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Scholarly inquiry is central to the intellectual life of an academic community. At the heart of scholarly inquiry is the process of disciplined research through which authentic insights are generated. Disciplined research is an integral part of the teaching-learning process, without which the learning process fails to progress beyond introductory levels of knowledge. Further, the academic credibility of the institution as a whole is established in part with reference to the scholarly achievements of its faculty.
The Competitive Scholarly Research Grants Program provides support to faculty engaging in scholarly/creative activity. Grants of up to $5,000 will be made in support of scholarly research activities. The number of grants and the amounts awarded will be dependent on the availability of funds. The following are examples of the types of activities that could be funded:
1. Scholarly Growth of Faculty -- disciplinary and creative activity that keeps the faculty member abreast of developments in relevant fields of knowledge, generates scholarly knowledge of relevance to the academic assignments of the faculty member, aids in the development of new areas of scholarly competence needed within the campus, and/or generates knowledge to inform public policy.
2. Scholarly Growth of Students -- faculty led research and creative activity involving student groups. The research/activity must focus on students’ scholarly development and participation in discipline level inquiry and must foster their achievement of advanced levels of competence in particular disciplinary areas.
Priority will be given to the support of projects involving complex and careful research that are not currently receiving campus support. A secondary priority is the support of projects that hold the promise of attracting external support to the campus.
An exact schedule is announced each year. Generally, faculty members requesting support under this program should submit a proposal in writing to the Dean of their college in March. The proposal should include the following:
Basic Information. Project title, the name of the faculty member, the faculty member's college, contact information, and the date of submission.
Project Description. The project description should be limited to three to five pages in length and should include:
a short description of the project and its relationship to the literature in the field
a statement of the need for the particular project or description of the problem to be researched
the objectives or goals of the project
explanation as to how this project fits into one's overall research and/or scholarship agenda
the involvement of students (if applicable)
identification of the products that can be expected to be produced (journal article, curriculum materials, etc.)
a discussion of the possibilities, or lack of possibilities, for subsequent external funding to continue or expand the project
a listing of previous NIAs and/or other campus support the faculty has received for research activities within the past four years and progress made
A budget of up to $5000. Funds can be requested in any or all of three categories:
Salary stipend
Equipment
Contractual (e.g. travel, commodities, student support)
Bibliography
A recent vita
Note: Applicants may contact Deb Koua, Grants and Contracts Coordinator, for assistance with any aspect of proposal preparation.
The Dean of the College will forward proposals with the Dean’s comments to the chair of the Research Board. After review by the Board, notification of grant recipients will be made by April 15. Awardees will be required to submit a one-page report on their activity by August 31.
The
Faculty Excellence Award is intended to recognize sustained, career-long
accomplishments at UIS in teaching and scholarship. It provides an opportunity
to honor colleagues who best exemplify the ideal of the teacher-scholar and
whom the faculty recognize as role models. The award, in the amount of $4000,
is funded through the generosity of Chancellor and Mrs. Richard D. Ringeisen.
All faculty members holding the rank of associate or full professor are
eligible to be nominated. All faculty
members and administrators holding faculty rank may make nominations. There is
no limit as to the number of nominees from any department/program or college.
No self-nominations are allowed.
Nomination
materials must include an up-to-date copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae,
and, most importantly, a detailed statement of the justification of the award
from the nominator based in significant measure on materials in the nominee’s
personnel file and other materials provided by the nominator. The nominator
must make the case for the cumulative record of excellence in teaching and
scholarship sustained over an entire career.
Nominators must obtain written permission from the nominee to review his
or her personnel file to assist in preparing the nomination. This permission
extends to all those reviewing the nomination as part of this process. Up to
two additional letters of support documenting aspects of the nominee’s career
accomplishments will be considered.
The
Campus Sabbatical and Awards Committee shall serve as the review panel for the
Ringeisen Faculty Excellence Award.
See the current Academic Personnel Calendar for the
dates by which nominations must be received in the Provost’s Office and by
which the review panel will make its recommendations to the Provost, who
decides and subsequently notifies the recipient of this award. Funds will be available in the fiscal year
following announcement of the award, beginning July 1.
All full-time faculty holding tenured or tenure-track appointments are eligible to be nominated. (Full-time administrators holding faculty rank are not eligible.) All faculty members and administrators holding faculty rank may make nominations. There is no limit as to the number of nominees from any department, program, or college. No self-nominations are allowed.
