Development of Faculty members
Professional development of faculty members is essential in the quest for academic excellence at AAU. Faculty member active development is needed to accomplish academic progress. Such development can be attained through active participation in the following activities:
- Workshops
- Seminars.
- Research.
- Lectures.
- Summer courses.
- Community activities.
- Conferences.
Procedure for Applying to Professional Development Fund
An annual budget is allocated by the AAU for the professional development of faculty members. This includes research projects, conferences, scientific meetings etc. members attending conferences, workshops, scientific meetings etc.
The formal procedure for any faculty member to participate in any of these activities should be as follow:
- An application to the department to get approval (see the relevant application form)
- An approval from the College Council is also required before the faculty member gets the final approval.
- An approval from the President.
Faculty Development Fund
Proposal Guidelines and Application Forms
General
The AAU Faculty Development Fund (FDF) is administered as a competitive grants program. FDF awards are designed to help faculty conduct their proposed research. Submissions are limited to one proposal per principal investigator (or co-principal investigator) per competition. Funding of eligible projects may be requested.
Eligibility
A full-time faculty member may submit proposals, regardless of the number of previous FDF grants that they were awarded, with the following restrictions applying:
- An individual may not receive more than one grant in any one-year period and may not hold two FDF grants concurrently.
- In order for an individual to receive subsequent FDF grants, the proposals must represent a significantly new project, and the reporting requirement for the prior award must have been met (see Reporting Requirements below).
Although the focus of the program is on individual faculty development, two or more eligible faculty may submit a collaborative proposal, with the following restrictions applying:
- One participant must be designated as the project director, and that person may not reapply to this grant program for a one-year period after an award is made.
- Other members of a group award may reapply within the one-year period, but priority will be given to faculty who have not received a previous award, either singly or as a member of a collaborative group.
- A subsequent award will not be made to any member of a group award for work in any way related to the original project, even though a different faculty member is designated as the project director.
Proposal Format
A complete proposal consists of the following sections, in the order listed below. All figures and tables must be included in the eight-page proposal. Copies of surveys, tests, evaluation forms, or similar items, may be included as Appendix material, but are limited to five pages.
- Cover sheet (included in this application packet) containing a 100-200 word abstract of the project and the signature of the principal investigator’s Department Chair/Director.
- Project description (not to exceed 8 pages). The content of this section will vary, depending on the nature of the project and the academic field of the applicant. Typically, the description will include a discussion of the nature of the problem to be investigated and its significance; results of preliminary investigations, if any; goals and objectives; methodology, project design, or activities; and literature cited or bibliography. Also include plans for continuation of the grant activity. This must be part of the project description.
- Budget Amount and Budget description of your budget needs (See Budget Form).
- Curriculum Vita. 2 pages maximum.
Note: Proposals that are late, incomplete or in a different format will not be reviewed.
