The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Office of the Provost
Summer Research Fellowships (SRF)
Summer 2015
Introduction
Scholarship, creativity, and engagement provide the intellectual foundation for faculty life at The
University of North Carolina at Pembroke. In order to encourage and support junior faculty
(tenuretrack, but not yet tenured), the University, through the Provost’s Office, provides research and scholarship funding. The Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) makes a limited number (6) of
$5,000 salary stipends available for junior faculty to pursue promising research, creative, and engagement projects for one five-week summer term.
Eligibility
Only full-time, tenure-track faculty members within the first three years of tenure eligibility are eligible for this program. Faculty who are just beginning to establish their research and/or creative works portfolio/agenda will be given priority consideration for a summer fellowship. Faculty may hold concurrent SRF and internally and/or externally sponsored grants. Faculty members are prohibited from teaching during the five-week summer term of their fellowship. Summer
Research Fellowships are non-renewable and faculty members are eligible for only one (1) SRF.
Allowable Activities (Definition of Research)
The Summer Research Fellowship program provides support only for faculty research projects.
Research is broadly defined as all creative, critical, scholarly, and/or empirical activity that expands, clarifies, reorganizes, or develops knowledge or artistic perception. This definition of research includes the demonstration, implementation, application and dissemination of research results and those grants designated as research by the granting agency.
Ineligible Activities
DEPARTMENTAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT -- includes activities such as curriculum development, the preparation of curriculum materials, curriculum revisions, student interest surveys;
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT -- includes activities such as learning an established technique, a language or methodology; thesis or dissertation;
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH -- includes activities such as studies conducted related directly to the operation of the university;
PUBLIC SERVICE and CONSULTING ACTIVITIES.
Policies and Regulations
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke rules, regulations, and policies regarding the use of human subjects, animal care, biosafety, hazardous waste, radioactive materials, patents and copyrights, royalties and fees, as well as other appropriate University policies apply. Faculty are responsible for following the established University compliance procedures regarding these rules and regulations. Faculty may obtain additional information regarding these policies from the
Center for Sponsored Research and Programs.
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Fiscal Regulations
The expenditure of funds from this program follows normal UNCP policies and procedures.
Proposal Review
We anticipate that there will always be more proposals submitted than can be funded. All requests for funding undergo a peer review process by the Faculty Grants Committee and the
Director of the Teaching and Learning Center before final approval by the Provost. Proposals will be assessed based on the clarity of the project description and the extent to which the project appears to help the faculty member begin to establish a scholarly record at UNCP. Evidence for the latter condition can be made evident by the applicant clearly defining scholarly goals during the fellowship period and any additional material that supports the significance of the project to the faculty member’s scholarly development.
All final decisions regarding funding for Summer Research Fellowships rest with the Provost.
Reporting Requirement
Recipients of Summer Research Fellowships are required to submit a brief report [1-2 pages maximum], or copy of the work completed within 30 days after the end of the fellowship period.
Deadlines
Summer Research Fellowship applications are due Friday January 9, 2015 .
Send completed application package to:
Dr. Sherry Edwards
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
Health Sciences Building Room 361E
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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APPLICATION FOR UNCP
SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
SUMMER 2015
Application due: January 9, 2015
Name of Applicant _____________________________ School _________________________
Academic Title ________________________________ Department _____________________
Effective date of initial appointment as a full-time tenure-eligible member of the faculty of UNCP _______
Did you receive credit toward tenure eligibility? ____ Yes
If “yes,” how many years credit were you granted?
____ No
______ years
In which Summer 2015 term will you be performing work for the fellowship and not teaching?
_____ First Summer Session _____ Second Summer Session
Signature of department chair to indicate support for this proposal:
_______________________________________ Date _____________
Signature of school dean to indicate support for this proposal:
Date _____________ _______________________________________
1. Give the title and a brief description of your proposed project (no more than 200-250 words, 10 – 12 point font).
2. Does this project build on work you have already done, or is it beginning a new direction in your research/creative work?
3. How would the time granted by the fellowship help you to make progress on your project? [Give a brief description of what you believe to be achievable scholarly
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goals during the time offered by the fellowship].
4. Has this proposal been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board?
____ Yes If Yes: Exemption Number ________ or IRB approval date _________
____ No (Not Applicable)
5. Are you receiving support from any other source(s) (grants, etc.) for this project?
Briefly list level(s) and source(s) of support.
6. Please attach a current curriculum vita.
7. Is there any additional information you believe might help in reviewing your proposal
[ e.g., publisher/editor contract letter, letter from project collaborator(s), etc.]? Attach additional material to this proposal (5 page limit for these attachments).
Applicant
Signature _______________________________ Date __________________
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