About the Office of the Associate Dean for Research & External Affairs
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COE Faculty Research Funding Programs
- Faculty Grant Development Program
- Early Career Faculty Grant Program
- Support for Large Collaborative Grant Development
- Faculty Research Leave Program
- Support for Editorships of Top Tier Journals
- Support for Faculty International Travel
(Program under the Associate Dean for Academic Programs)
- Funding Program Guidelines
- Eligibility for Grants
- Uses of Grant Funds
Proposal Format
General Conditions of Grants
Evaluation of Proposals
Forms
Faculty Grant Development Program
Faculty salary support or other assistance (e.g., copying, travel, secretarial assistance, etc.) is available during the fall, spring, and summer semesters to provide individual faculty with the time needed to support research or outreach projects aimed at the pursuit of external funding. It is expected that at the end of the period of support, a grant proposal will be submitted. Limited funding is also available for support for a graduate research assistant. Proposals may request up to a 1/3 time, 9-month graduate research assistant, though proposals may request shorter time periods or smaller percentages of time.
Maximum of $5,000/award; maximum of one award per fall and spring semester, two awards per summer semester. If additional funds for a graduate assistant are requested, they must be justified.
Proposals Due: 2nd Friday of February for all semesters
Forms: (MS Word - .rtf) (.pdf)
Early Career Faculty Grant Program
Resources are available to support tenure-track assistant professors (first five years at the University of Georgia) in pursuing research or outreach activities. Limited support may be available for initial studies that establish a line of research, activities to establish partnerships or service enterprises, or to buy-out teaching time for research or outreach activities that are consistent with establishing a track record of accomplishments. It is expected that at the end of the period of support some product must result (e.g., manuscript submitted for publication, pilot data, grant proposal, plan for a service program, etc.). A plan leading to external funding must be presented as part of the application. Up to $1,000 in additional funding may be requested for a senior faculty member to serve as a research mentor. Funding for assistant professors is limited to one time through this program. Proposals may also request up to a 1/3 time, 9-month graduate research assistant, though proposals may request shorter time periods or smaller percentages of time.
Maximum of $6,000/award; maximum of one award per fall and spring semester, two awards per summer semester. If additional funds for a graduate assistant are requested, they must be justified.
Proposals Due: 2nd Friday of February for all semesters
Forms: (MS Word - .rtf) (.pdf)
Support for Large Collaborative Grant Development
Funding is available for up to three faculty members to work collaboratively on the development of proposals in excess of $1 million. Funding may be used to support course release or other funding needs during proposal development. Limited funding is also available for support for a graduate research assistant. Proposals may also request up to a 1/3 time, 9-month graduate research assistant, though proposals may also request shorter time periods or smaller percentages of time.
Maximum of $15,000/award; maximum of two awards per year. If additional funds for a graduate assistant are requested, they must be justified.
Proposals Due: 2nd Friday of February for all semesters
Forms: (MS Word - .rtf) (.pdf)
Faculty Research Leave Program
A primary goal of the College of Education is to support its faculty in their continual and lifelong development as teachers and scholars. Thus, the College provides opportunities for faculty to engage in pursuits that enhance their scholarship, revitalize their creative energy, and inform them of new and innovative knowledge and practices with the ultimate goal to develop and maintain a world-class faculty in the College.
A major faculty development opportunity provided by the College is a periodic leave of absence. Operating within policies and parameters set forth by the Board of Regents and the University of Georgia [See section on faculty leaves with pay in Faculty: Leaves (Section 1.10-01)., the College will grant a leave of absence with reassignment of all responsibilities to faculty members for several reasons including, but not limited to, the following: (a) to take advantage of grant or fellowship opportunities; (b) to pursue research projects or opportunities; or (c) to seek professional renewal.
Given the impact of this leave on a department, applications must include a letter of support from the department head and a commitment of some departmental funds, preferably at least $4,000 to cover one-half of the needed replacement instruction for a full reassignment of responsibilities. Additional funding from the college of up to $10,000 is available through this program.
This support must result in either a submitted grant proposal, a submitted refereed journal article in a top-tier educational journal, or other similar research product[s]. This award is only open to tenured faculty members, and an individual may not receive more than one research leave every 5 years.
Departments must follow the procedures outlined in the academic affairs policy manual for this award. Funds awarded from the COE through this program will go to the department to replace instruction and for other activities and support related to the faculty member’s research leave including, but not limited to, such additional expenses as travel for data collection, meeting with other collaborators on a grant proposal, attendance at professional development conference[s] related to the proposed research, partial support for a graduate research assistant or other personnel in support of the proposed research, etc. A budget justification must be provided.
Regents policy requires that prior to being granted a leave of absence with pay, the faculty member sign an agreement indicating that, for a leave for less than one year, he or she will return to the institution for at least one year or that, for a leave of one year, he or she will return to the University for at least two years. If the faculty member does not return to the University for the time specified in the agreement, then he or she will reimburse the University for compensation received from and any other expenses paid by the University during the leave.
Maximum of $10,000/award; three awards anticipated per semester
Proposals Due: 2nd Friday of February for all semesters
Forms: (MS Word - .rtf) (.pdf)
Support for Editorships of Top-Tier Journals
Limited support is available to support faculty who serve as editors for top-tier, high-impact journals according to Science and Social Science Citation Indices. Generally, support is limited to up to a 1/3 time graduate assistant and is contingent on available funds. Most awards are for a 1/6 time assistantship.
Requests should be submitted to the Associate Dean for Research, Technology, and External Affairs.
Proposals may be made at any time.
Forms: (MS Word - .rtf) (.pdf)
Contact: Gabrielle Mason Administrative Specialist
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