Every Tuesday in OnCampus the Deputy Provost shares two articles with a read time of 10 minutes.
This is a reminder of several upcoming application due dates for faculty awards, honors, and funding coming out of the Office of the Deputy Provost.
Feb. 18 due dates:
Nominations for the Levitt Mentor Award and the Levitt Teacher Award are due to renee.cramer@drake.edu and nicki.kimm@drake.edu
March 8 due dates:
Nominations to college/school deans, and unit heads, for the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professorships. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. Each nomination must include a letter of nomination that makes clear the qualifications of the individual to become a Levitt Professor and a current c.v. (see this post in OnCampus for more details).
March 18 due dates:
Faculty can apply for funding to hire student assistants for their research in the coming academic year.
Applicants for the Troyer Research Fellowship should submit (via email to renee.cramer@drake.edu and nicki.kimm@drake.edu) a current curriculum vitae, a letter of application of no more than three pages, a preliminary budget suggesting how the fellowship dollars might be spent, and a one-paragraph abstract written for a non-specialist audience that summarizes the proposed research. The application letter should address the applicant’s record of scholarly accomplishment, future promise, how they will benefit and how the university will benefit if selected as the Troyer Research Fellow.
April 1 due date:
Applications forDrake Research Grantsfor the coming academic year (July 22 – July 23). These grants can include the possibility of sabbatical research support.
Rolling due dates:
Faculty Development Grants – we particularly welcome those proposals for projects that support innovative and high impact pedagogy and curriculum development, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and professional development as a leader at the institution.
As funds are available, between now and April 1, Drake Research Grants for late-breaking needs, with a close date of the funding as June 30, 2021.
— Renée Cramer, Deputy Provost