College Grant funds are available to support a wide variety of research projects.

DEADLINES: Third Friday in August (for grants awarded by mid-September); Third Friday in September (for Academic Year grants awarded by mid-October); First Friday in February (for summer grants awarded by early March) .

PLEASE NOTE: The Committee for the Support of Faculty Scholarship (CSFS) will give first consideration to those whose requests are received by the deadline! Brief written reports on research progress must be received by July 1/September 1 of that year.

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Eligibility:

1. All faculty members with full-time or regular part-time appointments are eligible for research/study funds provided by the College up to a maximum of $4000.

2. Faculty members who have not completed the terminal degree are eligible only for one-time support of dissertation research and production, not to exceed $300. (Funds are not available to pay copyright fees, or other such fees connected with the dissertation or for travel for defense of dissertation.)

3. Faculty members who hold terminating contracts or have resigned may apply for grants not to exceed $500 to be used during their last academic year at the college.
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Grant Frequency

1. Grants of $2,000 or less usually will be funded annually, subject to available funding and scholarly record.

2. Grant requests for amounts between $2,000 and $3,500 should focus on no more than 2 projects within a one-year period. Priority will be given to persons who have made tangible progress on previously-funded projects or to persons for whom Grant support will supplement outside funding. Regular grants at this level are possible, subject to available funding and scholarly record.

3. Grant request of $3,500 or more should focus on a single project within a one-year period. Applicants must provide tangible evidence of significant progress on past projects or supplementary outside funding. Successive grants at this level require clear, external evidence of on-going progress on the project.

4. Sabbatical and other scholarly leaves: Faculty members on leave can apply for meals and lodging support ($700 per week for a maximum of twelve weeks) provided the travel is away from the primary place of residence. Travel to the primary place of residence during the leave, and living expenses at the primary place of residence for the leave, will not be funded.

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Types of expenditures eligible for Grant support include:

1. Research supplies

2. Living expenses for off-campus projects: $700/week (or $100/day) for maximum of 12 weeks (original, itemized receipts are needed to support all expenses)

3. Wages for student research assistants (see wage guidelines issued by Treasurer's Office). NOTE that funding is normally for current student employees. If wages for non-students are needed for special circumstances, a special explanation is required.

4. Manuscript preparation and other minor publication costs. (This service should be provided by faculty secretarial offices if at all possible.)

5. Travel (original, itemized receipts are required for all expenses)

6. Studio or laboratory rental; rental of special equipment

7. Honoraria for consultants deemed necessary to the success of the proposed project (prior approval by the Dean required)
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Types of expenditures not eligible for Grant support include:

1. Attending professional meetings (see separate guidelines for travel to professional meetings.).

2. Computer hardware and software **

3. Books, journals and other publications.

4. Modest costs for telephone, postage, office supplies, copying, etc. are provided for in Department budgets.

5. Underwriting of direct publication costs of major publications such as monographs, textbooks, reference works, etc.

6. Travel to primary place of residence while on a scholarly leave.
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Highest priority will be given to research, performance, exhibition, and other generally recognized scholarly activities. Curricular projects should be referred to the Instructional Support Committee which may refer the proposal to another funding source.

** Normally faculty and departments make hardware and software requests through their support team at Information Techonology Services.
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