Tenure track and tenured members of the faculty are eligible to apply for Junior Faculty Research Leaves and for sabbatical leaves. Continuing non-tenure track faculty are eligible for professional development leave support. Consult the Faculty Handbook for details on these programs. Support is given for faculty who deliver papers, chair a session, provide invited comments and sit on the boards of professional associations. For further details, check the guidelines on the faculty travel pool .
Special funding is available for developing courses, supporting teaching and research.
The Office of the Provost offers support for curriculum and departmental website development. Curriculum development support is directed towards those departments not already aided by outside grants. Funding is available on a competitive basis. Projects need not be focused on the use of new technologies, although that is the preference. For more information, check Initiatives for Curricular and Departmental Website Support .