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Release-time funds are made available through the academic dean’s office operating budget and an endowment. The operating budget supports 24 semester hours annually, and the endowment supports 9 semester hours annually; the latter hours are intended to rotate among the undergraduate departments. Teaching faculty and professional librarians on long-term contracts are eligible to apply for up to six semester hours of release-time from normal teaching assignments for the purposes of pursuing original scholarship (research and publication, performance or creative production). To apply for release time use complete the Faculty Release Time for Scholarship Grant proposal.
Mini-grants are awarded to tenure-track undergraduate faculty for scholarly work in a discipline that extends beyond the normal scope of teaching responsibilities. Course revisions, curriculum development, and normal faculty development such as a workshop or conference attendance are excluded. Faculty applying for mini-grants are asked to address the significance of the project to the profession, the institution, the church and the community/public. To apply use complete the Mini Grant Application.
Summer Teaching and Summer Research grants are available to any faculty member or professional educator. EMU encourages faculty to continually refresh their pedagogy and course content, whether the purpose is to include more diversity, use new technology, reach student populations more effectively or develop new courses (just to name some examples.) Faculty and students alike benefit from fresh ideas and approaches. To apply complete the Summer Teaching Grant Application or Summer Research Grant Application.
The Faculty Scholarship Committee awards undergraduate Release-time, Mini Grants, and Summer Teaching and Research Grants. For more information contact the provost's office.