Faculty Professional Development & Career Support

Start-up funding is available to support new faculty in advancing their research agendas at UM/in the College. The Research Acceleration Fund invigorates scholarly productivity with smaller grants to pursue new research or to complete ongoing projects that can lead to further funding: Policy on Research Acceleration Fund‌

Up to $1,500 can be requested for travel to meet with program officers in federal funding agencies and foundations.

Up to $1,500 can be requested to attend grant writing workshops organized by federal agencies, such as NIH, NSF, NEH, etc.

Recently tenured Associate Professors may apply to receive a one-semester teaching release to support progress towards promotion to Professor; selected faculty receive guidance, resources, and support at this important juncture. Read the full policy here: Program to Support Faculty Career Progression Post-Tenure‌

All tenure-track Assistant Professors in the College are eligible to apply for a one-semester leave to support their research program during their probationary period. Read the full policy here: Pre-Tenure Faculty Research Leave Policy‌

Financial support (salary “top off”) is available when faculty receive prestigious extramural fellowships, scholarships, and awards that do not cover the entirety of the faculty member’s 9-month salary. Read the full policy here: College Policy on Leaves and Supplemental Salary for Fellowships/Scholarships‌

Up to $2,000 can be requested annually for travel to give presentations at international conferences (excluding travel to Canada, the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and Mexico). Read the full policy here: International Travel Award‌

Assists A&S Principal Investigators who are writing proposals of more than $50,000 for submission to a major agency (e.g., NIH, NSF, NEH, DOE, etc.), with an honorarium for senior scholars from other  universities who review their proposals to help strengthen the application. Read the full policy here: External Reviewer Policy‌

Covers editing services from qualifed service providers prior to submission of the proposal by pre-tenure faculty who are writing proposals of $50,000 or greater for submission to a major agency (e.g. NIH, NSF, NEH, DOE, etc.). Read the full policy here: Proposal Editing Policy‌

Assists faculty in the final stages of manuscript preparation (before submission to a press) with funding to solicit an extensive reader’s report from an expert in the pertinent research area. Read the full policy here: Book Manuscript Review Policy‌

Funding support to tenured and tenure-track faculty for costs associated with publication. These costs include, but are not limited to, publication subvention, page charges, and copyright fees. Read the full policy here: Faculty Publication Support Fund Policy‌ 

The Writing Center employs consultants with experience supporting researchers in their scholarship, including internal and external grants, articles for publication, full-length monographs, and other academic writing.  Consultants will work with you on developing early drafts or preparing final drafts. To arrange an individual consultation, please contact the Writing Center at  writingcenter@miami.edu.

Up to $500 is availabe for lecturers to attend conferences or their equivalents (e.g., workshops, roundtables, panels) at which they will present and/or discuss their work. Read the full policy here: College Policy to Assist Lecturers‌

The College will fund up to two travel expense awards of $1500. These awards are intended to support lecturers’ attendance at domestic conferences, meetings, training seminars, or workshops that will enhance their effectiveness in the classroom through exposure to new and/or enhanced pedagogical techniques. Read the full policy here: College Policy to Assist Lecturers‌

The College will fund up to five summer research awards of $2,000 each. Depending on the type of research, the lecturer may partner with a tenure-track faculty member. Read the full policy here: College Policy to Assist Lecturers‌

The fellowship is a three-year appointment including an annual research fund of $15,000. Three Cooper Fellows are chosen based on excellence in contributing to our core missions of scholarship, teaching and service.

The Gabelli Senior Scholar Award recognizes a faculty member at the associate professor level for interdisciplinary scholarship, outstanding contributions to the College and the University, and exceptional promise of future success. This three-year appointment includes an annual research allocation of $5,000 upon availability of the endowment returns.

This award is intended to recognize a specific new pedagogical approach or tool used by a faculty member in one or more of their classes. Examples can include, but are not limited to: course re-design; portfolios of student work; virtual and/or augmented reality; project-based learning; gamification; microlearning; peer-assessment; and blended learning. Read the full policy here.

This prestigious title is awarded annually to one Senior Lecturer within the College of Arts and Sciences for demonstrating exceptional engagement pedagogy. Read the full description here.

Funding of $2,000 per department is available for experts to host workshops that teach new instructional strategies or techniques to our faculty on campus. Read the full policy here: Call for Pedagogy Workshop

The Summer Writing Institute provides full-time faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences with tools and strategies to further integrate writing instruction into content-based classes.‌

The University’s Platform for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETAL) also offers resources for faculty seeking to enhance their teaching.

August 16^th at 9:00 a.m : New Faculty Onboarding Session

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) encourages,facilitates, and supports the University of Miami community in all forms of research, education, scholarly, creative, service, and outreach activities. To sign up and receive ORA’s funding newsletters, send an email to vprs@miami.edu.

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations works with Arts and Sciences faculty to secure philanthropic gifts and grants from corporations and independent foundations. The OCFR office can work with you on all stages of foundation fundraising, from identifying potential foundation funders, to cultivating relationships with foundations, to proposal development and submission, and stewardship/reporting. To learn more contact Melissa Peerless, Senior Director Corporate and Foundation Relations, at m.peerless@miami.edu

Funding Opportunitites:

Federal Funding Agency Links
Foundation Directory (access through UM Libraries)
Grants.Gov
Private/Corporate Funding Agency Links

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