MCAD FACULTY SENATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Faculty engaged in artistic production, scholarship, and dialogue contribute richly to the fabric of the College and the educational experience of our students as well as to the larger community.
As per our collective bargaining agreement: Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants provide financial support for “activities related to their scholarship, artistic practice, professional practice, or excellence in teaching and for travel for professional reasons”.
As per our collective bargaining agreement: “A Faculty Member shall be eligible for an annual maximum grant of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000), not including a course release grant.”
Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants may fund such things as:
- The purchase of supplies and equipment for the production of work
- Costs associated with the presentation of work
- Travel for research or to present or complete work
- Attendance at workshops and conferences to support excellence in teaching or professional development
- Professional documentation of work
- Costs associated with the production of work
Faculty wishing to attend conferences whose primary benefit is to the college should seek funding through Department Faculty Professional Support Funds.
Faculty wishing to seek support for an opportunity dependent upon a host organization must provide confirmation of acceptance with their application.
Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants activity must take place between June 1st, 2023 and May 31st, 2024.
Eligibility
As per the collective bargaining agreement: “All full-time Faculty who teach undergraduate or graduate level credit-earning courses or labs at MCAD’s campus locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Ranked Faculty holding the titles of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor, Ranked Pro Rata Faculty and Visiting Faculty.”
As per the collective bargaining agreement: “All part-time Faculty who teach undergraduate or graduate level credit-earning courses or labs at MCAD’s campus locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including but not limited to Faculty holding the titles of Adjunct Faculty or Adjunct Professor.”
Adjunct Faculty must have taught at least 9 credits by the application deadline.
9 eligibility credits are counted cumulatively over your time at MCAD, not consecutively.
In the event that an Adjunct Faculty member is not granted a contract for a continuing appointment during which the grant activities will take place, the faculty member will be eligible to complete the grant and must complete the final report in accordance with the procedures outlined below.
Grant funds must be returned in the event a faculty member is not granted a contract for a continuing appointment due to disciplinary action, misconduct, or early termination.
As per the collective agreement: “Faculty Members shall be eligible for faculty professional development grants in accordance with criteria established by the Faculty Senate.”
Review Criteria
Grants are limited. It is anticipated that the process will be selective and competitive.
- Grants will be reviewed by the Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee.
- Review Criteria will include quality of work submitted and quality of proposal as determined by a peer review.
- The activity of the grant will take place between June 1st, 2023 and May 31st, 2024.
Review Committee
Jaime Anderson (chair), Piotr Szyhalski, Jan Jancourt, Kindra Murphy, Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafsson, Dawn Pankonien (adjunct rep)
Application Requirements
Applications must include the following materials:
- Application Form
- Resume/CV
- Work Samples (10 images OR a combination of 6-10 images and a maximum of 10 minutes worth of moving image (film, animation, and video) OR written materials up to 20 pages)
- Budget
Applications lacking any of these materials will not be reviewed.
Application Procedure
- Applications will be collected using Submittable.
- Faculty members will need to create an account in order to use the platform. Use this link to access the Submittable application portal.
- Applications may be saved as drafts before final submission.
Deadline for Applications
Wednesday 26 April at 11:59 PM CST
Notification
As per the collective bargaining agreement:
“Notification of the grant awarded shall be communicated to the Faculty Member by the Faculty Senate. [...] Notification of all other Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant awards shall be communicated by the Faculty Senate to the Vice President of Academic Affairs by May 15”
Notification to the Faculty Member and the Vice President of Academic Affairs of Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant awards will be via email by the Faculty Senate President. An archive of all applications will be kept by the Faculty Senate for one year.
Receiving Funding
For the 2023-2024 grant cycle, awards will be disbursed through payroll, and taxes will be deducted before faculty receive their funds. This represents a change from previous grant cycles.
Final Reports
Grant recipients will file a final report detailing their grant activities. The report should be approximately 500 words and may include visual documentation of the work produced if appropriate. Final reports should be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate no later than May 1st, 2024. This is important for Senate accountability. Reports may be shared with the wider MCAD community including other faculty, administration, staff, and the Board of Trustees.