Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars Accepting Applications for Academic Year 2008 – 2009
Agency: Towson University Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars
Deadline: April 28, 2008
The Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars is pleased to announce that it will be accepting applications for Towson Scholars for the academic year 2008-2009. All full time faculty up to the rank of Assistant Professor or Librarian I and II who have been at Towson three years or less are eligible to apply. The purpose of the Academy is to gather senior-mentors with junior faculty in a seminar setting that will give the latter an opportunity to share their research projects, reflective thinking essays, or portions of their dissertations under revision. The research, thought-analyses, or revisions will be undertaken during the year preceding presentation with support provided by the Towson Academy of Scholars.
A committee of senior faculty members will oversee this initiative, and will serve as a review panel to select participating scholars. Applications may be blind reviewed by external reviewers. The committee will select up to three scholars from applications submitted from across the university community in the spring. For the academic year 2008-2009, junior scholars will receive $1,000 in cash from the University and two hundred dollars in books from Houghton Mifflin Publishers.
In the spring of 2009, at a date to be arranged by the committee, each of the junior scholars selected will present his or her seminar paper in the Towson Room, Cook Library. In consultation with the scholars, the committee will arrange for one or two authorities in their fields to serve as discussants.
Faculty members who are selected to be Towson Scholars will be encouraged to invite their students to their presentations. Seminars are open to the university community, and junior faculty will be required to make their papers available upon request.
While papers, essays, and/or chapters may reflect the academic discourse of their discipline, the oral presentations must communicate broadly to the University community.
Applications may be obtained on-line at the Office of University Research Services Web site, http://www.towson.edu/ours. Completed applications should be submitted to the Office of University Research Services, 7800 York Road, Room 225, by 5:00 pm April 28. Applications emailed to mhealy@towson.edu by 5:00 pm April 28 will also be accepted.
Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars
Patricia W. Romero, CLA and Chair
Deborah Nolan, Library
Sharon Buchbinder, College of Health Professions
Brian Masters, Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Debi Gartland, College of Education
Mary Louise Healy, Office of University Research Services
Peter Lev, College of Fine Arts and Communication
Dong Yao, College of Business and Economics
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Reminder: Faculty Development and Research Committee’s Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for Fall 2008
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadline: May 1, 2008
The Faculty Development and Research Committee is pleased to announce its call for applications for Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for use during the fall semester 2008. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 pm Thursday, May 1, 2008.
Research Monetary Awards of up to $5,000 will be made for projects leading to a scholarly product, such as a proposal to an external funding source, or a publication, presentation, invention, composition, performance, or exhibition. Funds may be used for project-related expenses such as research assistants, supplies, and travel, and will be made available upon approval of awards. All funds awarded under this application round must be expended within 12 months of the award date, though requests for extensions may be considered by the Committee.
Full program guidelines for both the Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grant programs are available on the Office of University Research Services’ Web page, http://grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp. Application forms for both programs are available in hard copy or as Word documents from the Office of University Research Services (extension 4-2236 or by email, mhealy@towson.edu) or on the Web at the above address. An original and eight copies of completed application forms and accompanying documentation as described in the application form should be submitted to the Office of University Research Services, 7800 York Road, Room 225.
URL:http://grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp
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Opportunity for Faculty in the College of Business and Economics
FINRA Investor Education Foundation Grant Program
Agency: FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Deadline: July 12, 2008
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, formerly known as the NASD Investor Education Foundation, supports innovative research and educational projects that give investors the tools and information they need to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. Through its grant program, the foundation funds research and/or educational projects that support its mission of providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.
In 2008, the Foundation is especially interested in applications that focus on the following areas:
- New marketing and distribution channels for financial and investor education
- Helping Americans manage their finances and investments in retirement
- Meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences
- Using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing
The FINRA Foundation places a high priority on reaching and engaging a well-defined target audience, and encourages collaboration and partnerships that facilitate effective marketing and distribution efforts. Successful education projects will have measurable impact and reach large audiences in a cost-effective manner. Preference will be given to projects that can be replicated and sustained beyond the term of grant funding. For research projects, the Foundation is especially interested in work that has practical applications in the financial and investor education field.
The first step in applying for Foundation funding is the submission of a concept paper. An applicant’s eligibility for funding and the extent to which the proposed project furthers the Foundation’s current priorities will be determined and certain applicants will be invited to submit a full grant proposal. There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount. In considering grant requests, the merits of the proposed project are the primary focus.
URL: http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp
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Individual Multidiscinplinary Opportunity
Fulbright Scholars Program
Agency: U.S. Department of State
Deadline: August 1, 2008
Fulbright Scholar Program’s 2009 - 2010 competition for lecturing and research grants is now open. The program sends some 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Awards vary from two months to an academic year or longer. Most lecturing awards are in English, with some exceptions in Latin America and Africa. For research awards the applicant’s foreign language ability must meet the needs of the project. Applicants must be U.S. citizens; permanent resident status is not sufficient. They must also hold the Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree (including a master’s degree depending on the field), as appropriate, at the time of application. In addition, they must have university teaching experience at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity as specified in the award description. Preference will be given to candidates who have not had previous Fulbright grants. Recipients of a traditional Fulbright Senior Scholar award (defined as longer than two months) are eligible to receive another traditional award five years after the date of completion of the previous award. The maximum number of traditional Fulbright Senior Scholar awards is two in a lifetime. Complete information about the program, including a listing of all opportunities and downloadable guidelines, can be found at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) Web site.
URL: http://www.cies.org
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