BCLA COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP
FOR SPRING 2016
BCLA COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP FOR
Spring 2016
Proposals are now being solicited for the Spring 2016 BCLA College Fellowship for Continuing
tenure-line faculty. College Fellowships provide faculty in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
with opportunities to complete a substantial research/creative project or to concentrate effort at a
critical phase of a research/creative project.
Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis with priority given to projects nearing completion
and with high expectation of publication or at critical phase. Applicants applying under the “critical
phase” criteria must provide convincing evidence that without the fellowship, the project would be
substantially at risk. A maximum of two College Fellowships are awarded per semester.
During the fellowship semester, each College Fellow will teach one four-unit course and be
released from all University and Departmental service.
Please follow the grant application procedures in this document, paying careful attention to key
dates. Applications that are incomplete, late, or do not conform to the printed guidelines and
instructions will not be accepted or considered by the BCLA Scholarship Research Committee.
Application materials should be clipped together – do not staple. Proposals must include the
following to be considered complete.
Eligibility Criteria
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Tenure-line faculty in Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts are eligible to apply.
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Chairs of Departments are ineligible during their terms.
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A faculty member is eligible to receive a Fellowship only once in between regularly
scheduled sabbaticals.
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A faculty member is not eligible to receive a Fellowship during the semester immediately
before or after a regularly scheduled sabbatical.
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Faculty who have never held a College Fellowship are given preference over previous
Fellows.
Application Process & Deadlines
1. Original with signatures plus one additional copy of this entire application with your Chair
signature are due to Michael Horan in Dean’s Office no later than Tuesday, September 15,
2015 at 4 p.m.
2. The BCLA Faculty Development Committee will review all complete applications received by
the deadline and make recommendations to the Dean.
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3. The Dean will make the final decision and will inform the recipient and the recommending
Chair by Thursday, September 24, 2015.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
Applicant, please provide seven copies of the following.
Spring 2015 BCLA College Fellowship Application (I, II, III)
Proposal Narrative (IV) – (no more than FIVE PAGES, SINGLE-SPACED)
Submission Guidelines for an External Grant (V) (if applicable)
Grant Condition Form (VI) (SIGNED ORIGINAL)
Original plus 1 additional copies of this entire application due to Dean’s
Office
Curriculum vitae
Chair’s signature
Applicants submits all materials to Michael Horan in Dean’s Office no
later than Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 4 p.m.
Contact Sheryle Bush in the BCLA Dean’s Office at 8-3766 or sbush@lmu.edu if you have any
questions about these application procedures.
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APPLICATION
All entries on this cover sheet MUST be typed. Do not staple.
I.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name:
Academic Rank:
II.
(check one)
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College/School:
Dept.:
Campus Building:
Suite/Room#:
E-mail Address:
Campus Phone:
Professor
ACADEMIC VITAE INFORMATION
Highest Degree:
Year:
Institution:
Please attach a copy of your current Curriculum Vitae.
III.
PREVIOUS FUNDING INFORMATION
If you have received internal or external funding for any projects in the past 5 years,
please state the funding source, project title(s) and year(s) funded. Indicate whether any
of these prior projects are related to the proposed project. Provide complete citations of
any resulting publications or presentations.
No Previous Funding
Project Years:
Related to Project?
Yes
No
Related to Project?
Yes
No
Funding Source:
Project Title:
Publication/Presentation/Creative Work:
Project Years:
Funding Source:
Project Title:
Publication/Presentation/Creative Work:
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IV.
PROPOSAL NARRATIVE
Provide a title and a project description with the six headings listed below, addressing all items in
specific order. Since scholars from many fields will be evaluating the submissions, the proposal
should be written free of academic jargon.
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Use 11 point font or higher with 1-inch margin on 8½ x 11 inch paper. Please number your
pages.
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Project narrative must not exceed 5 single-spaced pages.
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An additional bibliography page listing references/citations pertinent to the project may be
added as a 6th page.
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No other attachments or supplementary materials of any kind may be included.
1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Describe your project.
defining any terms specific to your discipline.
State research question(s) and goal(s)
2. SIGNIFICANCE: Discussion of the intellectual/theoretical significance of the project and its
relationship to other work in the field should be clearly stated.
3. METHOD: The methodology or approach to the project should be outlined.
4. TIMELINE OF PROJECT: A detailed timetable for completion of the project should be
provided. This should identify the current stage of the project and a realistic statement of what
can be accomplished during the period of the grant.
5. STATEMENT: A clear statement regarding either the likelihood of completing a significant
project for publication OR how the fellowship will allow the recipient to devote concentrated
effort during a “critical” phase in a scholarly or creative project.
6. DISSEMINATION: If applicable, identify potential publishers for the project and any information
that would allow an estimate of the likelihood of publication (e.g. book contract, assessment
from an editor, comments in the project from experts, record of successful publication in similar
sources in the past).
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V.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AN EXTERNAL GRANT (if you are considering
applying for an external grant)
Title of Grant:
Name of Funding Agency:
Application Due Date:
Notification Date:
Funding Amount:
Institutional Support Requested or Required:
(Note:) Applicants for external grants must also contact LMU’s Office of Research &
Sponsored Projects.
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VI.
BCLA SPRING FELLOWHSIP CONDITIONS
Please carefully read the following items. Attach this original signed form to your 2016 Spring Faculty
Fellowship BCLA Application. Please sign and signify your consent of the following items.
Your application cannot be considered unless all items are initialed and an original signature given.
Initial
Grant Condition
I understand that the funding of a Spring 2016 BCLA College Fellowship
requires that I sign and return a valid contract for full-time teaching at LMU for
the 2015-2016 academic year.
If my project uses human subjects, I agree to submit an IRB protocol to the
Human Subjects Review Board (HSRB), which requires approval on or before
the start date of my project.
If you believe that your project is exempt from Human Subjects Use, you must still
complete the Application for Exemption.)
If my project uses animal subjects, I agree to submit a protocol for the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), which requires approval
on or before the start date of my project.
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I understand that the funding of a Faculty College Fellowship for Spring 2016
requires that I submit a one page description of outcomes. Final report is due
August 26, 2016.
Comments:
I have read and agreed to all of the above conditions.
Applicant’s signature
Date
Chair Signature
The Chair’s signature below indicates that she or he is aware of this submission.
Chair
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