The college maintains
several programs in support of faculty research and scholarship. This
table summarizes what each program offers, who is eligible, when and where
to apply, and some important dates. Faculty members should be aware that
application forms, criteria, and dates change somewhat from year to year
so they should seek advice from the appropriate administrative office
before applying.
Program
Name |
What
is Offered |
Who
is Eligible |
When
to Apply (deadlines) |
Where
to Apply |
Where
to Get More Information |
| Sabbatical
Leave |
Leave
of absence to engage in creative, scholarly, or professional activities
of demonstrable worth to the applicant and the college. |
Full-time
faculty, rank of Assistant Professor or higher, with at least 6 years
full-time service since last sabbatical. |
September
20 of year prior to Sabbatical year (e.g., Sept. 20, 2001 for sabbaticals
in 2002-2003 school year). |
Dean
for Research and Scholarship, who presents applications to the Faculty
Development Committee. |
5.3 or Office of Research and Scholarship (scholarship@ calvin.edu) |
| Combined
Support Leave |
Leave
of absence to reduce teaching load or provide support when combined
with non-college funding. |
Any
teaching faculty, admin. or library staff for purposes mutually agreeable
to the applicant, the dean, and the president. |
No
official deadline; varies with the requirements of the leave requested. |
First
to the Department Chair, who forwards the application to the Academic
Dean. |
|
| Interim
Study Leave |
Leave
of absence during interim term for purposes mutually agreeable to
the applicant, the department chair, the provost, and the president. |
Faculty
members and administrators. |
November
20 of the academic year prior to the year of the interim leave. (Late
applications may be considered under special circumstances.) |
Negotiated
individually with the Academic Deans in consultation with the Department
Chair and the Provost. |
5.4 |
| Calvin
Research Fellowships (CRF) |
1.Reduction
of teaching loads for one or more terms.
2. Stipend
for summer research project. |
Faculty
members on regular appointment with a record of solid scholarly or
artistic achievement (or unusual promise of it). |
September
20 of year prior to academic year of the fellowship (e.g. Sept. 20,
2001, for Fellowships in 2002-03 school year). Summer research stipend
applications use separate form, due February 1. |
Submit
to Dean for Research and Scholarship, who presents applications to
the Faculty Development Committee. |
5.5 or the Office of Research and Scholarship (scholarship@ calvin.edu) |
| Calvin
Center for Christian Scholarship (CCCS) |
Partial
funding for rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship of a distinctively
Christian nature on important theoretical or practical issues. |
Calvin
faculty as individuals or in self-selected groups of two or more,
with other scholars as appropriate. |
October
15 of the year prior to the academic year of the project. Notification
of funding by December 15. |
Submit
to Director of CCCS, for decision by the CCCS Governing Board. |
CCCS Constitution and Bylaws, available from the CCCS office, phone
x7162. |
| H.H.
Meeter Center for Calvin Studies |
Fellowships
to support research on John Calvin and early Calvinism. |
Faculty
with relevant expertise. |
Applications
must be submitted no later than January 1 of the academic year
preceding the project year. |
Submit
to Director of the Meeter Center. |
Visit
the Meeter Center. Enter through Hekman Library, Fourth Floor. |
| Calvin
Alumni Association Faculty Service Grants |
Awards
up to $2,500 to promote and encourage faculty members in responding
to God's calling as scholar and servant. |
Faculty
who have not received Alumni grants in the previous 2 years, with
emphasis on projects that share skills and expertise. |
Application
forms are published in November and are due in mid-December for funding
at the end of the following Spring semester. |
Submit
to Executive Director of Alumni and Public Relations. |
Calvin
Alumni Office, SC-246, or www.calvin.edu/ alumni/board/ fsg.htm. |
| Calvin
Alumni Association Faculty Research Grants |
Awards
between $500 and $5,000 for projects that result in improved classroom
teaching or traditional scholarship. |
Full-time
teaching faculty. (May include request for student research assistance.) |
Application
forms are published in November and are due mid-January for funding
at the end of Spring Semester that year |
Submit
to Executive Director of Alumni and Public Relations. |
Calvin
Alumni Office, SC-246, or www.calvin.edu/ alumni/board/ fsg.htm. |
| Calvin
College Faculty Summer Seminars for Christian Scholarship (Pew Summer
Seminars) |
Two
seminars each summer, led by distinguished scholars, $2,500 stipends
for participants. |
Faculty
with expertise relevant to seminar topic or discipline. |
Generally
around February. |
Submit
to Director of Summer Seminars (English Department). |
Visit
Summer Seminars Office in North Hall Room B-58, or call Coordinator
of Summer Seminars, phone x8558. |
| McGregor
Summer Research Fellowships |
$500
stipend for faculty supervising undergraduate summer research in the
humanities and the social sciences. (Students also receive a stipend.) |
Full-time
faculty in the humanities and or social sciences. |
Faculty
applications are due in early February, and student applications are
due in mid-March. |
Dean
for Research and Scholarship, SC-335. |
Office
of Research and Scholarship, SC-335A, or scholarship@ calvin.edu. |
| External
Funding: Endowments and Foundations |
Financial
support for scholarly projects. |
Faculty
and administrators. |
Varies
with funding source. |
Submit
to funding source with assistance from Director of Foundation Relations. |
Guidelines
and proposal development assistance available from the Director of
Foundation Relations and the Dean for Research and Scholarship. |
| Supplemental
Travel Assistance |
Up
to $1,500 for scholarly travel, after department funds are exhausted. |
All
faculty. |
Anytime. |
Dean
for Research and Scholarship, SC-335. |
Office
of Research and Scholarship, SC-335A, or scholarship@ calvin.edu. |
| Science
Division Summer Fellowships |
Stipend
for faculty supervising undergraduate summer research in the sciences. |
Full-time
faculty in the sciences. |
Faculty
applications due in early February. |
Administrative
Assistant, Science Division, NH-156. |
Science
Division Office, NH-156, x6200. |
