ASU Foundation Fellows Grants

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Appalachian State University's Foundation Fellows Grants program is a faculty development initiative underwritten by Appalachian's alumni and administered by the Hubbard Center for Faculty Development. This program was created in response to the desire of alumni to honor their former professors and to welcome new faculty.

The purpose of the Appalachian State University Foundation Fellows (ASUFF) Grants program is to encourage excellence in the three areas of faculty work: teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and outreach/public service. The grants are intended to serve as a means to help faculty achieve immediate professional goals, and as a step toward achieving long-term professional goals. The grants also support the mission of the University by enhancing the services it renders to the citizens of North Carolina, the region, the nation, and beyond.

Below you will find the 2010-11 Schedule, Criteria, Proposal Requirements, and Selection Process. You may also download these documents by clicking on the download link below each section title.

Please direct any questions to
Dr. Kate Brinko
Hubbard Center for Faculty Development
(828) 262-6152
brinkokt@appstate.edu

2010-11 Schedule
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October 15, 2009	Call for Proposals
January 8, 2010	Proposals and Chair Recommendations due to Hubbard Center
January 12, 2010	Hubbard Center sends proposals to Steering Council sub-committees
January 22, 2010	Sub-committees meet to review and rank proposals
January 26, 2010	Sub-committee chairs meet to make recommendations for funding
January 29, 2010	Hubbard Center sends recommendations to Academic Affairs
February 8, 2010	Approvals made by Academic Affairs
February 15, 2010	Academic Affairs notifies applicants
July 1, 2010	Beginning of grant cycle
May 15, 2011	Deadline for expenditures
June 15, 2011	End of grant cycle; final reports due to Hubbard Center

Criteria
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1) Projects must impact at least two of the three areas of faculty work: teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and outreach/public service.

2) Projects may include but are not limited to:

a) Development of new pedagogies (e.g., attendance at conferences, development of a distance-education course, participation in a faculty exchange, purchase of non-routine equipment, development of web-based materials).
b) Development of new fields and/or skills in scholarship or creative activity (e.g., attendance at conferences in a new subdiscipline, organization and implementation of a faculty seminar, attendance at grant writing workshops, support for a graduate or undergraduate research assistant, the performance of new works or the creation of new artistic forms, development of web sites).
c) Development of university, community, regional, national or international outreach projects (e.g., economic or energy development projects, service learning projects).
d) Innovative cross-disciplinary work in teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and/or outreach/public service.
e) Faculty contribution to scholarly collaboration with students (e.g., travel, non-routine equipment and materials).
f) Administrative development (e.g., attendance at conferences and seminars, short courses, etc.).
g) Projects involving technology transfer and/or development and commercialization of intellectual property.

3) Requests for funding may be up to $5000 per application.

4) Funds are available between July 1, 2010 and May 15, 2011. Per State policy, funds are available only for expenses incurred between July 1, 2010 and May 15, 2011.

5) Funds may be used for travel, non-routine equipment, books and materials, registration fees, student stipends, clerical/lab/research assistance, or other approved expenses.

6) Funding will be used for specific items as identified in the budget; no additional expenses will be funded. Should actual expenditures be less than the amount of the grant, unused funds will revert to the Foundation.

7) All expenditures must follow State, Appalachian, and Hubbard Center policies regarding purchases and travel. All expenditures must be processed through the Hubbard Center.

8) Two or more faculty members may apply for funding for a collaborative project, but one will be named the primary applicant.

9) Funding may supplement but not duplicate other internal or external funding sources. The budget must clearly state additional funding for which the applicant has applied or intends to apply. Projects that are more appropriately funded through other units will not be funded through this program. (See other grant programs under “Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities” on the Faculty Portal at faculty.appstate.edu.)

10) Proposals must be supported by a confidential Chair Recommendation that indicates:

• The importance of the project to departmental goals,
• The importance of the project to the applicant's career goals,
• The confidence level for completion of the project, and
• Resources that the department has/will contribute to the project.

The Chair Recommendation should be emailed directly to the Hubbard Center by January 8, 2010.

11) Proposals will primarily be evaluated according to the following criteria:

a) The project impacts at least two of the three areas of faculty work.
b) The project makes a significant contribution to the field.
c) The product of scholarship significantly contributes to the body of knowledge.
d) The project results in benefits beyond its immediate activity (e.g., future external funding, career advancement).
e) The proposal persuades that financial support is needed to complete the project.

