Faculty Development and Supplemental Grants
Faculty development and research supplemental grants are awarded three times each academic year in the FALL, SPRING, and SUMMER periods/semesters.
- Fall application activities between September 16 and December 31
- Spring application activities between January 1 and May 31
- Summer application period between June 1 and September 15
Application Deadlines
Applications should be submitted to the Associate Dean as email attachments by end of day on the application due date listed below using this form.
Deadlines
- September 6, 2024, Friday by 5PM (Fall funding period)
- November 15, 2024, Friday by 5PM (Spring funding period)
- March 28, 2025, Friday by 5 PM (Summer funding period)
Grants may be requested for a variety of purposes, such as:
- travel for a specific scholarly and/or professional contribution (paper presenter, panel participant, workshop leader, keynote speaker, session chair, board of directors meeting, etc.);
- travel expenses connected with on-going research projects;
- the purchase of materials/supplies/data in support of research projects;
- Journal (A or B level journals as defined by the ABDC list), first-time or R&R submission fees (submit email names of journal and paper, submission status, and receipt.)
- Purchase of data sets (submit short description of research project and receipt).
- Purchase of survey data (submit IRB approval, short description of research project and receipt)
- Academic organization membership fees (submit receipt).
- Training and development travel for research related activities (submit short description and receipt)
Travel pre-approval and reimbursements are entered in Chrome River.
NOTE: All purchases of non-consumable items made with UMW grant funds (such as equipment, software, books, etc.) are the property of UMW because they have been purchased with Commonwealth of Virginia funds. These items are not to be retained by the researcher but are instead to be turned over to the University when the grant project is completed.
General guidelines for decisions about Faculty Development and Research Supplemental Grant requests:
1. Supplemental Development Grants may not be requested for research stipends, payments for students, or equipment purchases.
2. Grant requests must advance specific professional development goals for the faculty member making the application.
3. Individuals making a Supplemental Faculty Development and Research request must be employees of the University at the time that the project will be initiated and completed.
4. The grant requested must have a clear and direct connection to the faculty member’s professional development and to their work at the University.