Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program - Purpose,
Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria
Purpose
The Chief Academic Officers of the Big 12 Universities
created the Big 12 Faculty Fellowship program for the purpose of
stimulating scholarly activities in the areas of teaching, research
and service. Recently, a mentoring and networking component has
been added to facilitate the establishment of contacts and networks
for new faculty with outstanding individuals in their discipline
at other Big 12 universities.
The program offers the faculty the opportunity to travel to member
institutions to participate in cross mentoring among universities,
develop working relationships and exchange ideas with others.
Application
Form
Past Recipients
Guidelines
- Deadline May 1, 2008
- All faculty who are tenure-track or tenured are
eligible to apply for Big 12 Faculty Fellowships. Graduate students,
faculty in temporary positions, and faculty who have had a fellowship
the previous academic year are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants who have received prior funding from
The Big 12 Faculty Fellowship program must include as part of
the application, a paragraph summarizing the accomplishments and
outcomes of the previous project(s) and how the current proposal
differs from or builds upon the previous project(s).
- All tenure-track faculty who are in their first
two years of appointment at Kansas State are also eligible to
apply for the mentoring and networking component of the Big 12
Faculty Fellowships. Each applicant should already have a K-State
faculty mentor. The K-State faculty mentor can help identify appropriate
individuals at other Big 12 schools who could serve as a contact.
A letter from both K-State and the Big 12 school should accompany
the application and specify the role of the mentor.
- A faculty member may visit any Big 12 university.
Faculty visits will ordinarily be for two weeks, but shorter or
longer visits are possible.
- The visiting fellow may consult with faculty and/or
students, offer lectures or symposia, or engage in whatever activities
are agreeable to the visitor and host institution. See K-State
Fellowship Recipients for a list of K-State faculty who have received
fellowships in previous years.
- The interested faculty member contacts the host
unit (individual or department) that the faculty member wishes
to visit and ascertains if and when the visitation would be possible.
If a faculty member is not acquainted with possible collaborators
in his or her discipline at other Big 12 schools, that faculty
member's department head or dean may assist in identifying the
appropriate individuals at other Big 12 schools. The Office of
the Provost may also be used as a resource in providing names
of individuals to contact.
- Preference will be given to faculty members who
propose the establishment of a relationship with new collaborators.
- The host unit formally invites the faculty fellow
by sending a letter of invitation that specifies its ability to
handle the visitor. This letter should include a statement of
the activities to be conducted, the resources made available to
the visitor, and a summary of expected or potential outcomes of
the project.
- The faculty member's home institution provides
up to $2,500.00 towards transportation, lodging and meals. Reimbursement
for expenses related to research supplies and registration fees
will be considered. Copy charges, office supplies or expenses
for student employees are not eligible budget items.
- These awards are not designated to supplement
sabbatical leaves.
- Faculty members will be responsible for arranging
coverage of their duties at their home campus during their absence.
- An announcement will be made by the host unit
announcing the visiting fellow.
- Within one month of his or her return to campus,
the faculty member will submit a brief report to the Provost describing
outcomes of the visit and offering suggestions for future planning.
- Applications for the academic year 2008-2009 will be due on 1 May
2008. Decisions for funding will be announced on or before 30 June
2008.
Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program Evaluation Criteria
- Preference will not be given to any particular
rank or tenure at Kansas State University, with the exception
of the mentoring component for which applicants must be within
their first 2 years of appointment at K-State.
- Preference will be given to faculty members
who propose the establishment of a relationship with new collaborators.
- Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.
- Budgets must follow K-State travel regulations.
- Primary criteria for evaluation include:
- Potential for enhancing scholarship
of teaching, research and service
- Likelihood of promoting new or enhanced
inter-institutional collaborations
- Clarity and strength of proposal
- Strength of justification of both the
project and the budget
- Funds must be expended by 1 September of
the following academic year.