The University Senate Committee on Research, in conjunction with the Provost’s Office, provides up to $10,000 in fellowships to support research activities by faculty. Allowable expenses include summer salary (9-month appointees only), graduate student support, travel, supplies and minor equipment. These fellowships start on June 1 and ends May 31 of the following year.
Faculty members, particularly those in fields that emphasize sponsored research, are strongly encouraged to use these funds to undertake activities that would help them submit competitive proposals for external funding or develop new collaborations, particularly in multi- and interdisciplinary directions.
All full-time, regular, tenure-track faculty are eligible to apply, though preference will be given to faculty in the first three years of their appointment at the time of application and to more advanced faculty who are initiating new areas of research. It is anticipated that approximately ten awards will be made annually. Complete application instructions are listed below.