The听College听of听Arts听and听Sciences听College听Scholar听Award听(CSA)听program听will听provide听one semester of听course replacement funds to enable tenured faculty to pursue听research/creative scholarly activities.听The听funds will be provided to the recipient鈥檚 department to听fund costs of course replacement that occur during the semester the award recipient is released from teaching.听These awards can be used in conjunction with a sabbatical (although sabbatical is听not required).听Nine听awards听will听be听provided听this听cycle:听4听for听the听Natural听Sciences,听3听for the Arts & Humanities, and 2 for the Social Sciences.

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A.听Eligibility

The听following听criteria听apply.听At听the听time听of听application:

  1. Applicants听must听have听been听full-time听tenured听faculty听members听for听at听least听two years in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  2. At听least听four听years听must听have听passed听since听the听applicant鈥檚听last听University听of Colorado at Boulder sabbatical.听To be eligible, the faculty member鈥檚 last sabbatical would have been in Spring 2018 or earlier.
  3. If the applicant has not previously听taken a UCB sabbatical, they must have held听a听full-time听UCB College听of听Arts听and听Sciences听tenure-track听appointment for at least four consecutive years.

B. Application听procedure

Each applicant should notify听their Chair听of their听intention听to apply听for a College听Scholar Award well before the application deadline.听Unit size and adequacy of听teaching coverage will be considered in determining the number of applications. Specifically,听one听application听per听unit听will听be听accepted听from听units听with听15听or听fewer听tenure-track faculty. Two applications can be considered from units with 16 or听more tenure-track faculty. If听a听unit听has听more听than听the听requisite听number of听applicants,听the听unit听Chair/Director/Executive Committee should decide which proposals will听be forwarded to the College.

All applications are due by 12 noon on Nov. 1.

All听information听and听inquiries should听be听sent听electronically,听in *one* PDF听(the听letter听of听support听should听be听separate,听and sent by the Chair, Director, or Executive Committee), to听bud.coleman@colorado.edu

Applications听must听include听the听following,听in听12-point听font.

  1. A concise (750 words or less) description of the proposed activities听during the award period, including the title and goals of the project.听The description听should听be听general听in听nature听explaining听the听value, importance听and timeliness of the project.

Whenever possible avoid technical details; the description should be understandable to people not experienced in the field. In order to avoid conflict of interest, any member of your department who may serve on听the awards听committee听will听not听be听present during听the听evaluation听of听your听proposal. Because your proposal may be evaluated by scholars/artists outside听your field, it should be written so it can be understood by faculty in other听disciplines.

The听proposal听should听explain听why听the听project听demands听extra听time听and听describe what is exceptional about the project.

Explain听how听the听fellowship听will听enhance听the听candidate鈥檚听research/creative work and/or听teaching capabilities and potentially impact the candidate鈥檚 scholarly/artistic听career.

The听proposal听should听be听self-contained:听only听information听in听the听proposal description can be considered.

Finally,听please听include听a听statement听explaining听whether听or听not听the听award听will be used in conjunction with a sabbatical.

  1. A vitae no longer than 3 pages.听If applicable, include the date of previous听sabbatical.听Provide a list of selected publications/performances/exhibitions/ screenings and service performed听and recognition, honors, awards and/or听fellowships. For听the听past听four听years,听list听courses听taught听and听any听external听funding awards (including听source, dates, amount, and your role as PI, co-PI, etc.).

Applications听that听exceed听the听page听limit听will听be听returned.

  1. Applicants must obtain a letter of support from the unit Executive Committee听or听Chair/Director (no听more听than听two听pages)听regarding听the applicant鈥檚听project and record of accomplishment including:
  2. the听applicant鈥檚听stature听in听field
  3. the听importance听of听the听CSA听to听the听applicant鈥檚听scholarly/artistic听career
  4. applicant鈥檚听nature听and听quality听of听teaching
    • applicant鈥檚听current听teaching听commitment听and听description听of 鈥渘ormal鈥� teaching commitment
  5. information听about听any听previous听release听time,听including听sabbaticals,听fellowships,听course听buyouts,听etc.

C. General听information听about听the听CSA听process

  • Previous recipients of the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� College Scholar听Award听will听evaluate proposals听and听make听recommendations听to the Dean.
  • The听College听Scholar听Award听must听be听taken听in听any听one听of听the听four听semesters beginning the fall semester after selection.
  • The听dean听will听notify听the听unit听Chair/Director听of听the听award听recipients.
  • According to A&S records,听the following units currently have more than 15 tenure听track听faculty:听ANTH, APPM,听APS,听AAH,听EBIO,听MCDB,听CHEM,听ECON, ENGL, GEOG, GEOL, HIST, IPHY, MATH, PHIL, PHYS, PSCI,听PSYC,听SOCY.

D. Additional听information

  • The听CSA听program听is听intended听to听provide听one听semester听of听teaching听release听that听will allow awardees to pursue research/creative work.
  • Although not required, these awards can be used in conjunction with a sabbatical. When听taken听in听conjunction with听a听sabbatical听these听(sabbatical听and听College听Scholar award) should be used in series, not in parallel.听It is important to note that in this situation the awardees will want to take the sabbatical the first semester and the College Scholar Award the second semester.听This allows the sabbatical clock to start ticking (for when another one is allowable).
  • CSA听funds听are听provided听through听the听Leaves听&听Replacement听(L&R)听process听for听one semester of replacement costs while the faculty is released from teaching.
  • The听unit听will听use听CSA听funds听to听pay听for听replacement听lecturer听costs听during听the semester the awardee is released from teaching.
  • The听award听recipient听will听determine听the听semester听they听want听to听pursue research/creative work (no teaching).
  • The听recipients鈥櫶齯nit听chair/director听will听request听replacement听lecturer听funds听through the L&R process for the semester the award recipient is released from teaching.
  • The听unit听chair/director听should听coordinate听with听their听respective听Divisional听Dean听to identify the CSA replacement funding in their L&R request.
  • The听awardee听will听continue听to听be听paid听as听usual.

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