The College of IST recognizes the importance of providing professional development for faculty. As such, we have allocated funds to individual faculty members as an annual allotment. Professional development activities may also be supported through various other sources such as your RIF return, salary buyout, etc., and as appropriate, activities funded via sponsored research.
When other funding sources have been exhausted, faculty can request support for professional development activities related to their research, resident instruction, or online instruction activities as well as other activities related to strategic initiatives.
Stipulations
- Requests will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis
- Requests must be submitted at least one month prior to the activity
How to Apply
- Email the dean or associate dean for faculty affairs for verification of faculty funding availability and routing to the appropriate area for consideration.
- In your email, please address the following:
- Indicate if your request related to research, online instruction, strategic initiatives or another request.
- Describe the proposed activity, including how it relates to your success as a faculty member and how it will benefit the college.
- List any current funds available to support this activity (i.e., RIF, Allotment, Misc. Research, Sponsored Research, etc.)
- If travel is involved, specify the date of travel, destination including the conference, workshop, agency, or organization being visited. Specify your role: presenter/speaker, committee member, attendee, agency/organization visit, etc. If the trip is to present a paper, please identify all faculty co-authors. Include the dates and destination of travel and the name of the conference.
- Provide an itemized list of anticipated expenses, including lodging, registration, meals, transportation (type and cost) and any other additional expenses.
Revised 3/21/2025
Updated 2/21/2022