds using the same approach that has been previously used in each area. 
• Submission of an application is required.

Application Process

• Complete an application (click below).
• If you have any issues, please contact the FASDB

Funds for 2023-2024 have been fully allocated. No monies are available until 2024-2025.

 

Application

 

Important

If you haven't received a final email that tells you that your application was sent to the committee, please check on the progress. The application is considered NOT complete until all parts have been submitted by 11:59 p.m. on the due date. If your plans are "tentative," apply for the earliest round available as the unused award can be returned.

Due Dates

Round One for fiscal year 2023-24 due April 14, 2023. Must apply for activities occurring between July 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2023. Strongly encouraged to apply for activities between Oct. 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. All awards are contingent on availability of funding.

Round Two for fiscal year 2023-24 due Sept. 22, 2023. Apply for activities occurring between Oct. 1, 2023, and Feb. 28, 2024. Strongly encouraged to apply for activities between March 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024. All awards are contingent on availability of funding.

Round Three for fiscal year 2023-24 due Feb. 9, 2024. Apply for activities occuring between March 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024. All awards are contingent on availability of funding. 

Colleges and departments will continue to provide matching funds using the same approach that has been previously used in each area. 

Expense Information 

Funding is contingent upon available budget for the fiscal year and the balance available from earlier rounds.

If you requested and were approved in:

Round 1: Submit expenses that are dated between July 1 and September 30, awards can be granted for activities through June 30 the following year in Round 1.
Round 2: Submit expenses that are dated between October 1 and February 28, awards can be granted for activities through June 30 in Round 2.
Round 3: Submit expenses that are dated between March 1 and June 30.

• If your plans are “tentative,” apply for the earliest round available as the unused award can be returned.
• FASDB cannot retroactively fund expenses for expenses not within the dates of the round awarded.
• Expenses must be processed within 30 days after your travel. 
• If travel is after June 1, please expense anything that can be expensed before that date. Submit the rest of the expense as soon as possilble upon returning.

Award

• International travel is normally limited to $1,300.
• National travel (continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada) is limited to no more than $1,000.
• Full funding up to 100% pending funding is given if the traveler is involved in the conference or function in a scholarly way (e.g.. presenting, presenting with a student, chairing, etc.)
• Partial funding of up to 50% pending funding is given if the traveler is attending, serving on the board, attending organization meetings, judging, or other administrative work. 

Review Committee

All proposals will be evaluated by the Faculty Professional Development Committee of the Faculty and Academic Staff Development Board.
The individual committee members will review applications and the full committee will meet and

• Divide proposals into order recommended for funding by the individual committee members.
• Rank those that are recommended for funding in priority order.
• Send proposals back to their authors for modifications, if needed.
• The results of the committee's deliberations will be forwarded to the Provost for review.
• Applicants will be notified.