Description
Several John Lantz Sabbatical Enhancement Awards are available each year. These awards enable faculty to spend all, or a portion, of a sabbatical leave period away from the university. The awards may be used for moving expenses, rent supplements, or special research costs which cannot be covered by other faculty professional development funds.
These awards have been provided from an endowment established by an anonymous donor, who recognized the central role played by the faculty in developing the excellence of the university. The donor was especially desirous of supporting faculty research or advanced study during a sabbatical period as a way to strengthen the kind of undergraduate teaching which produces people of genuine understanding.
The enhancement awards are to be used by senior faculty to continue developing their abilities as teachers through further research or study. Applicants, therefore, should have demonstrated unusual skill and enthusiasm as teachers of undergraduates, should show that the proposed projects will strengthen their specific abilities and should indicate clearly the project's long-term impact on their respective departments and the university.
On the Sabbatical and Leave Application form, you must indicate that you are applying for the Lantz Sabbatical Enhancement Award, even if you are also applying for a John Lantz Senior Fellowship or a regular sabbatical. An Enhancement Award is not contingent upon application for a Lantz Senior Fellowship, nor does receipt of a Lantz Senior Fellowship preclude an Enhancement Award.
The review of all applications and the selection of award recipients will be accomplished by a committee consisting of the academic deans and chairs from four departments not represented among the applicants. Because this committee will include persons from diverse disciplines, non-technical language should be employed by applicants in describing the project and by the chair in assessing the project's significance to the discipline and to the university's educational program.
Eligibility
To be eligible for consideration, you must be tenured (or in the tenure evaluation year), eligible for a sabbatical leave during the following academic year, and recognized for outstanding teaching, professional growth and service to the university. You do not need to have tenure on September 1 of the year in which you apply for the John Lantz Sabbatical Enhancement Award.
Please see policy statement and documentation required for university support of travel outside the United States.
Application
Application for a Lantz Enhancement Award is completed as part of the Sabbatical and Leave Application form, and shall include::
- An explanation of why the funds are needed for you to complete your proposed work and how the requested funds will enable you to further your professional goals for the next three to five years.
- A budget. Prepare an itemized list of expense items with explanatory notes.
- Foreign Travel Waiver, if applicable.
- For research that involves the use of human participants or animals, please be aware that appropriate approval must be obtained before beginning research. Please consult IRB or IACUC approval processes information available on the university’s website for details.
Materials other than those listed above will not be considered.
Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on September 10 of the year preceding that in which the sabbatical leave is to be taken. If the application due date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the application is due by 11:59 pm the Monday immediately following the due date. Decisions will be communicated on or before December 8.
Reporting
Upon completion of your sabbatical, please submit a written report that outlines in detail what you accomplished during the sabbatical in terms of achieving the goals and objectives you outlined in the original application and that provides a general accounting of expenditures. The report should be submitted to the department chair to provide the chair an opportunity to view the report before forwarding it. The chair will forward the report to the Provost. The report is due by August 31 of the academic year during which the grant was awarded.
Special Conditions
Recipients of a John Lantz Sabbatical Enhancement Award agree to return to the university for a period of at least one year following the conclusion of the sabbatical, or to repay the university all funds received. Compensation received from another institution is subject to the same rules under sabbatical leaves.
Additional Forms:
If applicable, please complete these additional forms and upload them with your application.
Foreign Travel Waiver - if your research involves travel outside of the United States
Special Travel Waiver - if your travel includes countries on the Department of State's Travel Warning List or the Centers for Disease Control’s Travel Health Warning List