Nomination materials must include the nominee’s current curriculum vita and bibliography, and most importantly, a detailed justification from the nominator based in significant measure on materials in the nominee’s personnel file and other materials provided by the nominator. Criteria for assuring excellence in teaching are found in the campus personnel policies. The nominator must make the case for a cumulative record of excellence in teaching as defined therein above. Nominators must obtain written permission from the nominee to review his or her personnel file to assist in preparing the nomination. This permission extends to all those reviewing the nomination as part of this process. No outside letters of appreciation or recommendation should be included.
The Campus Sabbatical and Awards Committee shall serve as the review panel for the Pearson Faculty Award.
See the current Academic Personnel Calendar for the dates by which nominations must be received in the Provost’s Office and by which the review panel will make its recommendations to the chancellor, who decides and subsequently notifies the recipient of this award. Funds will be available in the fiscal year following announcement of the award, beginning July 1.
Robert C. Spencer, the founding president of Sangamon State University, established the expectation that public service and service to the academic community would be highly valued by the faculty at SSU. This annual award recognizes a cumulative record of significant accomplishment in service by a faculty member on the UIS campus.
Each year, one Spencer Faculty Service Award of $5,000 is made to a faculty member for developmental purposes (i.e., professional travel, equipment, a summer assignment, etc.). Nominees for this award will be assessed by the Campus Sabbatical and Awards Committee with the expectation that the individual selected would exemplify that model “professor-citizen” envisioned by Robert Spencer. In keeping with the spirit of this award, those under consideration must be nominated by others.
All full-time faculty holding tenured or tenure-track appointments are eligible to be nominated. (Full-time administrators holding faculty rank are not eligible.) All faculty members and administrators holding faculty rank may make nominations. There is no limit as to the number of nominees from any department, program, or college. No self-nominations are allowed.
The following are nomination guidelines for this award.
· Nomination materials must include an up-to-date copy of the nominee’s curriculum vita and bibliography, and most importantly, a detailed statement of the justification of the award from the nominator based in significant measure on materials in the nominee’s personnel file and other materials provided by the nominator. Criteria for excellence in service are found in the campus personnel policy. The nominator must make the case for a cumulative record of excellence in service as defined above.
· No outside letters of appreciation or recommendation should be included.
The Campus Sabbatical and Awards Committee shall serve as the review panel for the Spencer Faculty Service Award.
See the current Academic Personnel Calendar for the dates by which nominations must be received in the Provost’s Office and by which the review panel will make its recommendations to the chancellor, who decides and subsequently notifies the recipient of this award. Funds will be available in the fiscal year following announcement of the award, beginning July 1.
The University Scholars Program is designed to identify outstanding members of the faculty and to provide each with a modest amount of funds annually for a defined number of years. The importance of this award lies in the flexibility with which the funds may be spent. The recipient may use the funds to enhance scholarly work in any appropriate manner. The award cannot be used for salary rate increases. The award is not made for a specific project or proposal; rather, it is a symbol of the recipient's excellence and the University's commitment to foster outstanding people and their work. Therefore, the award is made through nomination, not by application.
In the spring of 1999, the vice president for academic affairs issued two substantive changes in the University Scholars Program which reflect the recommendations of a University committee. Beginning with selections made academic year 1999-2000, one award level was established, not two (junior and senior), and the stipend changed from $6,000 (junior) or $12,000 (senior) to $10,000 per year for each of three years to a member of the faculty whose work is clearly superior. Nominees for this award are carefully screened to assure that the individual selected is among the very best in his or her field. While budgetary support for this award is provided by the University, the selection process is campus-based.
All faculty members holding full-time faculty contracts are eligible to be nominated. (Full-time administrators holding faculty rank are not eligible.) All faculty members and administrators holding faculty rank may make nominations. There is no limit as to the number of nominees from any department, program, or college. No self-nominations are allowed.
The following are nomination guidelines for these awards.
· Nomination materials must include a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae and bibliography, and most importantly, a detailed statement of the justification of the award from the nominator. The justification must make the case for the scholarly excellence of the candidate in both teaching and scholarship, as defined on this campus.
· Nominators should make every effort to provide information on the nominees' record of excellence, since the panel will not have access to other supporting testimony.
· No outside letters of appreciation or recommendation should be included.
The University Scholar s Review Panel shall consist of one senior faculty member from each college (appointed by the provost upon recommendation of the dean), one emeritus faculty member appointed by the chancellor, and the provost, ex-officio, as the chair.
· See the current academic personnel calendar for the date by which nominations must be received in the Provost’s Office.
· Nominees will be notified and asked to make their personnel files available to the review panel.
· The review panel will make its recommendations to the chancellor, who will make campus recommendations to the vice president for academic affairs.
· Award recipients will be notified by the president in late summer.
