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September 10, 2002

Grants and Fellowships

Lectures Committee Proposals
The Lectures Committee solicits applications from departments, academic programs and registered student organizations for support of public lectures to be held during the 2002-03 academic year. As stated in Faculty Policies and Procedures, the function of the committee is to consider “requests for lectures of general interest that are not primarily supplementary to or extensions of programs of instruction provided by colleges, schools or departments.” Potential applicants should read the document “Policies and Guidelines for Requesting Lectures Committee Support.” To be considered by the committee, applications must conform to specifications in this document and must be submitted on current (2002-03) forms. This document and the support request form may be accessed online at http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/secfac/ lectures/lectcomm/General.htm, or they may be requested by calling 262-3956. The committee will review new applications once each month. To help applicants plan, refer to the schedule below to determine the deadline date for submitting a new request.

Deadline for Lecture may be proposed (application receipt for a date on or after):

Sept. 15 (Nov. 1)

Oct. 15 (Dec. 1)

Nov. 15 (Jan. 1)

Dec. 15 (Feb. 1)

Jan. 15 (March 1)

Feb. 15 (April 1)

March 15 (May 1)

April 15 (June 1)

Lecture dates for international speakers should be two months after the date for a domestic speaker.

Additional preparation time may be necessary when inviting international speakers to allow for the visa application process. Applications will be accepted as long as funds are available; however, applicants are urged to submit requests well in advance of the deadline dates. We particularly encourage at this time submission of applications for fall semester lectures. Approval of applications is conditional upon availability of funds. For information, contact Joe Farrenkopf, farrenkopf@mail.bascom.wisc.edu or 262-3956.

UW-Madison Grants, Programs
The specific guidelines for various 2003-04 UW–Madison grants and programs are available for faculty. Information can be obtained from the Office of Human Resources, 166 Bascom Hall, 263-2511, or: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/grants. A sample packet with applications and instructions will be sent to deans, directors and department chairs. Academic staff are eligible for the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant Program.

Faculty Professional Development Grants
The purpose of the faculty development grant is to give faculty members released time to add to their competencies, either through acquiring new competencies within their principal fields or through work in a related field. Due to department, Friday, Oct. 11; to dean Friday, Oct. 18; and to OHR, Friday, Nov. 1.

Research Service Grants
The Faculty Research Grant Program supplements research opportunities available to untenured faculty who have given unusually large amounts of time and effort to university service outside their departments. The program will provide summer salary support (2/9 of the academic year salary or equivalent) for the grantees to pursue worthy projects. Due to department, Friday, Sept. 13; to dean, Friday, Sept. 27; and to OHR, Friday, Oct. 18.

Sabbatical Leaves
Sabbatical leave provides faculty members who have completed six or more years of full-time UW System instructional service, released time to engage in intensive study to enhance teaching, course and curriculum development, or conduct research or any other scholarly activities related to instructional programs within their fields of expertise. Due to department, Friday, Sept. 13; to dean, Friday, Sept. 27; and to OHR, Friday, Oct. 18.

Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program
The Academic Staff Professional Development Grant program, authorized by the Board of Regents, sponsored and administered by UW–Madison, will be offering a second grant competition for 2002-03. All UW–Madison staff who hold at least a 50 percent appointment are eligible to compete for academic staff professional development grant funds for projects that begin on or after Jan. 1 and end before June 30. Applications must be submitted to department chairs or directors by Friday, Oct. 18, and to the dean or director by Friday, Oct. 25. If you have a split appointment, and your proposal is related to all units for which you work, you must obtain the endorsement of each unit. If approved by your department(s), your application will be reviewed by the dean’s/director’s office and a committee of academic staff. Recommendations will be made to the director of the Office of Human Resources for final selection. Approved proposals will receive funds from the UW System account on the basis of an equal match by college or department. Application instructions can be found at http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/asprofdevgrtinfo.html. Information: Marlene Vlachina, Office of Human Resource Development, 263-2511.

