College of Fine Arts Grants Resource Page

This page provides College faculty and staff with information and links to financial resources in support of creative/scholarly research, service, and teaching projects.

Dean's Faculty Travel Grant Program

Funded by the College of Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts provides grants to faculty members up to $500 annually. The travel must be for professional purposes and occur between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008

Because of a change in travel reimbursement policies, university employees must claim their grant within 60 days of their travel to receive the payment as a travel reimbursement. After 60 days, the state declares the reimbursement as income and as such it is subject to applicable state and federal taxes. (Please note that this is a state policy which the university is required to enforce.) As a result of this policy, changes have been made to the Dean's travel grant application schedule and procedure..

Guidelines and schedule

Application Form (word) (pdf)

Grant-Writing Initiative Award Program

Funded by Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)

To encourage the development of competitive grant proposals, specifically those from first-time principal investigators, Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) has made funds available for a Grant-Writing Initiative Award Program. This program supports the development of institutional external grant proposals that will have a broad impact upon the University and/or colleges or departments/schools. Funding through this program is intended only for grants or contracts to be submitted and administered through Research and Sponsored Programs.

Interdepartmental collaborations are encouraged, but dollars are limited to a maximum of $5,000 per application with no more than $3,000 awarded per project investigator.

Generally, funds are for salary and wage support, but funds may be used for supplies, expenses, and travel, depending upon the opportunities and needs associated with the project under development.

2006 procedures and guidelines.

2006 cover page (word) (pdf)

Travel Award Program

Funded by Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)

To enhance competitive grant proposals, RSP will provide travel support funds to faculty or staff wishing to participate in grant-writing workshops, collaborate with experts, serve on review panels, or meet with agency program officers. Because these funds are limited, conference travel expenses will not be eligible for reimbursement. Awards are contingent upon availability each fiscal year, and are subject to approval through the Grants Incentive Committee. The Grants Incentive Committee is comprised of four experienced Illinois State University grant-writing faculty from various disciplines.

These awards are granted on a continuing basis and applications are accepted by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at any time.

Complete guidelines and application form.

University Research Grants (URG)

The College of Fine Arts University Research Grant (URG) program exists to:

Foster individual research and creative activity across the College;
Support pre-tenured faculty members in their scholarship and creative endeavors in their progress toward tenure;
Support senior faculty members in their ongoing research efforts within their respective fields.
Stimulate external grant submissions to sustain faculty research interests;
Support faculty in developing skills to support their future or current research endeavors

Guidelines and applications are downloadable from the links listed below. Grants have already been awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year and the College Research Committee will begin reviewing applications for the 2008-2009 (FY09) academic year in the spring of 2008.

FY09 URG funding period deadlines

February 8, 2008	Faculty submit PFRG and SFRGs proposals requesting over $1,000 to School Directors for ranking.
February 22, 2008	Schools submit ranked PFRG and SFRGs proposals requesting over $1,000 to the College. College Research Committee begins reviewing proposals.
February 22, 2008	All proposals requesting less than $1,000 and all FDGs must be submitted directly to the College.
April 4 , 2008	Applicants is notified, in writing, whether his or her proposal will be funded.
July 1, 2008	Funding period begins.
June 30, 2009	Funding period ends.
October 1, 2010	Accomplished POFs due to the chair of the College Research Committee.

FY09 funding of the URG progam is contingent on state budget approval and university allocation and, therefore, is not guaranteed, even after proposals have been accepted. The university will make every effort to determine FY09 URG funding in the spring of 2008; however, certainty of funding is not usually determined until August of the funding period.

For more information contact Please visit the Illinois State Phonebook or call (309) 438-2111 for contact information, assistant dean and chair of the College Research Committee..

Guidelines (pdf)
The College of Fine Arts URG program includes three categories designed to support diverse research and creative activity needs of faculty at different stages of their careers. Faculty members may apply concurrently for Faculty Research Grants (PFRG or SFRG) and Faculty Development Grants (FDG) if they meet the eligibility requirements for each program.

Pre-tenure Faculty Research Grant Program (PFRG)
Maximum award, $4,000
Offered to non-tenured Tenure Track faculty in years 1 through 6 of their appointment at ISU
Proposals requesting less than $1,000 submit directly to the College
Proposals requesting above $1,000 submit to School Research Committee or School Director for ranking
application cover page (doc)
budget page (doc)
professional outcome form (doc)

Senior Faculty Research Award Program (SFRG)
Maximum award, $4,000
Offered to tenured faculty only
Proposals requesting less than $1,000 submit directly to the College
Proposals requesting above $1,000 submit to School Research Committee or School Director for ranking
application cover page (doc)
budget page (doc)
professional outcome form (doc)

Faculty Development Grant Program (FDG)
Maximum award, $1,500
Offered to all full-time faculty (NTT and TT)
Individual faculty may only be awarded this grant twice
These grant proposals are submitted directly to the College
application cover page (doc)
budget page (doc)
professional outcome form (doc)

Tips for requesting and using URG funds

External Grants

University Travel Awards Progam
To enhance competitive grant proposals, Research and Sponsored Programs will provide travel support funds to faculty or staff wishing to participate in grant-writing workshops, collaborate with experts, serve on review panels, or meet with agency program officers.

SPIN/GENIUS

Take advantage of a new database service offered to the campus community that will assist you in finding funding sources applicable to your research, creative endeavor, or service project.

Research and Sponsored Programs subscribes to SPIN/GENIUS which will send you daily email notices on funding opportunities. Notices sent by SPIN/GENIUS are focused on the user's individual interests as determined by a profile completed by the user upon initial sign-up.

The service is free for Illinois State University faculty and staff.

Directions for signing up are:

Go to www.infoed.org.
Click Access.Info.Office.
Click GENIUS Search or SPIN.
Click Create a New Profile.
Highlight Illinois State University and click Select. The new Profile Registration page will appear.
Enter your first and last name, email address, department affiliation and a username and password.
Enter information in as many categories as needed to satisfy you personal requirements.
Click Log Out to exit your profile.

Please contact Ed Mason (cemason@ilstu.edu, 8-8595)) or Cathy Kelly (cakelly@ilstu.edu ) or by phone at 438-7128 at the Research and Sponsored Programs Office for additional information.