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Center for Faculty Development

 

Faculty Grants

Three Programs Offered

The Center for Faculty Development sponsors Faculty Development Grants, YUMPS grants, and co-sponsors The Research and Scholarship Completion Fund Grant with The Office of Research.

Faculty Development Grant

The Faculty Development Grant is an annual competition available to full-time faculty. These grants are intended to enhance the quality of teaching, research, or creative work.

Among those items to be supported in all three categories are: (1) attending workshops and conferences related to teaching and/or research/creative work; (2) employing student assistants involved in research work;  (3) supporting professional development; (4) converting existing courses to newer technologies; and (5) obtaining special equipment or software. Examples of ineligible expenses include (1) faculty release time or salary, (2) student tuition reimbursements, and (3) travel to attend a conference to present the project results. Collaborative projects are encouraged.

Eligibility

Faculty members eligible for these awards are those holding a full-time appointment at the CU Denver Downtown Campus in any of the following categories: 1) tenure-track faculty; 2) tenured faculty; 3) instructor or senior instructor; or 4) clinical track.  Note: Non-tenure-track faculty can only apply for projects related to teaching unless their contracts include a stipulation that they engage in scholarly activity.  A faculty member can receive only one Faculty Development Grant every other year; faculty members who received a Faculty Development Grant in the summer of 2012 are ineligible for the current competition.

Process

Click here for the 2013-2014 Call for Proposals and Grant Application​​​.​ Proposals are due by March 15, 2013. Awards are announced by May 1. Funds are available beginning July 1, 2013 and must be expended by June 15, 2014.

Report of activities and results due in the Center for Faculty Development by December 1, 2014:                  

Previous years' grants:

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YUMPS Grants

YUMPS (Young Upwardly Mobile Professors) is a program that provides small grants (usually $400-$500) to untenured tenure-track faculty for expenses such as attending a professional conference, hiring a research assistant, buying books or software. YUMPs funds must be matched by the recipient's department or school/college.

To make a YUMP grant request, e-mail the Center for Faculty Development with (1) the details of the activities you will be undertaking, (2) an approximate budget, and (3) a short rationale indicating the importance of the grant in advancing you toward tenure. Approval of this grant requires confirmation of matching funds from the applicant's college or department. This confirmation can be sent to center.facdevelopment@ucdenver.edu. Please be aware that YUMP funds can only be requested in the fiscal year in which they will be expended. NOTE: Funds for the 2012 – 2013 academic year have been awarded. Plan to submit an application for the 2013 –2014 AY beginning in August 2013. ​

Faculty Research & Scholarship Completion Funds

The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, the Center for Faculty Development, and the Provost’s Office announce the Faculty Research & Scholarship Completion Fund. The purpose of this fund is to support limited, unanticipated research and scholarship needs. The maximum award of $1000 will be comprised of $500 from the FRSC fund and $500 matched by the School/College or department. Typical projects to be supported are: publishing page fees, exhibit fees, graphics or photography fees, production costs of audition tapes, shipping charges for artwork at juried shows and the like. This fund is not to be used for travel or conference fees.

Eligibility

Full-time CU Denver Downtown Campus tenure-track, tenured or non tenure- track faculty members are eligible for these awards. A faculty member may receive only one award within an academic year.

Process

A completed application form FRSC Fund application 12-13.pdfFRSC Fund application 12-13.pdf  and supporting documentation, including a letter that acknowledges a department or school/college match of funds and the dean’s approval, must be returned to the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 300. All requests will be reviewed by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and the Director of the Center for Faculty Development. Awards will be allocated until the funds are depleted. 

 

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