Institutional Track
Since Fall 2014, the College has supported the development of individual and collaborative research and scholarly proposals through its SEGway Program. In Spring 2018 the SEGway Committee approved establishing an Institutional Track within the SEGway Program to support the development of proposals considered institutional in nature, such as departmental initiatives, institutional programs, curriculum development.
There are three options under this track:
Option #1: "Institutional Seed Funding"
The spirit of this option is to help the College become more competitive for institutional grant proposals by investing in activities that may better position the College for external funding. Both faculty and staff are eligible to apply for grants of $500-$2,500 to support activities that will help the College become more competitive for an external institutional grant. This option is intended to mirror the seed funding category of the original (research-focused) SEGway program by incorporating the following features:
- Applicants work with CFR staff to identify a particular funder, deadline, etc.
- Applicants commit to submitting the external grant within 1 to 3 years.
- Applicants are encouraged to be creative and strategic in identifying the most important activity that will lead to a more competitive proposal. The SEGway program is intended to be highly flexible in order to address a variety of needs associated with becoming more competitive.
This option involves the submission of an internal SEGway proposal to the SEGway Committee. Applicants must be able to articulate in their SEGway proposal how the funded activity will make the College more competitive for the targeted funder/program. (Proposals accepted year-round. Please request the Institutional SEGway form from Tess Powers)
The SEGway Committee anticipates awarding approximately $5,000 annually for these institutional seed funding SEGway grants.
Option #2: "Institutional Writing Stipends"
The spirit of this option is to support the intense writing time associated with preparing faculty-led, collaborative institutional proposals in support of departmental initiatives, institutional programs or curricular development. The process includes the following features:
- Applicants work with grants staff to identify a particular funder, deadline, etc.
- Applicants commit to submitting the external grant for a particular deadline (typically within 6 months)
- Applicants are working on a sizable external grant, generally more than $500,000
- Faculty may ask for up to $2000 per person for two weeks of focused effort, similar to the rate for curriculum development proposals. Up to four faculty may be supported each year.
This option involves the submission of an internal SEGway proposal to the SEGway Committee. Applicants must be able to articulate in their SEGway proposal how the proposed grant is considered a priority for the department/program and how it is supported internally by a department or collection of faculty. (Proposals accepted year-round. Please request the Institutional SEGway form from Tess Powers)
Option #3: "Thank-You Stipends"
The College recognizes that faculty contribute in many ways to the development of external grant proposals. Often, faculty sacrifice time on their own research or scholarly work in order to support these efforts. The spirit of this option is to provide a way for the College to express its thanks to faculty for the significant work involved in developing an institutional grant proposal. Eligible faculty are those:
- who have contributed in a substantial way to the development and submission of an external grant for institutional purposes
- whose job description does not explicitly note fundraising expectations
- who will not receive remuneration as part of the proposed budget in the grant proposal
On an annual basis the SEGway committee expects to award five to six $1,000 "thank-you stipends" to faculty who have worked on proposals with members of the Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) Office.
CFR staff will indicate in preliminary discussions with faculty if they anticipate that the work involved would qualify the faculty member for a thank-you stipend. (Faculty members who believe they may be eligible for this award are also encouraged to initiate a discussion with the Foundation Relations staff.) Then, after the submission of a grant proposal, the CFR staff will nominate individuals for this stipend by submitting to the SEGway Committee a brief summary of the faculty member's role in developing the proposal.
For more information, please contact one of the following people:
Laura Hines, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Tess Powers, Director of Faculty Research Support