Faculty Development Funding Opportunities Awards
Full-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Support
Full-Time Faculty
(appointments of 0.50 FTE or greater)
Faculty Enhancement Grants are administered by the Faculty Development Committee appointed by the Faculty Senate. The Committee supports a broad range of scholarly activities, including activities that promote the discovery, integration, or application of knowledge; develop community partnerships or have a significant professional or community service component; promote effective teaching or innovative curricular development; are of an interdisciplinary nature or have the involvement of multiple faculty; are in keeping with the major general initiatives in the areas of health, the environment, international affairs, educational reform, information technology, and organizational effectiveness; or have a significant impact on the professional development of the faculty members involved. Award amounts may change based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland State University chapter of AAUP. Awards are effective July 1 of the succeeding year.
- Funding available: per the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Awards: up to a maximum of $10,000
- Due date: January of each year.
- Contact: Faculty Development Committee, Office of Graduate Studies, 5-3423
Faculty Professional Travel awards are a group of awards that will also be administered by the Faculty Development Committee. These awards match grant, contract, department or personal funds and assist faculty in presenting the products of their scholarly work. Award amounts may change based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland State University chapter of AAUP. Awards must be used prior to June 30 each year.
Institutional Career Support awards support faculty development plans resulting from faculty peer review of post-tenure faculty. The procedures for review and plan development are outlined in Article 16 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the PSU chapter of AAUP. Awards are made in the spring. Award amounts may change based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland State University chapter of AAUP.
The Provost's PSU Foundation Faculty Development Awards are small grants for supporting scholarly activities, including travel, for tenure-related faculty who have not yet received tenure. Particular attention will be given to requests for activities that incoporate community partners and/or demonstrate positive impact on communities. Funds are provided by the PSU Foundation, and proposals are reviewed within The Office of Academic Affairs. Funds must be spent by June 30 each year. Application should be in the form of a letter that summarizes the proposed development activities and anticipated benefits. Please include a brief budget.
The President's Diversity Scholarship Awards are administered by the Diversity Action Council in support of the President's Diversity Initiative. In particular, it furthers one of the Diversity Action Council's goals: To enhance the institutional environment, curriculum, and faculty scholarship for diversity. Recipients are expected to share their expertise and contribute to a body of literature as well as share their findings on campus. For more information on mini-grants for faculty and students, please see details.
The President's Diversity Lesson Plans for Opening Dialogues is a curricular project supported by the Ford Foundation's Difficult Dialogues program. The program will make available lesson plans designed to help faulty in higher education introduce and facilitate open dialogue in their classrooms. The program seeks lesson proposals from faculty and staff. Please see details.
The Academic Innovation Mini-Grant Program (AIM) is a new program for 2007. Grants of $500 will be awarded to encourage Community-based Research and Curriculum Enhancement Grants focusing on Internalization, Community Engagement, and the development of Online and Hybrid (partially online) courses. For more information, please see details.
The President's Internationalization Awards support the President's Internationalization Initiative. The Inititative seeks to broaden the understanding and involvement of the campus community with the global community through curricular integration, travel abroad opportunities, increasing the international presence on campus, and engagement with others throughout the region, state, nation and around the world. Award funds must be spent by June 30th each year.
Part-Time Faculty
(appointments less than 0.50 FTE)
The Faculty Education Fund provides support for tuition when part-time faculty enrolled in Portland State University courses. Fees to faculty are limited to a per course credit per the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland State University Faculty Association. (See application forms on the last four pages of the Agreement.) The fund is available to support instructional fees for one Portland State course per term; other fees are not covered. Eligible part-time faculty are those who have worked at Portland State for at least two terms and who have been members of the Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA) bargaining unit in the current or previous academic year. PSUFA and the University certify eligibility for these awards.
The Professional Development Fund for Part-Time Faculty covers the cost of research, travel, and conference attendance related to responsibilities at the University. Eligibility is limited to faculty who have taught for at least six terms at Portland State University, are members of the PSUFA bargaining unit, and have reasonable expectations of continuing university employment. Funding decisions are made by the Provost.
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Support
Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants for Undergraduates are designed to encourage students in every discipline across the campus to be involved in substantive ways in scholarly research or creative activities with a Portland State University faculty member. The emphasis of this initiative is to provide a high quality experience for undergraduates by introducing them to the research or creative paradigms and practices of a discipline through close working relationships with faculty. The collaborative faculty-student interactions and mentoring that occur as part of involvement in research or creative endeavors constitute a valuable and rich source of learning and contribute greatly to students' educational experiences. The Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants are designed to encourage faculty and students to initiate substantive student involvement in research or creative activities. Any undergraduate Portland State University student who is in good academic standing and is enrolled for a minimum of 8 credit hours is eligible. This year we are fortunate to have support from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Foundation (a grant through the Center for Academic Excellence) for projects related to research on participatory action community issues, especially marginalized populations, homeless, at-risk youth and other social issues, and from the Rose E. Tucker Foundation.
- Funding available: Up to $25,000
- Awards: Up to $1500 of support
- Due date: November 15 each year
- Contact: Robert Halstead, OAA, 5-5252
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