Faculty Development Endowment Fund

(see Section B.6 of Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement)

The University’s Faculty Development Endowment Fund exists to improve the academic programs at the University through direct financial grants by the University to faculty members for uses that are consistent with a member’s Professional Development Plan. Grants for the FDE Fund (“FDE Grants”) are available to fund Professional Development activities for full-time faculty.

FDE Fundable Professional Development Activities:

Scholarship and Research

FDE Grants may be made for increase of a Member’s knowledge in a Member’s field.  FDE Grants may be used for the purchase of materials, travel, Release Time, for Research and development of scholarly or creative projects.

Curriculum Development

FDE Grants may be made to improve a Member’s instruction skills in an academic areas or a single course.  FDE Grants may be used for the purchase of materials, film, books, etc.

Personal and Professional Enhancement

FDE Grants may be made for personal and professional growth of a Member.  FDE Grants may be used for purchase of reading materials, travel and attendance for conferences and seminars, tuition, etc.

FDE Fund Goals:

• To improve the academic programs of the University through Scholarship and Research.
• To enhance the effectiveness of individuals as instructors and as scholars as defined by the Boyer Model.
• To improve Faculty morale.
• To coordinate long-range goals of the University with Faculty projects.

FDE Grant Application Procedure:

February 1

The last date upon which a Member may submit an FDE Grant application to the Office of the Provost.  The Application must include:

• A description of the proposed FDE Activities.   
• A statement of the goals and objectives of the proposed FDE Activities. 
• A budget for the proposed FDE Activities including a detailed description of expenses by category.
• A schedule of proposed FDE Activities. 
• A process of evaluation and reporting of FDE Activities.
• If an FDE Activity is to be undertaken by a Member in conjunction with a leave of Member’s absence from the University, the Member must return to full-time employment at the University for one (1) Academic Year following the completion of the leave of absence, the grant will be considered to be a loan by the University to the Member, which loan must be repaid with interest at prime no later than one (1) year after the date the Member was scheduled to return to full-time University employment.  By acceptance of an FDE Grant a Member will be subject to all conditions imposed by the University.

April 1

Decisions on FDE Activity applications will be announced by the Provost and the Committee.

July 1

FDE Grants will normally be announced and made available for Academic Year FDE Activities. 

Fund Governance

The Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (or other representative designated by the Provost) and the Faculty Development Committee (as defined in Faculty Development Fund documents) will jointly review the projected available funds for the upcoming Academic Year, and the FDE Grant applications, and will make recommendations to the Provost as to which FDE Grant applications should be funded and in what amounts.

Methods of Funding:

Each Academic Year the University will make available for FDE Grants an amount equal to the projected net earnings of the FDE Fund for the next Academic Year.

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