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 performance.

Update 2024: The funding for these grants has been suspended until further notice. 

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.

Expense Information for previously approved grants

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.