Grants for contract faculty

CONTRACT FACULTY (CUPE 3903)

Fund Deadlines:

March 1, 2003 and June 1, 2003

CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS

Objective: to support contract faculty members who are: i) giving papers; ii) have been asked to give commentaries of to chair sessions; or iii) attending conferences.  Eligible expenses include travel, registration, accommodation and subsistence.

Value: up to $2,000

Duration: NO more than one grant per year

RESEARCH GRANTS

Note: The March 1, 2003 deadline is for both the research grants and the release time.

Objective: to encourage individual research and study by defraying research costs incurred by members of the CUPE 3903 bargaining unit.

Value: Research grants – up to $8,000; Release time course directorship grants – salary equivalent to one full-course directorship

Duration:

One year

For further information contact:

Chris Stefou, Academic Employee Relations, ext. 33381.