Provost Faculty Initiatives

Teaching

Academic Affairs Small Grant - Community-based Engaged Learning -(see Faculty Resources Section)
- Topic: Provide support for faculty to develop and implement community-based engaged learning experiences
- Amount: $1000
- Application Timeline (Fall Round and Spring Round): Fall Round: Application open September 1-15. Spring Round: Application open February 1-15.
- Notification: Fall Round: mid-October. Spring Round: mid-March.
- Award Continues Through: Fall Round: November of following year. Spring Round: May of following year.
- Deliverable: Academic course with CbEL project integrated
Visiting Scholars Program
- Topic: External Scholar
- Amount: ~$2500
- Timeline: Spring visit (Apply in Fall - application deadline September 30)
- Notification Date: October 15
- Deliverable: Honors College dinner seminar, class lectures, talk delivered on area of expertise, etc.

Scholarship/ Research

Academic Affairs Small Grant Program (for information and awardees)
- Topic: MURACE/provides seed funding for faculty research projects
- Amount: Up to $5000
- Application Timeline (Fall Round and Spring Round): Fall Round: Application open September 1-15. Spring Round: Application open February 1-15.
- Notification: Fall Round: mid-October. Spring Round: mid-March.
- Award Continues Through: Fall Round: November of following year. Spring Round: May of following year.
- Deliverable: Research Grant Report
Professional Leave of Absence Policy and Application
- Topic: Research Leave
- Amount: Salary
- Timeline: Application must be submitted by October 15 of any year for a leave to begin the following academic year
- Deliverable: Within one month of returning to the university, recipient shall make a report in writing to the dean of his or her college outlining the accomplishments of the leave
- If the professional leave application is approved at the chair level, the Chair should provide workload coverage documentation to the Dean via email.
- If the professional leave application is approved at the dean level, the Dean should email the Provost the workload coverage documents along with the Dean’s cover letter to provost@gcsu.edu.
- Leave of Absence Policy and Form*
  - *This form is needed only if the Professional Leave of Absence is approved.
Provost's Research and Development Seed Grant Program
- Topic: Research for Large Grant
- Amount: $50,000
- Timeline: Rolling
- Deliverable: Grant Submission
Provost Summer Research Fellows Guidelines and Application
- Topic: Stipend (time) to publish
- Amount: 12% of 10 month salary
- Timeline: Eligible faculty member should submit application to department chair by November 27. View guidelines for more timeline information.
- Notification: January 15
- Deliverable: Publication (Track Record) - see guidelines for more information

Leadership

Faculty Fellows Leadership Academy
- Topic: This program is designed to provide a selected group of current faculty (associate or full professors and/or academic administrators with faculty status) with dedicated time to hone and develop leadership skills and gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities confronting higher education.
- Application deadline: Late September
- Program timeline: November-May
New Academic Leadership Academy
- This professional development opportunity is highly encouraged for all recently appointed (interim included) Department Chairs and Assistant/Associate Deans. For a full list of our Department Chairs, go to the Council of Chairs page.