FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FUND
INDIVIDUAL FACULTY GRANT APPLICATION
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for an individual faculty development grant, you must be considered a full-time
faculty member in Viterbo’s graduate and/or undergraduate on-campus curriculum, or have a permanent part-time
faculty appointment in the graduate or undergraduate on-campus curriculum. You also must have submitted final
reports for any Faculty Development grants received in the previous two years.
A. Application Basics
Date: ___________________________
Name:
Department:__________________________
□ Instructor
□ Assistant Professor
□ Associate Professor
□ Professor
□ Permanent Part-Time
□ Other (specify)
Projects and activities eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, the following. This grant
funding is intended to supplement faculty out-of-pocket costs for the project or activity, not cover
the entire project. Check which category your funding request falls under:
□ attending conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and seminars pertaining to either one’s teaching
areas or scholarship;
presenting at conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and seminars
enrolling in courses which directly relate to one’s teaching or scholarship*
bringing in resource persons for on-site professional development
conducting research directly related to one’s scholarship or teaching
purchasing materials and other resources to enable the development of new curricular materials
or improve existing courses
□ professional excursions to museums, exhibits, historical centers, historical sites, and theatre
productions
□ activities fostering joint faculty-student scholarship
□ activities leading to enhanced instructional skills
□
□
□
□
□
□ other:__________________________________________________________________
*not eligible: support for work toward an advanced degree; support for professional licensure or
recertification of professional licensure
Category of funding requested for this grant application:
___ up to $600
___ up to $1,400
___ $100 mini-grant
___ up to $2,100 international grant
International grant recipients are not eligible to apply for an international grant the year following their
grant award.
If you receive a grant in the category of “up to $1,400” one year, you are not eligible for a grant of that
amount the following year, unless you are presenting at an academic conference.
Rev. 11/3/14 FDC
If attending a conference, conference title:____________________________________________
Conference dates:_______________________Location:_______________________________
Presenting at the conference: Yes
No
If so, title of presentation: ________________________________________________________
Abstract of Presentation:
Whether you are presenting at the event you’re attending or you’re simply attending, would you
be willing to present about your work and/or the event at the annual Celebration of Faculty
Scholarship day?
Yes
No
Recipient of a Faculty Development grant last year?
Yes
No
If yes, amount:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Did you submit a final report?
If your event/project last year was a conference, did you present at it?
Rev. 11/3/14 FDC
B. Application Project or Activity Details
Please attach a complete response to each of the items 1-5 listed below.
1. Please provide a description of the proposed project or activity and include
dates/times/locations. If you are applying just to attend a conference for the first time, what
aspects of the conference might you consider in planning your own presentation submission at
next year’s conference?
2. Please specify the professional development outcomes that you hope to achieve by engaging
in the proposed activity. For at least two of the outcomes, specify a plan to evaluate (assess)
whether you have accomplished the outcomes and/or made measurable progress toward
achieving the outcome by the time the final report is due, within a few months after the event.
3. The Faculty Development Committee assumes the learning that is derived from faculty
development projects or activities will be integrated in some way into one's teaching.
Please describe how your outcomes listed above will be integrated into your current or future
courses.
A note for conference participants: Not all conferences “deliver” the information or ideas
that we anticipate. In the end, if you did not learn what you hoped to bring back to your
teaching, please describe that experience in your final report.
Information should be submitted following this format:
Objective A: Title of objective
A. Intended Outcome (Questions 2 and 3 above): What is expected to
come from this objective/learning activity or project?
B. Evaluation: How will success be measured?
C. Potential Implementation: What might be implemented into teaching
responsibilities? Please be specific about this.
4. Do you have the support of your dean or department chair for this project?
5. Please provide a timetable and budget for your proposed activity – include any registration
fees, travel, food, and other expenses. Please use the budget form provided on the next page.
Important: See the Business Office website regarding travel allowances for Viterbo employees here:
http://www.viterbo.edu/travel.aspx.
