FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Application Form | GTF Request for Grant Form

I. CoS-GTF SENIOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
(for leave of absence with pay)

1. These grants ordinarily are for tenured faculty who have been at Georgia Tech for at least five years.
2. Preference will be given to applicants who have not received a paid leave of absence in the past five years.
3. The faculty member must visit other institutions for all or for a significant part of the leave period.
4. Georgia Tech funds (unit and CoS funds) will pay for a maximum of half salary for an academic year or full salary for a semester. Other funds must come from external sources.
5. Preference will be given to applications in which sponsored funds can be used thus reducing costs to Ga. Tech. The allowed salary not covered by sponsored funds will be split between unit funds and CoS-GTF funds.
6. Leaves can be either for one semester or for fall and spring semesters of the academic year. No leaves with pay are available during the summer term.
7. Applications should include the GTF Request for Grant form, the CoS Faculty Development Grant application (reverse side), a detailed budget page, an updated vitae. The significance of the leave for both the faculty member and for Georgia Tech should be explicitly stated.
8. Faculty receiving grants are required to return to Georgia Tech for at least one full year after the leave.
9. After returning to campus, the faculty member must prepare a final report describing the activities during the leave and the benefits to the faculty member and Georgia Tech.
10. Awards will be made on a competitive basis. Criteria that may be used are: (a) Judged significance of faculty development opportunity: (b) Research productivity; (c) Funding history; and (d) Past leave experience.
11. After a leave of absence has been approved by the College, the faculty member's home department should forward the proper paperwork to the Dean's office so the leave can be approved by the Board of Regents.
12. The CoS Graduate and Research Committee will meet twice a year to consider applications and make recommendations to the Dean. Deadlines for applications: November 10, January 10, and May 10.

II. CoS FACULTY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
(for equipment, equipment repair or modification, graduate student support, technical assistance, small research needs)

1. Preference will be given to (a) non-tenured assistant professors; and (b) tenured faculty who are pursuing NEW research directions.
2. Proposals generally should not request funds less than $3,000 or more than $25,000, with the typical application in the $5,000 to $10,000 range.
3. A short proposal (with CoS Faculty Development Grant application form) is required (no more than three pages) providing justification for the potential of the research, the need for funds, the impact of grant on the research productivity and external funding of the applicant, and for tenured faculty, a clear indication of how the research is a new direction from previous research by the faculty member. An updated vitae should also be attached.
4. Applicants are eligible for a grant only once every three years.
5. Awards will be made on a competitive basis. Criteria likely to be used are: (a) Demonstrated need for funds; (b) Research productivity and (c) potential for productivity of applicant. The Committee may seek scientific review of proposals by experts in the applicant's research field.
6. The Graduate and Research Committee will meet three times a year to review applications and make recommendations to the Dean. Deadlines for applications: October 1, February 1 , and June 1.

 

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