Faculty Research and Creative Work Funds

The College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Research and Creative Work Fund is designed to support faculty development in the areas of research and/or creative work, including the scholarship of teaching and learning. Any full-time faculty member in the College with a continuing appointment may apply for funding. A faculty member may receive a maximum of one (1) disbursement from the College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Research and Creative Work Fund per academic year.

Eligibility

• Funds may be used to cover costs related to conducting and/or presenting research and creative activity. Examples of eligible activities include: traveling to do interviews or archival research; conducting research in a lab or field setting; presenting, exhibiting, and/or performing their scholarly, research, or creative work (e.g., travel, registration fees). This might include fees associated with attendance at workshops/seminars associated with applicant’s discipline and/or research/creative agenda where presentation/exhibition is not required.
• To be eligible for future A&S Faculty Research and Creative Work funds, prior awardees must have completed the post-funding report form within three (3) months of the activity that has been funded.  
  

Funding cannot be used for expenditures made prior to the application deadline, stipends or honoraria for BGSU employees, or software equipment that is already available at BGSU.

Amount: $25,000 is available per year. Individual awards up to $2,000.

Application Process

Complete the online form and provide:

• Description of the proposed research or creative activity (up to 300 words)
• A link to the event, conference program, or workshop (if applicable)
• Project timeline
• Description of the impact of the activity on the faculty member’s research and career advancement (up to 200 words)
• Description on the impact of the activity on the public good (up to 100 words)
• A clear, specific budget using this template
• A memo from your chair/director, using this template, confirming that the support sought from this A&S fund exceeds the faculty member’s departmental annual professional development funding, other professional development funds available to them, and/or external grant funds (if applicable). Requires signature of the Department Chair or School Director.
• Deadline Fall 2024: October 23
• Deadlines thereafter: October 1 and March 1 of each academic year.

*Applicants can expect to receive notification regarding awards by the end of the semester in which the application is filed.

Evaluation Process

Three members of the A&S Council (rotating each funding cycle) and an Associate Dean, serving as an ex officio member, will review each application using a standard rubric. In Fall 2024, Associate Dean Alexis Ostrowski will work with the subcommittee.

Post-Award Reporting

Awardees must submit the online completion report and provide:

• Summary of the research/creative work completed (up to 300 words)
• Impact on the public good
• Budget spending report

Deadline: Within three (3) months of the completion of the activity that was funded 

If an awardee fails to submit their reporting form, they will not be eligible for future funding.