Faculty Excellence Grant Policy
Purpose: The purpose of the Faculty Excellence grants is to encourage and facilitate
faculty development by enhancing the faculty member's research and/or scholarship of
teaching through a stipend which funds short-term research and study projects carried
out other than during the regular semesters of the academic year. Normally these
projects should be completed during a summer or between regular semesters of the
academic year.
Examples: Projects must contribute to the proposed research and/or the scholarship of
teaching. Examples of projects include but are not limited to the following: collecting or
analyzing research data; development of clinical practice models; development of a new
teaching strategy; participation in internship or in-service experience and manuscript
development. These funds are not intended for use in support of graduate degree
programs nor simply to prepare a new course or to revise a course in one's own specialty
or area of expertise.
Application Procedure: Application forms for Faculty Excellence grants are available from
The Research Foundation or the Nursing program administrator at Avila University,
William Jewell College or Research College of Nursing. The deadline for submission of
an application to the Nursing program administrator is November 1. The application will
be submitted to The Research Foundation Board of Directors with recommendation by
January 1. Following acceptance of the awarded grants, the Nursing program administrator
will notify those applicants who have not received grants.
Eligibility: Priority will be given to applications of faculty members who have not received
Faculty Excellence grants during the two preceding calendar years. In reviewing grant
applications, primary consideration will be given to the merits of the proposal itself. The
Nursing program administrator in the review process, may also consider the impact the
project may have on current and future program needs.
Only those who are full-time faculty and who will have completed 3 full academic years of
service at the College or University before applying for a faculty grant are eligible for Faculty
Excellence grants.
If an applicant has previously received Faculty Excellence grants, he or she would normally
be eligible for another grant only if the required reports for previous grants have been
submitted and the stated outcomes of previous grants have been documented.
Budgetary Considerations: The actual stipend for each award granted is $3,500.00. In
addition, consideration will be given to funding necessary expenses incurred in carrying
out the grant (e.g. travel, books, secretarial and research services, research materials, and
the like). The maximum amount given for such expenses will be $500.00, so that the
maximum overall grant cannot exceed $4,000.00. The individual person must take funding
for expenses in excess of $500.00 out of the base grant of $3,500.00.
Evaluation Report: The grantee will be expected to submit a report of any expenses funded
and a written evaluation of the project within thirty days after the completion of the project.
The report should be submitted to the nursing program administrator. A copy of the report
will be forwarded to The Research Foundation Board of Directors.
To download the application, please click here
The Research Foundation, formerly the fund raising entity for Research Medical
Center, became a separate non-profit organization following the sale of Health
Midwest/Research Medical Center to HCA, a for-profit company on April 1, 2003. The
Foundation exists for the continued benefit of the community and its improved health
status.
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