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FDPC Internal Grant Process

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Objectives Today

• Define internal grant program and FDPC’s role– Small Grants– Complex/International Grant

• Campus Allocations• FDPC decision making philosophy• Deadlines and Grant Cycle Process• Distribution of $$$

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What is the internal grant program?

• Faculty seeking funding for scholarly and/or development activities associated with TCSPP may apply for funds from several sources. In addition to departmental and outside-grant funding, the Faculty Development and Promotion Committee allocates funds from a “small-grant” and a “complex and/or international (C&I) grant” pool.

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Other Sources of Funding

• Department Funding• External Funding

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Small Grant Awards

• To support faculty pursuing the following scholarship/development activities– Start-up or continuing scholarship projects– Conference presentations– Conference and/or workshop attendance to improve faculty

development, pedagogy, and scholarship– Faculty-sponsored student scholarship

• Small Grant Awards are allocated based on priority

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Large Grant Awards

• To support faculty pursuing the following:– Multi-site scholarship projects– Multi-disciplinary scholarship projects– Multi-year scholarship projects– “Seed-money” projects– International start-up projects

• Large Grant Funds are NOT allocated according to priorities

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Campus Allocations: Chicago

• Faculty Development: $5,000 fund available for small grant awards for unanticipated needs outside of department funding

• Scholarship: $25,000 fund available for complex, multi-year, and multidisciplinary projects outside of grant and department funding.

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Campus Allocations: Los Angeles

• Faculty Development: $3,000 fund available for small grant awards for unanticipated needs outside of department funding

• Scholarship: $10,000 fund available for complex, multi-year, and multidisciplinary projects outside of grant and department funding. This grant is also available to Institutional Committees, Centers, or Institutes

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Campus Allocations: D.C. Campus

• Faculty Development: $1,000 fund available for small grant awards for unanticipated needs outside of department funding

• Scholarship: $5,000 fund available for complex, multi-year, and multidisciplinary projects outside of grant and department funding. This grant is also available to Institutional Committees, Centers, or Institutes

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Campus Allocations: Online Campus

• Faculty Development: $1,000 fund available for small grant awards for unanticipated needs outside of department funding

• Scholarship: $5,000 fund available for complex, multi-year, and multidisciplinary projects outside of grant and department funding. This grant is also available to Institutional Committees, Centers, or Institutes

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Scholarship and Development

• Scholarship funding is handled by Faculty Development and Promotions Committee (FDPC) small grants and/or FDPC complex and international (C&I) grants

– Gives priority to those projects that lead to new knowledge that informs the applied practice of professional psychology

• Development funding is handled by the Department and by FDPC small grants.

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Deadlines and Grant Cycles

• Deadlines:– November 15 (Grant Cycle One) *– March 15 (Grant Cycle Two) *

*of the academic year during which the funds initially will be used.

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Grant Distribution

• Grant is distributed by separate check from the Accounting Department

• Money is tax free and equivalent to the entire award allocated by FDPC

• Check is mailed to individual

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