Restrictions/Limitations

• Faculty members may be associated with only one proposal during any award cycle.
• Faculty members who are primary grant recipients may be awarded funding no more than once every three years.
• All items purchased are, and are housed on, the property of Appalachian State University.
• Funding is not available for routine hardware, software, or peripherals.
• Funding is not available for faculty salary or stipends.
• Funding is not available for items not specified in the budget.
• Funding is not available as match on an external grant.

Proposal Requirements
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All proposals must be submitted electronically in a PDF file, using the Proposal Template on the Hubbard Center website.

1. Cover Sheet
This single sheet includes:
• The applicant's name;
• Career stage (pre-tenure, tenured and mid-career, tenured and late career, non-tenure track);
• Department, phone number, and email address;
• Names of other faculty participating in the project (if applicable) and their career stages;
• The project's title;
• Amount requested; and
• If the applicant has received an ASUFF Grant in the past.

2. Summary of the Project
The summary provides an overview of the project and a synopsis of the items in the Narrative Description (#3 below). The summary is to be written in the active voice, single-spaced, and 12 point Times font, and may not be longer than one (1) page.

3. Narrative Description
The narrative provides detailed descriptions of the:
• Problem or need that the project addresses;
• Goals and objectives of the project;
• Plan to achieve the goals and objectives (implementation);
• Potential impact on the applicant's career (i.e., teaching, scholarship/creative activity, outreach/public service);
• When appropriate, the potential impact on the careers of the other faculty participating in the project (i.e., teaching, scholarship/creative activity, outreach/public service); and
• Potential impact on others (students, community, region, etc.).
The description is to be written in the active voice, single-spaced, and 12 point Times font, and may not be longer than three (3) pages, including references.

4. Evaluation Plan
The evaluation plan provides detailed and specific information about the assessment of the project: the methodology (how the goals and objectives will be measured) and the evaluators (who will provide the evaluation), and the timeline for the evaluation (when). The evaluation is to be written in the active voice, single-spaced, and 12 point Times font, and may not be longer than one (1) page.

5. Dissemination Plan and Product of Scholarship
The dissemination plan provides detailed and specific information about sharing the results of the project. Applicants should describe how, to whom, and when the results of the project will be disseminated. The results of the project should be disseminated via a product of scholarship (presentation, article, book, performance, exhibit, website, video, toolkit, curriculum, etc.). The product of scholarship should be peer-reviewed, and qualify as any of Ernest Boyer's (1990) four definitions of scholarship: the scholarship of discovery, the scholarship of integration, the scholarship of teaching and learning, or the scholarship of application (outreach/public service). Applicants should also discuss the likelihood that external funding will be sought in the future, to extend or build upon the current project. This section is to be written in the active voice, single-spaced, and 12 point Times font, and may not be longer than one (1) pages.

6. Time Line
The timeline specifies each step of the project, when each step is to be completed, and who will complete it. The timeline should include approximate dates of when the activities in #3 through 5 above will be completed and when the final report will be submitted to the Hubbard Center. The information in the timeline is to be presented in a table.

7. Budget
This section provides a detailed, itemized budget for the requested funding, bearing in mind that the program's upper limit is $5,000 and funds are available only for expenses incurred between July 1, 2010 and May 15, 2011. Quotes are attached for equipment, books and materials, courses, registration fees, surveys, assistance, etc. Travel expenses are itemized, and quotes attached for airfare (and international insurance, if applicable). Subsistence is calculated using North Carolina State guidelines. Consultant fees include supporting documentation on the qualifications of consultants and their standard business rates. Any items that are funded, or potentially may be funded, from other sources must be itemized and indicate the name of the funding source. The information in the budget is to be presented in a table.

8. Curriculum Vita

9. Chair Recommendation
The Chair Recommendation is to be confidential and submitted separately via email to the Hubbard Center by January 8, 2010. Applicants are responsible to forward a copy of the proposal and the Chair Recommendation form to their chair (or supervisor) in a timely manner for completion. Click here for an electronic Chair Recommendation template.

Selection Process
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1. Proposals are divided into the following categories, by faculty career stage:
• Pre-tenure, early career faculty (<7 years)
• Tenured, mid-career faculty (7-15 years)
• Tenured, late-career faculty (16+ years)
• Non-tenure-track faculty

2. The Hubbard Center Steering Council reviews the proposals. The Council comprises twelve members drawn from faculty across campus. Three members serve on each of the four sub-committees:
• Pre-tenure, early career faculty (<7 years)
• Tenured, mid-career faculty (7-15 years)
• Tenured, late-career faculty (16+ years)
• Non-tenure-track faculty

3. The Steering Council makes funding recommendations to the Hubbard Center, which forwards those recommendations to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for final approval.