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Faculty Leave Fellowships

Purpose
These grants, administered by the Faculty Resources Committee, are intended to supplement the sabbatic leave stipend or to supplement grants received from an outside body to make possible a full-year leave of absence. Grants can also be made to support a semester of leave that is not in combination with a sabbatical.

Eligibility
All tenured and tenure-track faculty members are eligible to apply for Faculty Leave Supplement awards. There are three fellowship programs: Kenan Fellowships, Porter Fellowships, and Faculty Leave Fellowships.

Awards
Should the Committee have to decide between two meritorious proposals, only one of which comes from an individual with an approved upcoming sabbatical, preference will be given to that person. In addition, Faculty Leave Supplements will generally not be awarded to fund a third consecutive semester of leave. A recipient of a Faculty Leave Supplement who is also in receipt of external funding can retain that portion of the Supplement that would bring their salary to a maximum of 100 percent for a semester of leave in addition to the sabbatic semester.

Deadline: January 28, 2008
Applicants should expect that decisions would be made and announced within four weeks following the application deadline.

How to Apply

An applicant should make clear to the Committee the special benefit to be gained from a leave of absence or the addition of a semester to a sabbatical semester. Awards are for amounts up to two-thirds of one semester’s salary. Applicants do not need to state their salaries in their applications, as the final calculations will be made in the Dean’s Office. The Committee will not have access to confidential salary information. Grants will be made for research projects of a specific and substantive nature.

Applicants should expect that decisions would be made and announced within four weeks following the application deadline.

Types of Leave Supplements