SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS FOR AWARD PROGRAMS

IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Application Deadline: October 1, 2004

TYPES OF AWARDS

The Vice President's Assigned Time Program makes available awards of three units of assigned time for research, scholarship, and creative activity. 

Mini-Grants for scholarly research may be used for a variety of expenses to support individual projects (e.g., supplies, equipment, computer time, travel, student assistance, clerical support).  The dollar amount will not exceed $5,000 and must be used before June 15.

Summer Stipends provide a stipend equal to one month's regular salary to support one month of scholarship.  They will be awarded in June and must be used during that month.  The amount of the stipend is based on the salary rates in effect in June, and the time base of the faculty member during the Spring semester. Faculty awarded a summer stipend under this program may not accept additional employment funded by the CSU or CSU auxiliaries during the specified term of the summer stipend; twelve-month employees are not eligible for summer stipends.

Faculty Affirmative Action awards consist of up to three units of released time during the Spring semester and up to $2,500 support funds for mini grants and in-state travel.

ELIGIBILITY

All four programs are open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty, and full-time lecturers.  Faculty on early retirement (FERP) are not eligible. While the program is non-discriminatory, the decision to award assistance to faculty is influenced by the degree of under representation of a particular group within specific disciplines.

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

PERTINENT INFORMATION

• Because of limited funds and large numbers of qualified faculty with worthy projects, an individual faculty member may only apply for one of the four awards programs.
• While the value of collaborative and interdisciplinary scholarship is acknowledged, the applications for these programs are reviewed on an individual basis.  Therefore, if a project involves more than one faculty member, an independent application for a discrete portion of the project must be submitted by the individual faculty member and must be something that can be completed as a stand alone project.
• The proposed project should be directed toward obtaining tangible results that conform to accepted standards of the applicant's academic discipline.  These tangible results may be a part of a more extensive project.  Recipients are expected to demonstrate their results in a presentation designed to show progress and/or evidence of their work, such as a seminar, colloquium, presentation of a paper, an exhibition, or concert.  Future support may be jeopardized by failure to comply with this requirement.
• Proposals solely related to course development will not be considered by these programs.
• By September 17, 2004 those faculty receiving awards must furnish the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development with a copy of a report (2-3 pages) that outlines what they were able to accomplish with the resources provided.  Failure to furnish a report could jeopardize future funding for the awards programs.

PROPOSAL FORMAT

The narrative portion of the proposal must be no more than two pages (8-1/2 x 11; single-spaced; 12 point font); and should be accompanied by current curriculum vitae. All proposals will be read and evaluated by peer review committee members who are not necessarily experts in your field of study. Proposals must be written in clear language and must convey sufficient information about the project so the peer review committee can understand them. 

For the Vice President’s Assigned Time Program and Summer Stipends, please submit the following:
Cover Page
Narrative
Current CV
Previous award support page
Teaching, assigned time & reimbursement release time pages for Fall of 2003 & Spring 2004

For the Mini-Grant and Affirmative Action Awards please submit the following:

Cover Page
Narrative
Current CV
Previous award support page
Teaching, assigned time & reimbursement release time pages for Fall of 2003 & Spring 2004
Budget
Budget Narrative

Online forms are found at the end of this web page.

CRITERIA

All proposals will be judged based on the following criteria, which should be specifically identified and separately addressed in the proposal. In addition, proposals will be evaluated based on their overall quality, as evidenced by the design, conception and articulation of the proposal.

1. Significance of the project or activity and contribution to the discipline.
2. Specific aims.
3. Methodology (Be specific).
4. Chances of successful completion (e.g. identify personnel and institutional resources and/or collaborative arrangements insuring project success).
5. Relevance for the academic and/or creative goals of the applicant.
6. Impact on students (direct or indirect).
7. Potential for external funding support.

8. If you received funding during the previous year from any of these programs, you must attach a final report to your application. 

Proposals are due to the College Office on October 1.

Submit one original and four copies.

APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT OF

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, OR

CREATIVE ACTIVITY COVER SHEET

PREVIOUS AWARD SUPPORT

TEACHING, ASSIGNED TIME &
REIMBURSED RELEASE TIME FALL 2003

SFSU MINI GRANT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
BUDGET PAGE