Faculty Development Grants

Purpose

Recognizing Mississippi College's commitment to employing faculty who "engage in scholarship and creative activities," Faculty Development Grants support activities for professional growth and productivity. Consequently, grants are meant to cover costs incurred in scholarly research, creative production, and professional growth. Faculty Development Grants may be used for such purposes as travel to archives, recording of original compositions, or the expenses of serving as a presenter, commentator, or session chair at a conference. Grant funds are also available for attendance at workshops or symposiums that promise significant professional enrichment. The grants are not intended for memberships, purchase of routine supplies or materials, completion of degree requirements, or academic conference expenses for attendees not listed on the program.

Award amounts and eligibility

Grants will be awarded up to these maximum amounts:

          • $500 for attendance at a professional workshop

• $750 for research, creative production or performance, or program-listed contribution to an academic conference by tenured faculty

• $1,000 for research, creative production or performance, or program-listed contribution to an academic conference by tenure-track faculty

Full-time tenured or tenure-track Clinton-campus faculty are eligible for the grants. Since grant funds are limited, individuals who received a grant in the previous academic year may apply for another grant, but their proposals will be considered only if funds remain uncommitted from other applications. Grant funds are meant to supplement funds available from other sources such as departmental travel funds and external grants, and applicants will be expected to deduct such funds from the total cost of their project. Total funds awarded to a school in an academic year may not exceed the school's proportion of the total Clinton-campus faculty who are eligible for grants. 

Application deadlines

Applications should be submitted at least one month prior to the beginning of the project. Applications will be accepted until school quotas are exhausted.

Review of applications

Applications that meet the general funding criteria will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee. Criteria for review will be:

* Potential benefit to the applicant.

* Potential contribution to the profession.

* Completeness of the application.

* Suitability of the estimated budget.

Applications will be reviewed in the order received, and applicants will typically be notified of the subcommittee's recommendation within two weeks. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for final action.

How to apply

You may download application forms from www.mc.edu/organizations.committees/development/application. The completed application forms must be submitted as an email attachment by the applicant's Dean, sent to logue@mc.edu. Hard-copy supplemental material (conference programs, e.g.) should be sent to Larry Logue, Box 4006.