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UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS GRANT
CHAIR/DEAN LETTER OF APPROVAL
University of St. Thomas
Center for Faculty Development
Submit electronically to the Faculty Development Center (facdevctr@stthomas.edu) by 4:00 pm
on June 8.
APPLICANT: you must fill out this section prior to forwarding it to your Chair/Dean for
statement and approval.
Name:
UST ID number:
Department:
Email:
College/School:
Campus mailbox:
Submission Date:
Faculty status: _ Full Prof _ Assoc. Prof _ Asst. Prof
Tenure status: _ Tenured
_ On tenure track
_ Clinical
_ Not applicable
_ Adjunct
_ Other: ________
Date of Initial Tenure-track appointment at UST (if applicable):
Academic year of proposed work (Semester & Year):
Statement of support by Chair/Dean: Please comment on how the applicant’s proposal for a
University Scholars Grant enriches and advances his or her scholarly agenda. Explain why the
proposed work is significant in the applicant’s field and deserving of this level of support.
Provide a justification for the amount of released time proposed by the applicant based on your
perception of the scope of the applicant’s project.
Chair’s Name: _____________________________ Department: ________________
(please see page 2)
Revised Form (5/6/15)
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Since this grant is awarded as release time, the following must be completed and signed by
the appropriate Department Chair/Program Director or Dean (if your unit does not have a
Chair/Director):
Replacement faculty will be full-time___adjunct____. The Department is responsible for
arranging adjunct salary funding to support adjunct replacements and for fringe benefits costs
(22% if replacement is full-time; 8% if adjunct).
Chair’s/Dean’s Name: _____________________________ Department: ________________
E-mail: ____________________________________ Date Submitted: ___________________
Statement of support by Dean (for CAS, OCB, CELC): Please comment on how the
applicant’s proposal for a University Scholars Grant enriches and advances his or her scholarly
agenda, and the appropriateness of released time proposed by the applicant.
Dean’s Name: _____________________________ School/College: ________________
E-mail: ____________________________________ Date Submitted: ___________________
Revised Form (5/6/15)