The program exists to encourage faculty and staff members to engage in scholarly and creative activities that enhance their professional growth in their fields. Compensation for full-time faculty and staff or their replacements is an ineligible category. DePaul supports this program, and the others of the University Research Council, in the belief that the vitality of the faculty is essential to its success in serving students and the community.
Funding is for eighteen months after council approval of the grant.
Funding the preparation and formatting of a completed manuscript, including indexing, according to a publisher's requirements is an eligible project. The application should explain the scholarly value of the book and include some evidence of a publisher's intent to produce the book. The application deadlines are October 15 and March 15. Late applications cannot be accepted. Recipients of previous Competitive Grants, Stipends, or Paid Leaves are required to have no final report overdue.