There is a link to the national per diem rates on the same page, or go directly here:
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_BASIC&contentId=17943
Please submit one copy of your proposal to the Coordinator of Faculty Development.
Rev. 11/3/14 FDC
Faculty Development Budget Worksheet
Applicant: _____________________________________________________________
Activity/Project Title: _____________________________________________________
Note: Supporting documentation must be provided for all budget items. Note any cost-saving measures, if
applicable. Please review Viterbo University travel policies and procedures prior to completing this form.
The VU Travel Policy can be found on the Business Office web site at http://www.viterbo.edu/businessoffice/.
Total Cost
Registration fees or related costs (attach registration form, brochure, etc.) $ ____
Amount Requested
(if different)
$ _____
Please list any discounts that apply:
Air transportation, if applicable (attach quote)
$ ____
$ _____
Ground transportation, if applicable
$ ____
$ _____
(Note: Viterbo fleet vehicles are recommended, when available.
The VU mileage reimbursement rate for personal vehicles is $.50 per mile.)
Mileage:
Check one: Personal Vehicle _____ Fleet Vehicle _____
Total Miles (___) X $.50 = _____
Other costs (Rental car, taxi, shuttle, tolls, parking, train):
_____________________________________________
Lodging
$ ____
$ _____
Please review lodging reimbursement rates as outlined in the Travel Policy.
Total Nights (____) x Cost per night (____) = _____
Conference Rate? (please circle): Y / N
Other charges (please explain below)
Per Diem
$ ____
$ _____
Amounts listed below are for travels in Wisconsin and Iowa. For meal expenses outside these states, use
rates shown at http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287.
Total Breakfasts (___) X $6 = _____
Total Lunches (___) X $9 = _____
Total Dinners (___) X $15 = _____
Other Expenses, if applicable. Please list and justify below. $ ____
Personal Funds Contribution
Other University Funds
$ _____
$ _____
TOTAL
Rev. 11/3/14 FDC
$ _____
$ ____
$ _____
C. Criteria for Evaluation of Grant Applications:
1. Clarity of the proposal: clearly stated intended learning outcomes; clearly stated method for
achieving each outcome; carefully formulated plan for evaluating whether each outcome has
been accomplished.
2. Connection to teaching: likelihood of integrating new learning into current or new course
offerings
3. Significance of the project to the faculty member, to the institution, and/or to the wider
academic community
4. Likelihood of success via performance, exhibition, publication, or some other form of peer or
public review.
A requirement of funding is the submission of a final report summarizing the activity, which is due
either: 1) Monday of Fall In-service Week or 2) Friday before spring break, depending on when in
the academic year you are funded. See the last page for a suggested outline for the final report.
Suggested Outline for Final Report
A SAMPLE OF A WELL WRITTEN FINAL REPORT CAN BE FOUND HERE ON THE FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT WEBPAGE, FOR YOUR REFRENCE:
http://www.viterbo.edu/uploadedFiles/faculty/facdev/bauer%20sample%20final%20report.pdf
1. In a one-to-two page narrative, briefly describe your activity or project. Please include the
date(s), location, and names of important members of your project.
2. In the narrative, briefly describe which of your activity or project outcomes you articulated
in your original proposal that you feel you have met or made measurable progress toward
meeting.
3. Include in your narrative a discussion of what parts of your activity or project will be
implemented in your classroom, in your scholarly research or publication, and/or your
civic work. You may want to consider discussing the methods you will use to implement
your stated outcomes in your classroom, research, and/or civic work as well.
4. Include in your narrative “unexpected surprises/outcomes”, negative and positive, from
your activity or project.
5. Was this an activity or project that you would recommend to other faculty? Why or why not?
6. If you only attended a conference this year, what are your plans for developing your own
work for submission to present at next year’s conference?
7. Please include an actual expenditures update to the budget you proposed in your grant
application, using the form supplied. This will help us track out-of-pocket costs for faculty
attending professional conferences and make necessary requests for grant increases in the
future.
Rev. 11/3/14 FDC