Department Head’s Letter Guidance
For a USRG submission, the Department Head’s letter should include:
• A statement of support for your project.
• A discussion of your project’s significance and how the project will benefit your
career, your department/college, and K-State.
• A confirmation that your faculty appointment contains some research tenths.
• A statement concerning your access to alternative sources of funding (e.g., startup
funds if you are a new faculty member, other external funding).
• Documentation of any supplemental support from your department.
For an FDA submission, the Department Head’s letter should include:
• A statement of support for your travel/show/performance.
• A discussion of your travel’s/show’s/performance’s significance and how it will
benefit your career, your department/college, and K-State.
• A confirmation that your faculty appointment contains some research tenths.
• A statement concerning your access to alternative sources of funding (e.g., startup
funds if you are a new faculty member, other external funding).
• Documentation of any supplemental support from your department.