University Summer Research Award Application
2015-2016 (Effective 2016-2017)
Please insert the information requested in the space provided below.
TUID#:
DATE OF APPLICATION: MM/DD/YY
NAME: LAST NAME, First Name
RANK & TITLE:
DEPARTMENT:
SCHOOL/COLLEGE:
HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED:
TENURE TRACK FACULTY
OTHER NOTES:
YEAR OF TENURE TRACK APPOINTMENT:
IF TENURED, YEAR OF TENURE:
IF NOT TENURED, YEAR(S) OF FULL TIME SERVICE:
TITLE OF PROJECT: Begin Typing Here
Please note that awards for all projects that use human subjects require Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, and will not be
finalized until such approval is obtained. Please submit all relevant documentation regarding IRB approval with your application and
check which of the following applies:
Project has been approved (please include appropriate documentation)
IRB approval is pending (please include appropriate documentation)
IRB approval will be submitted by Begin Typing Here
Project does not require IRB approval (please include a brief explanation) Begin Typing Here
Please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words. The abstract should be written so that it can be understood by the general public
and by faculty representing all disciplines across the university. Begin Typing Here
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Please answer the following questions
1. If you do not receive this funding, what other funding sources do you plan to pursue? Begin Typing Here
2. If you are applying for both a Summer Research and Grant-in-Aid Award and you could receive only one, which one would you prefer
to receive? Begin Typing Here
Indicate below those years in which you received any of the following awards from Temple University. For all previous awards, please
attach a copy of the written and dated report which you submitted to the Provost.
SUMMER RESEARCH AWARD:
(Indicate the most current year first)
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ELIGIBILITY
Summer Research Awards are available only to tenured and tenure-track faculty in TAUP schools and colleges.
LIMITATIONS
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An award recipient may not accept any teaching or other reimbursed appointment for the summer at Temple
University or elsewhere.
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Faculty members are not eligible for this award more than twice within a three-year period.
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A Summer Research Award cannot be combined with a sabbatical in the same twelve-month academic year period.
In accordance with Article 19.A.7.a., the academic year is defined as being divided into three academic semesters—
Fall, Spring and Summer.
I indicate by my signature below that I have read the application guidelines and eligibility requirements, and I hereby agree to abide by
all requirements.
Signature of Applicant
Date
Signature of Department Chair
Date
Signature of Dean
Date
Your entire signed application must be submitted to your Department Chair and Dean’s Office for approval.
Please keep in mind any internal deadlines your school or college may have. Your application will be
forwarded to the Office of Faculty Affairs by your Dean’s office. For submission instructions and guidelines,
please see the following page.
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Application for a University Summer Research Awards
YOUR SUMMER RESEARCH AWARD APPLICATION SHOULD ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
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The application may not exceed five double-spaced pages and the length of any appendices should be limited. It
should be self-contained and not rely on any appended material not otherwise specified. When you write the
application, please remember that the University Sabbatical Committee is made up of representatives from a wide
variety of school and colleges. Consequently, the majority of the Committee will not be from your field of expertise.
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The Committee bases its decisions on four primary criteria: 1) the importance of the project; 2) the feasibility of the
project; and 3) the applicant’s record of effective use of previous awards.
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The first section of the proposal should argue for the importance of the project. If the project is connected to your
previous work, please explain how it will extend that work. If the project is designed to take you in a new direction,
please explain how that direction will enhance your professional development.
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The second section of the proposal should establish the feasibility of the project through an explanation of what you
plan to do. If the project is a scholarly one, you should explain what you plan to do and when you plan to do it as
clearly and concisely as possible. If the project will require resources beyond those for which you are applying, you
should explain how you plan to obtain those additional resources. If the project requires the collaboration of others,
you should provide evidence that you can get that collaboration.
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The third section of the report should return to the issue of the project’s importance, this time by explaining as clearly
as you can what products will come of it. These products could include publications, presentations, performances, and
curricular materials, among other possibilities.
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Applicants must submit an up-to-date CV. If you have received previous awards of any sort, please highlight the
products that resulted from those awards.
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Applicants must submit their application to their Department Chair and Dean for approval. Please keep in mind any
internal deadlines your school or college may have.
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A report is due to the Department Chair, Dean, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at vpfac@temple.edu, and Provost
within 30 days of completing the project. The official reports of summer research awards will be maintained in the
respective faculty member’s personnel file. Please retain a copy of your report for your files.
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The deadline for submission to the Office of Faculty Affairs is October 12, 2015.
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