Faculty Funding Opportunities: Research and Assessment
Faculty Funding Opportunities for Research and Assessment
| Program Name | Program Description | Award Amount | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Meeting Travel Fund | The college provides supplemental travel funds for full-time faculty on a reimbursement basis. Funds may be used by faculty for travel to attend meetings of professional organizations and scholarly conferences and seminars devoted to the reading of research papers. Funds may also be used for travel to workshops that are related to teaching or to attend performances as a featured artist (visual/performing arts & creative writing faculty only). | Up to $2,250 annually | Rolling | |
| Charles N. Williamson Endowment | Supports curricular and co-curricular projects and programs that promote understanding of gay and lesbian issues. Examples of possible project types include, but are not limited to, course development, visiting lectures, mentored student travel, and creative arts productions. | Varies | Rolling | |
| VPAA Curricular Assessment Grant | Grants to help faculty members develop and implement course assessment or departmental assessment plans above and beyond normal assessment expectations. A limited number of modest stipends are available for interdisciplinary core faculty who conduct assessment for an interdisciplinary department in which they have no formal appointment. | Up to $1,000 | Rolling | Brent Maher |
| Faculty Study and Research (FS&R) Grant | Support professional activities, including summer study, research and other scholarly and creative pursuits as well as provide support for student research assistants. FS&R grants are intended as incubators and as a pedagogical tool for early-career faculty as they develop their independent scholarship and learn grantsmanship skills. FS&R grants are also useful as a boost for mid-career faculty between the Associate and Full Professor ranks. | Up to $5,000 | Feb. 1 | |
| Dean Rusk International Studies Program Faculty Travel Grant | Grants are available to conduct international research or creative projects. While a lower priority, the grants may also support international travel to conferences. Applications are due on October 1 for winter break projects and on February 1 for summer break projects. | Varies | Oct. 1 and Feb. 1 | Apply |
| Publication Grant | Assistance with publication costs for manuscripts that have been accepted for publication by a scholarly press. Documentation of acceptance and the expenses must be submitted with the application. | Annual limit of $2,500 | Rolling | |
| Salzburg Global Seminar Fellowship | Supports one faculty member each year to participate in a Salzburg Global Seminar. | Varies | Rolling | |
| Clark Ross Academic Innovation Fund | Supports faculty/student research and curriculum development that leads to new methods of teaching and research or to the production of new knowledge. | Varies | Rolling | Faculty Development Team |
| Dean Rusk International Research Collaborative | The Dean Rusk International Research Collaborative will support international travel and expenses for a Davidson faculty member traveling with a small group (3-5) of students for research, methodological training, or comparative creative arts experience with a minimum length of time of three weeks. | Up to $30,000 | Oct. 1 |