University of North Georgia
Faculty Scholar Award 2014 - Application
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
College / Department or Institute: _________________________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________________
Title of Project: ______________________________________________________________
1. Summarize past and current scholarship activities. Place special emphasis on projects that are related to the
project you are proposing. [One page limit]
2. Project Description [Four page limit]:
a. Overview (Provide an overview of your project including the deliverables and goals/objectives.)
b. Significance to your content discipline (What is the significance of your project relative to your
discipline?)
c. Presentation (How do you plan to show, publish, present or otherwise disseminate the results of your
project? Briefly explain how these disseminations qualify as scholarship according to the university /
department’s promotion & tenure guidelines.)
d. Provide a timeline for completing the project, including tentative dates for the commencement of the
project and the submission of a final report and/or interim report. (Interim reports are applicable only
to projects that span more than one semester.)
e. All research using human participants must complete and include the UNG IRB application form –
https://my.ung.edu/committees/institutional-review-board/default.aspx
(Allow 2-4 weeks for a review.)
3. Budget and justification [Two page limit]:
a. Provide an itemized summary of what you intend to purchase and/or fund with the amount requested.
Modify the following table to suit your needs.
Items
Quantity
Cost per item
Total per item
Item 1
:
TOTAL REQUESTED
b. Include a brief justification for each item you request.
c. Are you are requesting funds to support a course release?
Yes / No
If “Yes”, indicate the semester you and your unit supervisor or dean have selected for you to take.
_____________________________________________
The supervisor or dean’s signature is required for course release funding.
Signature:_________________________________________________
d. Do you currently have funding for this project from another source (e.g. Presidential Awards, CURCA,
NSF, etc.)?
Yes / No
If “Yes”, indicate how the funds requested in this proposal will be used differently from the funds you’ve
already obtained.
4. I understand that if I am awarded a Faculty Scholar Award, I will submit a final report and present my project at
a brown-bag colloquium during the 2014-15 academic year.
Faculty Name:__________________________________________________________
Signature: _______________________________________Date:__________________
Faculty Scholar Award 2014 – Rubric
Name:_________________________
Project Title:__________________________________
Points
Awarded
Section 1: History
Summary of
previous
scholarly
activities
Section 2: Project Description
Overview
Significance
to the
discipline
Scholarly
dissemination
and aligned
to university
and/or dept.
P&T
guidelines
Timeline
Section 3: Budget
Budget and
justification
Approvals
History is vague or
indicative of
incomplete
projects.
No projects similar
in nature, scale,
and scope as the
proposed activity
History of
completing projects
of the same nature
but no projects of
similar scale and
scope.
Solid history of
completing projects
of the similar
nature, scale and
scope of proposed
project.
1
2
3
4
No deliverables
and no clearly
defined
goals/objectives.
Vague mention of
deliverables and
goals/objectives.
Clear, concise
description of
deliverables and
goals/objectives.
1
2
No description that
indicates value to
discipline.
Unable to ascertain
if the project is
significant to the
discipline.
1
2
3
4
No mention of any
form of
dissemination.
Mentions possible
venue for
dissemination and
vaguely aligned to
univ./dept. P & T
guidelines.
Mentions possible
dissemination
venue and aligned
to univ./ dept. P & T
guidelines.
Identifies specific
and reasonable
opportunities for
dissemination with
dates and clearly
aligned to
univ./dept.
3
4
Some significance
to the discipline.
Very significant to
the discipline.
P & T guidelines.
1
No timeline.
2
Unrealistic
timeline.
1
2
Insufficient budget
with no
justification.
Insufficient budget
with unreasonable
justification.
1
2
Supervisor’s signature (for course
release) and/or IRB form (for using
human subjects) not included
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Other funding
Deliverables,
goals/objectives
are described but
are disorganized or
unclear.
No.
1
3
4
Appropriate
timeline.
Realistic and
appropriate
timeline.
3
4
Sufficient budget
with unclear
justification.
Sufficient and
reasonable budget
and justification.
3
4
Supervisor’s signature (for course release)
and/or IRB form (for using human
subjects) included
0
Yes, but no
explanation for use
of other funding.
Yes, reasonable justification for use of
other funding.
0
1
Total
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