Lecturers’ Professional Development Grant
Deadline for Submission: 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Click to download the "Application
Cover Sheet" in MS Word format.
INTRODUCTION
In order to acknowledge the many contributions of Lecturers and to provide them with access to funds beyond those ordinarily available, the University of Michigan has created Lecturers’ Professional Development Grants. In this competition, grants of up to $2,000 each will be awarded for professional development activities that involve teaching, research, and/or creative endeavors.
All Lecturers' Professional Development Grants are peer-reviewed by UM faculty.
ELIGIBILITY
Faculty with continuing appointments as Lecturers on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus are eligible to apply.
The Application Cover Sheet includes an appointment verification section because it is not always possible to tell from a Lecturer’s title whether the appointment is likely to continue. Visiting Lecturers, Adjunct Lecturers, and Lecturers whose appointments cannot be renewed are not eligible for this competition. Please note that individuals apply for this grant competition; pairs or groups of applicants are not eligible. Applications should focus on the professional development of the individual lecturer.
Lecturers who are eligible for Lecturers' Professional Development Grants (LPDG) are also eligible for the Professional Development Fund for LEO Lecturers (PDFLL). Please note that the LPDG and PDFLL differ in the amount of funding, guidelines for eligible submissions, submission deadlines, and application process.
FUNDING
Examples of appropriate expenditures include participation at national or international professional meetings and pedagogical programs, graduate student or work study assistance, computer hardware or software, travel required to access resources of other institutions, subscriptions to professional journals, and editorial assistance.
FUNDING PERIOD
To be eligible, the proposed activities must begin during 2010 and must be completed by December 31, 2010.
FUNDING DECISIONS
Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of experienced Lecturers from across University disciplines, and selections will be based on the potential contribution to the University’s missions of teaching and research. Applicants who have received Lecturers’ Professional Development Grants in the past may seek support for new proposals. If a choice must be made between projects of equal merit, priority will be given to the proposal submitted by an applicant who has not received funds during the previous academic year. Awards will be announced in December 2009.
PROPOSAL CONTENT
Lecturers are invited to submit along with the application cover page, a three-page proposal that includes:
- a description of their planned professional development and the ways in which their scholarship and teaching would be furthered by receipt of a Lecturers’ Professional Development Grant,
- an itemized budget, and
- a brief curriculum vitae.
DEADLINES
Proposals are due to the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009. A one-page report will be required on completion of the activities.SUBMISSIONS PROCEDURES
Applicants should complete the electronic copy of the application cover sheet (except the section for department chairpersons). Applicants should then e-mail the application/budget sheet with a copy of their proposal to their department chairperson. Chairpersons should complete the application cover sheet, adding comments if they wish. Chairpersons or applicants must forward the completed application cover sheet and proposal to CRLT via e-mail to crltgrants@umich.edu by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009.Please submit the following application components as documents attached to a single e-mail:
- application cover sheet with department chairperson’s signature as a .pdf document named “lastname_firstname_LPDGcover.pdf” (e.g., Smith_Jane_LPDGcover.pdf)
- application cover sheet as a Word document (.doc or .docx) with department chair’s section blank (e.g., Smith_Jane_LPDGcover.doc).
- full proposal text, itemized budget, and applicant’s CV as a Word document (e.g., Smith_Jane_LPDGproposal.doc)
Please Note: Applicants are responsible for tracking the submission process to be sure complete proposals are received by CRLT by 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Please e-mail questions about proposals or procedures to crltgrants@umich.edu.