Call for Preproposals: Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
The Provost’s Office is soliciting proposals from faculty, staff and students for the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. They are due in the dean or director’s office on Friday, Oct. 4. This new endowment is intended to advance The Wisconsin Idea through the development of new and innovative initiatives and new dimensions to existing outreach activities by creating and strengthening partnerships and collaborations, sharing and applying knowledge, and expanding access to lifelong learning. Such efforts will help to create partnerships and extend the knowledge, resources, research expertise and services of UW–Madison students, faculty and staff to community and governmental organizations, business and industry, the general public and K-12 schools.

The total amount to be granted each year will be determined by the annual income from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. This year we will be granting approximately $500,000 for projects that begin on or after Jan. 6. Proposals for initiatives up to $100,000 total funding are encouraged, and projects may last for up to three years. The fund is not intended to support or to duplicate existing projects, or replace activities that are a part of a unit’s normal operation. The endowment will support people and projects rather than facilities. Projects must transfer or apply knowledge to address a specific constituency’s needs, problems or opportunities, locally, statewide, nationally or internationally. Projects supported must advance the campus strategic plan, particularly the goals articulated under the Amplify the Wisconsin Idea priority:

  • Advance the Wisconsin and global economies;
  • Address societal issues;
  • Foster technology transfer, e-learning and other distance learning; and
  • Increase lifelong learning opportunities (see http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan/ for the complete UW–Madison Strategic Plan).

Proposals also should contribute to the outreach mission of the school(s)/college(s)/unit(s) involved, and transfer and apply the knowledge and expertise of the university through individual efforts or coordination of multidisciplinary activities. See http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin/ for complete call for preproposal guidelines, cover page, budget submission form and directions.

Preproposals are due in your dean’s office by Friday, Oct. 4, with 10 signed copies due in the Provost’s Office by Friday, Oct. 11. Notification of those who will be encouraged to submit full proposals will be made by Monday, Oct. 28. Full proposals are due in your dean’s office by Monday, Dec. 2, with 10 signed copies due in the Provost’s Office by Friday, Dec. 6. Proposals from individual students or student organizations must have a sponsoring university department or unit. Students interested in applying and who do not have a sponsoring department or unit should contact Mary Rouse, director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, 262-0787/ 263-2432 or mkrouse@wisc.edu. Maximum funding for any project is $100,000, and projects may last up to three years. Both pre- and full proposals must include a detailed budget. Further questions should be directed to: Peyton Smith, assistant vice chancellor for extended programs, 262-8214, fax: 265-3353, plsmith@bascom.wisc.edu.

Center for the Humanities Call for Proposals
The Center for the Humanities of the College of Letters and Science announces a new program to support undergraduate and graduate student interdisciplinary initiatives and collaboration in the humanities. While the aim is to stimulate interdisciplinary student activity in the humanities, faculty and staff may want to help initiate a proposal by organizing an undergraduate or graduate student group. The Undergraduate Symposium Award will be given to a group of at least four undergraduates, the Graduate Symposium Award to a group of at least four graduate students. Each group will organize a symposium that, while related to the particular interests of the members of the group and their disciplinary majors or research interests, should demonstrate broad humanistic appeal and interdisciplinary scope. The undergraduate group must include at least four undergraduates, no more than two of whom can be majors in the same department, as well as at least one faculty or academic staff adviser. For example, a history major, an art history major and two classics majors would be supported to organize a symposium on representations of women in antiquity. The graduate group cannot have more than two members from the same department; a faculty adviser is recommended, but not required.

Each $3,000 award is to be used for bringing in outside speakers and other expenses related to producing a symposium or conference. An application for an award should include a proposal of no more than five pages (and include the names of potential invitees and a tentative budget), plus information about the students (including undergraduate students’ transcripts and graduate students’ vitae) and faculty or staff involved. Five copies of the application are due at the Center for the Humanities, 218 Memorial Library, by Saturday, Nov. 2. Information: info@humanities.wisc.edu, 263-3409.

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