Faculty Development Fund Application

Grants in Support of Faculty Research and Teaching

Applicant Name:*
Department or Program:*
Email:*
Name of Project:*
Timetable:*

Note: Intramural grant projects cannot exceed 18 months in duration.
Project Start Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Project End Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Project Characteristics (please check all that apply):*
- Project is associated with a pre-tenure leave.
- Project is associated with an unpaid leave.
- Project is associated with a sabbatical leave.
- Project involves curricular development with environment-based content.
- Project has specific costs associated with an accepted publication of scholarly work.
- Project involves research in the humanities.
- Project involves travel/international experience.
- Project involves multiculturalism, multiple perspectives, diversity.
- Project involves innovations in teaching or technology in teaching.
- Project has potential for external funding proposal
- Other--please explain in proposal.
- Project involves co-authors and/or collaborators beyond Bates.
Have reports from previous and finished BFDF grants been submitted?*
The Faculty Scholarship Committee will not review applications if there are outstanding reports. Please submit all final grant reports or check the status of your outstanding reports via email to Alison (akeegan@bates.edu).
Proposal Abstract, Narrative and Budget*
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 9 MB.
The abstract should not exceed 150 words. The proposal abstract, narrative and detailed, totaled budget should be uploaded as a single pdf document.
TOTAL Funding Requested from the BFDF:*
Supplemental material. (Optional)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 9 MB.
Have you:*
- Turned your last BFDF report in or checked to make sure you're in good standing?
- Provided an informative title and abstract that is ready for publication?
- Provided screenshots of your travel costs (hotel, airline, conference webpages, etc.?
- Combined all your documents into one single pdf?
Please make sure all of applicable boxes are checked in order to submit a complete application.
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Faculty Development Fund Application

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