Presidential Initiatives
The President's Fund for Faculty Advancement
The President's Fund for Faculty Advancement seeks to provide faculty with the resources they need to publish or obtain external funding for their research or creative work. Deadline: September 8, 2014. For the program announcement, which includes guidelines and the required application cover sheet, click here.
President's Fund for Faculty Advancement: Grant Writing Support Programs ***NEW***
In spring 2015, as part of the President's Fund for Faculty Advancement and to better support faculty seeking external funding for their research, scholarship and creative work, we are pleased to announce the following two new grant writing support programs. The First-Time Grant Writer's Program aims to increase the number and success of external grant applications for first-time grant writers. The Advanced Grant Writer's Program aims to increase the number and success of external grant applications from Hunter faculty who have previously submitted external grant proposals and seek help with revisions, redirections and building on existing work. Applications to these programs are accepted on a rolling basis. For the program announcement, which includes the application, please click here.
Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology (FITT)
Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology seeks to encourage the use of technology in the classroom and to increase student engagement by encouraging faculty to design projects that take advantage of new digital tools for content creation, simulation, animation, video, online collaboration, distance learning, and incorporation of mobile media devices.
Presidential Travel Award Program
The Presidential Travel Grant Award Program supports faculty participation in conferences and other research-related travel. For the program announcement, which includes guidelines and deadlines and the required application cover sheet, click here.
Presidential Student Engagement Initiatives
Information on various presidential initiatives that encourages and supports student engagement with faculty.