Funding Support

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Scholarly Opportunities
Check out our new Scholarly Opportunities Wiki! A resource for updated information on new grants and funding opportunities. Feel free to post any and all grant related information for faculty members.

KSU Undergraduate Research Scholars Programs
"Students learn best by doing or participating directly in hands on activities or through direct participation in a scholarly endevour." Apply for this grant by clicking the link above.

Farris Family Innovation Award
The University now seeks to appoint three research fellows for 2008/2011 and invites applications from tenure-track (not yet tenured) faculty. The format of the application is simple. In an e-mail of 1000 characters or fewer sent to Sue Averill saveril2@kent.edu, you should respond to the following questions:

• What is the nature of the research you seek to support though this fellowship? How will your research contribute to the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, or teaching?
• Please briefly outline your research plan. What are you attempting to accomplish, and how will you know that you have accomplished it? How much time will the research require? At what stage is this research? How much have you accomplished to date: how much more time is required?
• Have you submitted your research plan for review by RAGS or a funding agency? Have you sought other support? Have you received any other support?
• In what ways would the Farris Family Fellowship support your research? If you have received other support, would this fellowship provide a margin critical to your success?
• Is there other information the award committee should consider?

Each research fellowship offers a maximum of $8000 each year for potential total of $24,000 for three years. These funds must be applied to the fellow's research and may support travel, equipment, materials, and other approved costs directly associated with the research. Although a faculty member's appointment as a fellow may be considered by a department in the allocation of reassigned time for research, funds from this endowment may not be used to purchase reassigned (released) time from classroom teaching.

University Teaching Council Grants

Teaching Conference Grants
The University Teaching Council exists to support and encourage outstanding teaching. The Teaching Conference Grant (TCG) provides reimbursement for travel and related expenses associated with efforts to advance teaching pedagogy at Kent State University. This includes, but is not limited to, participation in conferences either as an attendee or presenter, attendance at workshops and seminars related to teaching, and visiting archives and collections that are tied to courses.

Teaching Development Grants
The University Teaching Council provides grants for support of teaching development that will enhance education at Kent State University. The awards may be individual or collaborative (within a department or between departments, colleges, campuses, or institutions). Teaching Development Grants (TDG) will support teaching related projects such as pedagogy and course, curriculum, and program development. The awards may also be used to fund materials required for program development.

Workshop Grants
The University Teaching Council provides grants for support of teaching development that will enhance education at Kent State University. The awards may be individual or collaborative (within a department or between departments, colleges, campuses, or institutions). Teaching Development Grants (TDG) will support teaching related projects such as pedagogy and course, curriculum, and program development. The awards may also be used to fund materials required for program development.

Summer Teaching Development Grants:
The University Teaching Council believes in supporting excellence in education. The purpose of the Summer Teaching Development Grant (STDG) is to enhance student learning by providing financial support for faculty to engage in projects that will significantly improve teaching methods, develop curricula, or create innovative course materials.