ACS/Mellon Faculty Renewal Grant Pre-Proposals Due October 1
ACS (Associated Colleges of the South) is continuing to offer grants in faculty and institutional renewal, supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants are designed to provide opportunities for faculty to:
- Be well prepared for leadership and decision making roles on the campus
- Become more effective teachers through specific faculty renewal experiences
- Enhance personal development, with particular attention to preparation for retirement and making retirement a fruitful and productive experience.
Grants are available in the following four categories for up to $8,000 each: Professional Development, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, and Mentoring. Grant requests will be accepted with the following priorities:
- Collaborative efforts across ACS campus boundaries
- Collaboration among faculty on a single campus that could lead to broader inter-campus programs
- Projects carried out by individual faculty that could provide a model for efforts at other ACS institutions
The next round of pre-proposals will be due October 1, 2009. For those asked to submit full proposals, the due date for the next round will be January 15, 2010. Visit the Web site at http://www.colleges.org/faculty_renewal/index.html to view the guidelines and selection criteria. If you have further questions about the program or process, please contact Marcia White at mwhite@colleges.org.