Affiliated Faculty Professional Development Fund (AFDF): Now Accepting Applications For AY24-25 Support (Due March 15, 2024)

Eligibility

To be eligible for these funds, the applicant:

• Must be a member of the Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College (AFEC-AAUP);
• Must have taught at least one course during each of the prior three consecutive years, including the current academic year (2023-2024); and-
• Must be slated to teach at least one Emerson course in the Academic Year for which the AFDF award will be granted (2024-2025).

Funding

The AFDF Grant will provide support for approved projects up to $1,500 each. The Provost makes the final decision for funding and determination of awards, based on the recommendations of the AFDF Committee.

Types of Activities Funded

• Travel and expenses leading to scholarly, peer-reviewed publications
• Travel and expenses leading to the production of creative and artistic works such as media productions, creative writing, performances, screenplays, exhibitions, audio and music productions, etc.
• Travel and expenses related to refereed conference presentations of scholarly or creative activities
• Travel and expenses related to presentations to industry-related conferences and conventions
• Expenses for attending seminars and conferences related to new course development
• Expenses for attending faculty development seminars and conferences to improve teaching skills

Types of Activities Not Funded

• Activities that are already defined as part of affiliated faculty members’ expected duties and responsibilities.
• Activities for which the affiliated faculty member is already receiving compensation, course release, or some other form of College support.
• Additional salary or compensation for Emerson faculty and staff.
• Retroactive expenses and activities

Criteria and Considerations

• Applications must be complete, clearly written, compelling, well defined and easily understood by all of the reviewers.
• Applications that are incomplete and do not follow directions may be disqualified.
• While applicants may apply for consecutive year awards, the committee will evaluate proposals that are a continuation of any previously funded projects to determine if funding is appropriate.
• Support for travel from the AFDF should be for activities that directly advance proposal activities.
• Applicants are required to submit a report of their project after completion.
• Applicants must be slated to teach at least one Emerson course in the academic year for which the AFDF award will be granted (2024–2025).

Application Instructions

Eligible applicants may begin their AFDF application by clicking on this link. After you submit your proposal, you will receive a copy of your responses via email, and will have until March 15, 2024 to make any changes.

The AFDF Committee

Applications will be reviewed by Affiliated Faculty Professional Development Fund (AFDF) Committee (“the Committee”) consisting of five (5) adjuncts, three of whom will be elected by the affiliated faculty, and two of whom will be appointed by the Provost. Members serving on the committee are not eligible to apply for awards from the Fund in the year(s) on which they are reviewing applications.