Faculty Development / Travel Grants
The Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Studies supports faculty development with several different types of grants. These include CLS Travel Support Grants, CLS Grants for Summer Projects and CLS Faculty/Instructional Academic Staff Development or Departmental/Program Project Grants.
CLS Travel Support Grants
Request for Travel Support Form (PDF)
The Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Studies aims to distribute travel funding equitably to departments and programs for faculty research/scholarship/creative endeavors and/or applied projects pertinent to the proposer’s professional or teaching interests. Each year the Dean’s Office will budget minimal travel funds for departments at the rate of $300/FTE.
In order to maintain equitable distribution of travel support, it is expected that departments will use travel funds exclusively for travel—rather than to meet other pressing needs of the department. Travel funds that are not expended by the department by the end of the fiscal year will be transferred back to the Dean’s Reserve.
The Dean’s Office will also provide travel support grants for travel in connection with research/scholarship/creative endeavors, professional service, and faculty development that the departments have endorsed by supporting with department travel funds. The amount of travel grants available from year to year will vary, depending on funding sources.
Allocation of travel support grants will be based on the following priorities, in order from highest to lowest (a to d):
Professional Conferences
- presentation of a paper, solo exhibition, or solo performance
- service as an organization officer, board member, conference organizer, or juror
- session chair, organizer, panelist, group exhibitor, or group performer
- attendee
Additional Faculty Development Opportunities
- travel related to research/scholarship/creative endeavors, or travel related to continuing education in credit or non-credit courses or workshops
- travel related to teaching enhancement
- travel related to professional service
Requests for international travel support should be submitted first to the Office of International Education for an International Travel Grant. Applications and grant deadlines are available in that office. Expenses not covered by an International Travel Grant can be submitted to the CLS Dean’s Office. These will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with the assumption that departments will contribute significantly to the cost of such travel.
In the event that a paper presentation, etc., is still pending at the time a request is submitted, that fact should be noted. Travel grants may be awarded pending acceptance of the paper.
Travel support requests must be received and approved prior to travel. Requests for travel support can be submitted any time throughout the year and will be considered for funding at the time they are received.
Travel grants are provided for the purpose for which they were requested. The Dean’s Office should be informed if there are significant changes in circumstances, so that the funding can be reallocated. In order to ensure equitable distribution, the amount of funding support initially granted to individuals may be limited. If any travel funds remain by June 1st , individuals may apply for additional travel support.
College of Liberal Studies Foundation Grants for 2008-2009
| Fund Name: | College of Liberal Studies Dean’s Endowment Fund |
| 2008-2009 Award: | $800, to be used between July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 |
| Criteria: | Awards made by the Dean for: 1) Faculty development and teaching enhancement for such things as, but not limited to, seminars, conferences, sabbaticals, research and related travel. 2) Academic program enrichment for such things as, but not limited to, guest speakers and lectures, including a series thereof, field trips, equipment and related expenses. 3) Student scholarships or loans. |
| Application Process: | Proposals should be limited to two typed pages, which describe:
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| Application Deadline: | Electronic submissions to the CLS Dean’s Office, beard.caro@uwlax.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 14 November 2008. |
| Determination: | Determination of the awards will be made by the CLS Deans. Applicants will be notified of granting results by December 10, 2008. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report describing the outcome(s) of the project to the Dean at the conclusion of the project or no later than September 01, 2009. |
| Fund Name: | Carlin and Ethyl Dahler Faculty Development Fund in the College of Liberal Studies |
| 2008-2009 Payout: | $1,500, to be used between July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 |
| Criteria: | Awards made by the Dean annually to a faculty member who has submitted a proposal of exceptional merit which requires special funding. 1) Dean shall seek to diversify the faculty development award by division within the College. Specifically, the Dean shall seek to rotate the award on an annual basis among the arts, humanities, and social sciences. 2) In making the award, the Dean shall be guided by the relative quality of all proposals submitted with the selection based upon that proposal with the greatest potential for significant impact upon the individual professor, the College, and the University. 3) The Dean shall seek to diversify the award throughout the professional ranks to the greatest extend possible. |
| Application Process: | Proposals should be limited to two typed pages, which describe:
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| Application Deadline: | Electronic Submissions to the CLS Dean’s Office, beard.caro@uwlax.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 14 November 2008. |
| Determination: | Determination of the awards will be made by the CLS Deans. Applicants will be notified of granting results by December 10, 2008. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report describing the outcome(s) of the project to the Dean at the conclusion of the project or no later than September 01, 2009. |
| Fund Name: | Curtis C. Weisse Award Fund for the College of Liberal Studies |
| 2008-2009 Award: | Two awards ($2,350 each) to be used between July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 |
| Criteria: | 1) Faculty or staff development and teaching enhancement for such things as, but not limited to: seminars, conferences, sabbaticals research and related travel. 2) Equipment. 3) Academic program enrichment for such things as, but not limited to: guest speakers and lecturers, student field trips and related expenses. 4) Student scholarships or loans. |
| Application Process: | Proposals should be limited to two typed pages, which describe:
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| Application Deadline: | Electronic Submissions to the CLS Dean’s Office, beard.caro@uwlax.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 14 November 2008. |
| Determination: | Determination of the awards will be made by the CLS Deans. Applicants will be notified of granting results by December 10, 2008. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report describing the outcome(s) of the project to the Dean at the conclusion of the project or no later than September 01, 2009. |
| Fund Name: | McGlynn Fund for the Enhancement of Teaching |
| 2008-2009 Award: | One award ($1425.00) to be used between July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 |
| Criteria: | The purpose of this special fund is to provide support for professional activities of teaching faculty, which will improve and enrich the quality of teaching at UW-L. These professional activities--which may include research projects, participation in conferences or symposia, or perhaps experimental curricula or instructional procedures--receive minimal support from the State and require private support to accomplish their worthy goals. |
| Application Process: | Proposals should be limited to two typed pages, which describe:
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| Application Deadline: | Electronic Submissions to the CLS Dean’s Office, beard.caro@uwlax.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 14 November 2008. |
| Determination: | Determination of the awards will be made by the CLS Deans. Applicants will be notified of granting results by December 10, 2008. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report describing the outcome(s) of the project to the Dean at the conclusion of the project or no later than September 01, 2009. |