Faculty Development Grant Guidelines
Grant Contract
(The faculty development grants are made possible through the Charles &Neva Endowment of the WVU at Parkersburg Foundation)
The Faculty Development Committee of the WVU at
Parkersburg Faculty Senate has approved your request
for a Faculty Development Grant from the WVU at Parkersburg Foundation and
request that you review and
sign this acceptance contract to indicate that you have accepted and understand
the stipulations stated below:
I will submit this signed contract to the WVU at
Parkersburg Foundation located in the Center for Corporate &
Community Education no later than (insert date here). I understand that my
failure to complete and submit this
contract by the date listed in the previous sentence will result in forfeiture
of my grant award and the funds will
be used for other faculty grants.
I understand that I will
follow the proper procedures for my specific faculty development grant project
as listed
below:
(Please check the item that represents your project)
_____ Professional
Development Grant:
If desired, I will submit the Travel Advance Form provided in this packet to
the Foundation Office no later than the 25th of
the month prior to when the funds are needed. I understand that my advance
request will take at least three weeks and will not
be available until after the 15th of the following month.
I will submit my
Foundation Expense Report for Reimbursement Form and a copy of the Faculty
Development Grant Approval Memo to the Foundation Office within 30 days of
project completion. I will include originals of all necessary receipts for
reimbursement.
_____ Advanced Education Grant:
I will submit my
Foundation Expense Report for Reimbursement Form and an original copy of the
tuition receipt, books, and/or other course-related expenses to the Foundation
Office within 30 days of course payment or grant approval. If I
withdraw from the course, I will return my grant award to the Foundation.
_____ Instructional Innovation Grant:
I will follow the
provisions listed in my Faculty Development Grant Approval Memo. I understand
that my project is to be
completed within the same academic year that my grant is awarded. If my project
will require a longer time period, I will need to contact the chairperson of the
Faculty Development Committee and notify the Foundation Office immediately to
make proper arrangements.
I will submit the Faculty
Development Award Follow-up Questionnaire before the end of the same semester,
summer term or academic year in which the grant was awarded to the Faculty
Development Committee.