Faculty Funding Opportunities: Travel
Faculty Funding Opportunities for Travel
| Program Name | Program Description | Award Amount | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Crosland Jr. Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) | Provide funds to enhance faculty/staff teaching methods and student learning experiences. Funding examples include things like support for traveling to a teaching workshop or conference; registering for an online course/workshop; bringing a pedagogical expert or other relevant speaker to campus; starting/hosting an on-campus discussion series; purchasing supplies, equipment, or a technology tool/license/subscription; developing a co-curricular program for students or colleagues. | Varies | Rolling | |
| 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 | |
| Group Investigations | The Group Investigations Program provides funding for off-campus trips that support the learning objectives of a course or that provide a learning opportunity that enhances the undergraduate experience. There are two annual application cycles. Applications for a spring semester course/program (including summer trips) are due in early October. Applications for a fall semester course/program (including winter break) are due in early March. Funding for international travel awards is made possible through a generous gift from Carol and Marcus Weinstein. | Up to $30,000 international, $15,000 domestic | Mar. 1 and Oct. 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Robert C. Whitton Mentoring Fund | Supports events or projects that promise cooperation and collaboration between students and faculty or staff members. Support is available either for individual projects or broader efforts. | Varies | Rolling | |
| 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 |
| 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 |