2015 faculty project grant (formerly faculty enrichment grant)
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2015
FACULTY PROJECT GRANT
(Formerly Faculty Enrichment
Grant)
The Faculty Project Grants awarded by
Art Center Faculty Council invest in
faculty projects to encourage
innovation in their fields, make special
projects possible, and advance art and
design through experimentation and
research.
Raises the bar for creative
work.
Creates more qualified
instructors.
Helps our students see exciting
new work by their faculty.
WHERE DOES THE
MONEY COME FROM?
The funds for the grants come
from the Samsung Endowment
for Teaching and Learning,
established in 1995.
HOW MUCH MONEY?
Faculty Council awards up to
$40,000 annually in grants
in amounts up to $5,000.
GUIDELINES
FPG awardees are required to
produce objects, papers,
exhibitions or other tangible
results from their project.
All projects must be
documented in a one page
report and short presentation
to the College.
Only one application will be
accepted per applicant per
calendar year.
WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD
PROJECT?
The project cannot be the
documentation of work that
has already been completed
and/or exhibited.
The project cannot be the
presentation of a paper that
has already been written or
already presented.
If the project is receiving funding from
other sources (including any part of Art
Center), this funding must be disclosed
and the proposal must identify what
the other funds will be used for in
comparison to the funds from this
grant.
The project’s execution can be
completed and presented in a
concrete way within a year of
receiving the grant.
Equipment must be clearly specific
to and required to complete the
project. Proposals that exceed
30% allocation towards equipment
must present detailed justification
for the overage.
The grant would benefit Art
Center College of Design
through inspired and original
faculty projects and advances
in the fields of art or design.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE
GRANT?
Faculty Project Grants are for
all faculty members of Art
Center who:
Have taught for at least four
terms in the past two years.
Have not received a
Faculty Project Grant
(formerly Faculty Enrichment
Grant)
in the past three years.
Are not currently members of
Faculty Council.
WHEN ARE APPLICATIONS
DUE?
The completed digital grant
application forms must be
emailed by midnight,
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2015 to
SEPTEMBER 25TH!!!
Grant awards will be
announced by Week 8 of the
Fall term.
The grants will be presented at
a faculty reception for the
recipients hosted by
Faculty Council.
Grantees will be asked to
present a summary of their
proposal at the reception.
Grants will be awarded in two
installments:
90% at the award of the grant.
10% after the work has been
completed and presented.
WHO DETERMINES WHO GETS
THE GRANTS?
Decisions are based solely on
the merits of each proposal.
A jury composed of five
creative professionals
representing a range of
disciplines and perspectives
review the proposals.
A member of Faculty Council,
who does not vote on the
applications, moderates the
jury.
Jurors cannot be employees of
Art Center.
All applicants names are
withheld from the jury.
Examples of past applications
may be viewed in the Art
Center Archives.
SCORING CRITERIA
The grants are intended to support
endeavors that might not be
possible without this award.
Applications will be scored based
on a rubric that includes the
following categories:
CLARITY
Does the applicant clearly
describe what the project is
about, what he/she is proposing
to do and why, and what the
proposed outcome will be?
BUDGET
The budget is appropriate and
accurate, and mirrors details
of the proposal.
FEASIBILITY
Has the applicant shown that
he/she will be able to complete
the project within a year of
receiving the grant?
PROJECT APPROPRIATENESS
Do the main goals of the
proposal seem appropriate for
an innovative faculty project
and the advancement of their
field?
WORTHINESS
Do the benefits of the proposal
to the applicant merit the
award of the grant funds? Is
the proposal possible to
achieve without a grant?
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
All faculty members who
receive grants from the
Samsung Endowment for
Teaching and Learning must:
Present a summary of their
proposal at an awards event
hosted by
Faculty Council.
Provide full documentation of
the use of funds to the Office
of the Provost.
Submit a final report to the
College Archivist and Faculty
Council.
OKAY,
HOW DO I APPLY?
The application form is a
Microsoft Word document that is
to be modified and submitted by
email. Applications not submitted
using this form may be
disqualified.
Part I:
PROJECT PROPOSAL
The proposal is limited to
10,000 characters, what
generally would be three
pages, about 1,500 words,
single-spaced, 12 pt. font.
Part II: BUDGET
Carefully detail all anticipated
expenses. List expenses by
category (Materials, Outside
Service/Labor, Travel, Fees,
Rentals, Other, Equipment) and
total each category.
Acceptable expenses include
those incurred in research,
conference and workshop fees,
travel expenses, rentals of
equipment or spaces, professional
services, and material costs.
Equipment costs are limited to
30% of the amount of the
request unless detailed
justification is provided.
Part III: SUMMARY BRIEF
Please summarize your project
using 100 words or fewer.
Transfer category totals from
the budget to the Summary
Budget Breakdown.
Part IV: PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Save your completed application
using your Art Center Faculty ID
number as the new file name.
Email your completed application
