Faculty Development Fund
Application Information
To maintain and enhance the academic integrity and vitality of the College, institutional support
for faculty development is crucial. All full-time faculty are eligible to apply. The Faculty
Development Fund supports activities that contribute to the overall professional development of
Simmons College faculty. These activities include presenting papers at professional meetings,
poster presentations, participation on panels, and the like. For direct support of research efforts,
faculty should contact the Office of Sponsored Programs (Jon Kimball, x 2411 or Valerie
Beaudrault, x 2415) for information regarding the Simmons College Fund for Research.
The Faculty Development Fund will be administered through the Fund for Research Committee.
Applications must be submitted so that the award activity commences after the decision
process takes place. No awards are made after the activity has been completed. Criteria applied
as part of the review process includes: relevance of activity to faculty member’s professional
development plans; level of contribution/involvement in activity (attendance, organization,
presentation); and impact of previous faculty development awards on faculty member’s
development.
The Faculty Development Fund will support—insofar as available funds allow—travel, hotel and
registration or workshop fees. Travel supported by the fund includes ground transportation from
the airport, train or bus station to the hotel and back. The fund does not support meals, telephone
charges, travel from home to the airport, train or bus station or parking at any of the above named
sites.
Faculty members may receive one award per year. For the current year the maximum award
amount is $600. Please be advised that Faculty Development funds are limited. The amount
awarded may be less than the amount requested. Applications will be accepted from faculty who
are making presentations, participating on panels, and so on. Documentation of the acceptance of
your paper, poster, or participation on a panel, etcetera is required. You should submit an
application by the deadline, even if you have not yet received the required documentation. In
such cases final awards will be made contingent upon providing the documentation to the Office
of Sponsored Programs.
NOTE: Please be advised that you must submit a report about the supported activity, in order to
be considered for future awards. Please include this report with your expense reimbursement
request. They should be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs, Room E-206, MCB.
The narrative report may also be sent as an email attachment to Valerie Beaudrault at
valerie.beaudrault@simmons.edu. Your reimbursement cannot be processed without it.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THIS ONLINE FORM
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Date Submitted:
Date Received:
6/30/2016
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION
This application, with documentation, should be submitted to:
Office of Sponsored Programs, E-206, MCB, Attention: Valerie Beaudrault.
Name of faculty member:
Title and Department:
Name of Activity:
Organization and Location:
Dates of Activity:
1. Please state the nature of proposed activity and your degree of participation (i.e., presenting a
paper, chairing a session or workshop, coordination of a conference activity).
2. Please state how this activity relates to your professional development. Why is this activity
significant for you at this time?
3. Budget
Please include registration forms, hotel rates, and travel details where applicable. Provide entire
budget for activity. NOTE: Faculty Development funds may not be used for meals, for transportation
from home to the airport/train or bus station, or for meals.
Item
Description
Amount
Registration:
Travel:
Accommodations:
Other:
Total Budget:
Amount Requested:
NOTE: A report on the activity must be submitted to the Faculty Development Committee along with the
expense reimbursement report. Another faculty development award will not be considered until the final
report from the previous award is submitted.
Applications must be submitted by the deadline to:
Office of Sponsored Programs
Attention: Valerie Beaudrault
valerie.beaudrault@simmons.edu