PROVOST FUND FOR SCHOLARSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Provost Fund for Scholarship and Professional Development was established by Provost Abe Harraf during his first year at UNC. The primary goal is to encourage faculty scholarship and professional activity at all levels of expertise in the faculty's efforts to develop as teachers, researchers, scholars and artists. Funded activities are intended to support the mission and strategic goals of the university and the colleges. The Fund supports projects in two award categories - Research, Dissemination and Faculty Development Awards and Provost Awards for Travel. The Faculty Research and Publication Board (FRPB) is charged with administering this program with support from the Office of Sponsored Programs. Provost Fund grants are awarded several times each year through a competitive proposal process in which the members of the FRPB review proposals and select projects for funding. Dates for submission of proposals | Provost Awards for Travel | | Fall Competition Winter Competition Spring Competition | - 2nd Friday in September - 2nd Friday in February - 2nd Friday in April | | Research, Dissemination and Faculty Development Awards | | Fall Competition Spring Competition | - 4th Friday in October - 4th Friday in March |
Eligibility for Provost Fund Awards | All full-time instructional faculty members (tenured, tenure-track, and term) are eligible to apply for Provost Fund awards with the exception of faculty members serving as deans and directors. Proposals from previous award recipients who have not submitted a final report will not be considered for funding. |
General Funding Priorities Proposal evaluation in both project categories will give particular consideration to the following criteria: Activities that will promote long-lasting scholarly, professional or artistic development of UNC faculty members Proposals that facilitate technical training or educational development Grant-writing and proposal development for externally funded fellowships, grants and contracts Use of technology and other strategies in pedagogy such as enhancement/enrichment pedagogy Assisting faculty to intern with industry, government or service agencies, institutes or foundations Sponsoring and organizing forums and conferences at UNC Community-based research projects that encourage UNC students' professional involvement or civic engagement
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Application Guidelines | →→ Guidelines for Research, Dissemination and Faculty Development Awards | →→ Guidelines for Provost Awards for Travel |
Award Recipients & Project Reports | →→ 2008/2009 Award Recipients | →→ 2008/2009 Project Reports | | |
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