Proposals sought for funds supporting faculty conference travel
Proposals are being accepted for the Bangor Savings Bank and Lyndon Paul LoRusso Memorial faculty development funds supporting conference travel.
Ten awards will be made biannually (in spring and fall) to faculty members to support faculty development — specifically conference travel. Seven awards of up to $1,500 each will support domestic travel, and three awards of up to $2,000 each will support international travel.
Full-time, tenure-track and full-time, nontenure-track faculty are eligible to apply. Faculty may apply individually or in groups.
Proposals for the spring 2017 funding cycle must be submitted to Dianne Avery at diannea@maine.edu by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Contact Avery at 581.1595 for application details, as well as questions about budgeting and reimbursement.
A five-member faculty committee will review applications and notify awardees within two weeks of the submission deadline.
For more information about the application process or the review committee’s timetable, contact Jeff St. John at jeffrey.stjohn@maine.edu or 581.1591.
The Bangor Savings Bank Faculty Development Fund and the Lyndon Paul LoRusso Memorial Faculty Development Fund were established at the University of Maine with a mandate that income from the funds (to include appreciation) be used to support faculty development at the discretion of the Office of Academic Affairs. The funds are administered by the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, with the Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs serving in an advisory capacity.