Research and Travel Funding
Faculty Research Committee Funding
The purpose of the Arts & Sciences Faculty Research Committee is to provide financial support for the research and creative activities of full-time, tenure-stream faculty. Although the committee aims to support the research and creative efforts of all eligible faculty, it gives the highest funding priority to the following individuals:
- New tenure-track faculty
- Faculty whose research or creative work is of the highest quality and thus is most likely to lead to peer-reviewed publication or professional presentation
- Faculty without a recent history of funding from the Committee
- Faculty whose research or creative work cannot be funded by other sources
Applications for summer research fellowships and research grants that require spring and/or summer funding are generally due in mid-October. Travel grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis; however, the proposal should be submitted well in advance of anticipated travel to ensure the committee has ample time to review it.
Topping Off Salaries from Grants and Fellowships
To support scholarly and creative work during sabbaticals and approved leaves of absences, the School of Arts & Sciences provides some funding to top-off the salaries of tenured and tenure-track faculty who receive external grants and fellowships. The School's complete policy on salary top-offs is available online.
Departmental Funding for Faculty and Director Travel
The University provides support to faculty members for travel from three sources – the Faculty Research Committee, departmental faculty travel funds, and PETE funds. These sources support travel for research, for presentation of scholarly work at conferences, and for the enhancement of teaching, respectively. Most travel falls into one of these three categories, but it is possible to seek partial support from several categories if a trip has multiple purposes and outcomes. Departments receive specific budget allocations to fund faculty travel to professional meetings. Specific guidelines on the use of departmental faculty travel funding are available online. Directors are eligible for departmental faculty travel funding but funding is not guaranteed.
Reporting on International Travel
To maintain the University's foreign liability insurance, the School of Arts & Sciences is required to provide the University's business office with an annual report on anticipated international travel for the coming year. As soon as an international trip is planned, faculty members are expected to complete the School's international travel form.
Travel and Expense Reports
All travel and expense reports must be completed online. As soon as you log on to BannerWeb, you will note that "Travel and Expense Reporting" is the last option on the main menu.
