Extension of deadline for Faculty Initiative Fund proposals

UA Faculty Alliance announces an extension to the call for proposals for the AY23 Faculty Initiative Fund. Proposals are now due by Nov. 14, 2022.

Submission link: https://forms.gle/iwLwamaMAC7FzH5t5

Summary and background

A $300,000 financial commitment by the University of Alaska for FY23 to promote inter-university collaboration in program development, scholarly endeavors and student engagement with the goal of reducing the cost to degree and promoting internship opportunities for students. The commitment is identified as the Faculty Initiative Fund and may also serve as seed money toward the procurement of external grants and contracts.

Systemwide projects that develop, facilitate and sustain effective and innovative efforts to meet the university’s academic mission and goals are also eligible for the FIF. These projects are intended to utilize the intellectual resources of UA faculty to address challenging issues of academic importance including educational accessibility, course content, cost effectiveness of course delivery, and other initiatives that enhance UA’s service to the state. Traditional professional development opportunities, as well as those focused on engagement and collaboration among faculty at all three universities are crucial to maintaining academic innovation, quality and rigor.

The purpose of this request for proposals is to provide an equal opportunity for FIF distribution to eligible faculty to 1) build the intellectual capital of UA through basic and applied research, 2) develop high-impact pedagogical practices, 3) generate new professional development programs for faculty that will establish and maintain collaborations across the system or 4) build on existing systemwide collaborative programs.

Request for proposal and project timeline

All proposals in response to this RFP are due to the Office of Academics, Students and Research no later than 5 p.m. Alaska time Nov. 14, 2022. The review period will end Dec. 12, 2022, with awards announced on Dec. 19, 2022. All applications must be submitted via Google Forms or by emailing a PDF to the Office of Academics, Students and Research Office to kajames6@alaska.edu.

All submissions will receive an email confirmation of receipt within two business days. Disbursement of project funds may begin on Jan. 9, 2023.

Award funds are to be expended by the deadline in the application. Project extensions may be granted through formal requests made to the appropriate college dean (s) no later than 30 days before the original end date of the project. Project extensions may be no more than 12 months in length.

This information can also be found on the Faculty Alliance website.