Presidential Travel Award Program

The Presidential Travel Grant Award Program supports faculty participation in conferences and other research-related travel.  Applications for  2009-2010 awards are due to Department Chairs by November 9, 2009. For the program announcement, which includes guidelines and deadlines, click here.  For the required application cover sheet, click here.

Presidential Student Engagement Initiatives

Information on various presidential initiatives that encourages and supports student engagement with faculty.  Deadline: Rolling

PSC-CUNY Research Award Program

PSC-CUNY Research Award Program was established as a major vehicle for the University's encouragement and support for faculty research and to leverage external funding.   Guidelines and application forms are now available for the 41st annual competition.  Funds are available to all permanent full-time faculty members of the instructional staff.  Junior faculty members are particularly encouraged to apply.  For questions, contact Annmarie Rivera at nrivera@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4020 (at Hunter) or  Paul Cole at Paul_Cole@rfcuny.org or 212-417-8464 (at the Research Foundation).  Deadline:  October 15, 2009

Scholar Incentive Awards

The purpose of Scholar Incentive Awards is to facilitate bona fide and documented scholarly research.  Scholar Incentive Awards of not less than one semester nor more than one year are available to full-time personnel in the following titles:  Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, University Professor, and Distinguished Professor.  The amount of the award may be up to 25% of the candidate's annual salary. Candidates must have completed not less than one full year of continuous paid full-time service with CUNY before becoming eligible for a Scholar Incentive Award.  A Scholar Incentive Award may not be held concurrently with a Fellowship Leave.  Applications for 2010-2011 Scholar Incentive Awards are due to the candidate's Department Chairperson by December 4, 2009.  Applications may be downloaded from the Human Resources Forms web site (look under Applications).  For additional guidelines and deadlines, please refer to the Provost's memo.

Hunter College Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation (AEC) Funding

The Hunter College Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation (AEC) is now accepting applications for Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 college-related projects or activities that will benefit the Hunter College community.  Projects may be directed by students, faculty, staff, or departments and proposals up to $3,500 will be considered.  Examples of projects that the AEC will fund include extracurricular educational programs, cultural and social activities, assistance to chartered organizations, recreational and athletic programs, and enhancements of the College and University environment.  The AEC does not fund refreshments or individual requests for travel.  Deadline: October 1, 2009

 CUNY Faculty Fellowship Publications Program

The University Office of Special Projects, Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity sponsors the Faculty Fellowship Publications Program to assist full-time untenured CUNY junior faculty in the design and execution of scholarly writing projects essential to progress toward tenure.  Faculty working on creative and non-traditional scholarship are welcome to apply.  Selected faculty will receive 3 credit hours of reassigned time and participate in seminar-type meetings led by a senior-level faculty mentor at which their work will be discussed and reviewed.  This year's program is limited to faculty from the following disciplines:  Area and Ethnic Studies, Creative Writing, Film and Media, English, Humanities, Education, Social Sciences, Clinical Nursing, Sociology/Social Work, Sciences.  Guidelines and application materials may be downloaded from the CUNY website or by clicking here.  Deadline: October 30, 2009

CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund

The Diversity Projects Development Fund was established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resource Management to support the development of educational projects, scholarly research, creative endeavors and professional activities that promote diversity, multiculturalism and non-discrimination.  Full and part-time members of the University Instructional Staff may apply for grants up to a maximum of $5000.  The Fund invites proposals in, but not limited to, the following areas: collaborative research among scholars within departments and/or between disciplines/instutitions within CUNY, programs to promote members of diverse populations, seminars/workshops/educational activities/scholarly research on topics related to diversity and/or multiculturalism, programs or projects that integrate the results of studies about underrepresented groups into the general curriculum.  Guidelines and application materials may be downloaded from the CUNY website or by clicking here.  Deadline: October 30, 2009

Research Administration: Funding Opportunities

Faculty and staff are invited to advise the staff of the Office of Research Administration of their interests so that they may direct announcements that come through the office to appropriate persons.