FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH FUNDS

Luther College recognizes the importance of faculty development and research in achieving its academic mission. The following general guidelines help increase the impact of the available funds:  

·         Applications are accepted throughout the year but should be submitted in advance of the proposed project. All applications should be submitted to the Academic Dean’s Office.

·         At the end of the project or the academic year, all recipients must submit to the Dean’s Office a final report that includes a project summary and a list of actual expenditures.

·         Faculty on sabbatical may seek funding for particular research expenses, but travel to or from a sabbatical site or maintenance expenses while on leave will not be funded.

·         Requests to support credentialing (e.g., to complete a terminal degree) will not be supported.

·         Because these funds may not be used for projects that create direct financial benefit for faculty, funding for projects that have the potential to generate income may be restricted.

·         Non-consumable items purchased with research funds (equipment, reference books, etc.) become the property of Luther College.

·         Emeriti are not normally eligible for funding unless their project involves students and/or they are currently teaching.

·         Faculty travel will not normally be funded under Research and Development Grants unless the faculty member’s travel funds have been spent and unless the project serves broader institutional goals than is typical of projects funded by individual travel reserves.

·         Travel costs and honoraria for visiting consultants may be supported.  Student honoraria and expenses will not be covered.

·         Faculty are encouraged to seek funds from outside sources.  Awards will not typically exceed $600 per faculty member for a single project.

Faculty Development Grants (under the oversight of the Faculty Interests Committee)

·         Priority is given to projects that benefit more than one faculty member.

Faculty Research Grants (under the oversight of the Faculty Interests Committee)

·         Priority is given to specific, well-focused proposals centered on professional activity, such as research, publication, and artistic or literary creations.

Dean’s Office Faculty Development and Research Grants

·         Priority is given to proposals with broad institutional benefit.

Endowed Awards for Summer Projects (separate application form; due early April)

·         The Doris and Ragnvald Ylvisaker Endowment for Faculty Growth (summer projects with presentation or publication off and on campus).

·         The H. George and Jutta F. Anderson Faculty Development Fund (summer projects for faculty in the early years of their careers).

·         The Berg Grant (for research or development that includes work with Scandinavian sources).

Faculty Travel (separate application form; administered by Assistant Dean Jane Whelan; see Faculty Handbook for full details)

·         For meetings appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline.

Supplemental Faculty Travel (information available from Assistant Dean Jane Whelan)

·         For professional meetings beyond the limits of the faculty member’s annual travel allowance, particularly when the faculty member is presenting at the meeting.

Outside funding coordinated by Luther College (separate application forms; partial listings)

·         Honoraria for graduate study at Iowa Regents Institutions (open to permanent faculty completing the doctoral degree, administered by the Dean’s Office).

·         ELCA Study Grants (for sabbatical or summer study, administered by the President’s Office).

·         Iowa College Foundation (individual and group grants; applications due early February).

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH FUNDS

APPLICANT:  _________________________________________  DATE:  __________________

PROJECT TITLE:  _________________________________________________________________

PROJECT DATES:  _______________________               AMOUNT REQUESTED:  _______________

DESCRIPTION:  Fully describe your project and specify its benefits to you and the college.  Include an itemized budget and attach relevant supporting materials.  (If your request involves travel, indicate the amount remaining in your faculty travel account.  Indicate the sources and amounts of any other support.)

I prefer the typical procedure of being reimbursed for approved expenses after delivering all receipts to the Dean's Office.

Because of my project's complexity, I prefer that the approved amount be deposited in a Financial Services account under my name: "Staff Development: 58-0006--Your PRNO".

Please deposit the approved amount in another account:
Account name and number:_______________________________________________

 

Approval (Signature and date): ______________________________ Amount Approved: ________