Contract faculty (CUPE 3903) fund deadlines

The deadlines for contract faculty (CUPE 3903) fund are Oct. 1, March 1 and June 1.

CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS

Objective:

to support contract faculty members who are: i) giving papers;

ii) have been asked to give commentaries or 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 Oct. 1 deadline is only for research grants up to $8,000; the March 1 deadline is for both research grants and 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, Department of Academic Employee Relations, ext. 33381.