Goshen College Internal Grants General Information 2008-2009

Teaching faculty may:

• apply for Grant I. A.5  in combination with any other listed grant or 
• apply for one grant from I. A. 2-5 and one grant from I.B.1-2 or I.C.1-3.   

Each grant initiative must result in its own “product” outlined in the “Expectations” section of the document “Mininger Center Internal Grants for Teaching Faculty: Grant Categories” 2008-2009.  Faculty members should indicate how they plan to complete both projects if applying for more than one grant.

An individual faculty member may apply for an individual grant in addition to a departmental grant.  In that case, the faculty member must indicate how he/she plans to participate in the departmental grant project.

Types of Grants

Teaching Faculty Development Grants

• Faculty Scholarship ($2000)
• Conference/Continuing Education ($800 - $1500)
• Publication Support ($2000)
• Terminal Degree Completion ($2000)
• Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL) Individual Grant for Summer Spanish Language or International Study (also available to administrative faculty and staff) ($2500 - $4000)
  

Center for Intercultural Teaching & Learning Research Grants

• Faculty Research Fellowship (one course release, $2700 research fund)
• Individual or Collaborative Intercultural Research Project (also available to administrative faculty and staff) ($2000)
  

Center for Intercultural Teaching & Learning Teaching/Curriculum Innovation Grants

• Faculty Learning Community for Course-Based Projects ($2500)
• Departmental Grants ($5000 - $8000)
• Interdepartmental Grants for Scholarship of Teaching and Showcase Projects ($25,000)

Receipt of Proposal

All applications are due in the Office of the Academic Dean on February 25, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.  Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Faculty Development Committee with notice of awards given to applicant by March 24, 2008.

Eligibility

Goshen College full-time teaching (.75 or above) faculty who will be continuing at Goshen College the following academic year.  Library faculty with M.L.S. or M.L.I.S degrees are also eligible.  Temporary and adjunct faculty are not eligible except under special circumstances.

Budget

• The standard budget form must accompany each application with projected itemized expenses.
• Since all faculty have access to college-owned computers, requests for computers will not be considered unless in rare circumstances where a solid rationale can be made for why a college-owned computer cannot be used in the project.  Requests for software of specific equipment necessary for a project will be considered.

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Any internal grant that seeks support for a research project involving human subjects must undergo IRB review (if applicable) as soon as the project has been approved for funding.
• Please see Ross Peterson-Veatch regarding questions related to IRB Review.

Evaluation Criteria

• Quality

All proposals will be assessed on their merits as presented and on the extent to which the proposals show promise of strengthening faculty member’s intellectual/academic professional growth and development, teaching and contribution to his/her discipline.  The project must promote academic and professional development of the applicant through research, study, critical/or creative activity. It must enhance knowledge/ performance in an area of specialty or develop a new but related area of expertise.  Those  grants related to the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning must meet the goals outlined by the center.

• Specificity and Clarity

Proposals should be written clearly, be succinct and provide specific information on the particular method for completing the project, proposed calendar as well as budget items and amounts.

• Outcome

An outcome must be identified (e.g. article on innovative teaching pedagogy; experiment results; new or revised course; original musical composition; creative writing; art work; musical or dramatic performance). Expectations and outcomes for each grant vary according to the purposes and goals of each grant (see individual grant descriptions). Two copies of final reports for all funded proposals will be submitted to the office of the Academic Dean.  Not filing reports will impact future funding possibilities.

• New Applicants

If there is insufficient funding, a proposal from a new applicant will receive priority over a previously-funded faculty member if the proposals are of equal merit. In the case of applicants requesting funding for a project that has been previously supported, the application must clearly state the progress achieved on the project and must also identify new directions that an additional year of funding will enable.

• Quality of Prior Reports and Results of Previously Funded Projects

The committee will consider the quality of final reports submitted from persons who have received prior grant funds and the results of prior grant projects (successful publication e.g. of an essay, exhibition or performance of artistic works, successful book contract, etc.) as new award decisions are made.

• Grant Applications by Faculty Development Committee Members

To avoid conflict of interest, proposals from members of the Faculty Development Committee will be reviewed without the applicant present.  The Committee’s recommendation will go directly to the Academic Dean and will not be shared with the Committee member who made the proposal until all grant awards are announced.

Dissemination of Result

As products are completed, CITL staff wil work with faculty or departments to determine support for dissemination of findings.

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