TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesCollegeScholarAward(CSA)programwillprovideone semester ofcourse replacement funds to enable tenured faculty to pursueresearch/creative scholarly activities.Thefunds will be provided to the recipient’s department tofund costs of course replacement that occur during the semester the award recipient is released from teaching.These awards can be used in conjunction with a sabbatical (although sabbatical isnot required).Nineawardswillbeprovidedthiscycle:4fortheNaturalSciences,3for the Arts & Humanities, and 2 for the Social Sciences.
A.Eligibility
Thefollowingcriteriaapply.Atthetimeofapplication:
- Applicantsmusthavebeenfull-timetenuredfacultymembersforatleasttwo years in the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Atleastfouryearsmusthavepassedsincetheapplicant’slastUniversityof Colorado at Boulder sabbatical.To be eligible, the faculty member’s last sabbatical would have been in Spring 2018 or earlier.
- If the applicant has not previouslytaken a UCB sabbatical, they must have heldafull-timeUCB CollegeofArtsandSciencestenure-trackappointment for at least four consecutive years.
B. Applicationprocedure
Each applicant should notifytheir Chairof theirintentionto applyfor a CollegeScholar Award well before the application deadline.Unit size and adequacy ofteaching coverage will be considered in determining the number of applications. Specifically,oneapplicationperunitwillbeacceptedfromunitswith15orfewertenure-track faculty. Two applications can be considered from units with 16 ormore tenure-track faculty. Ifaunithasmorethantherequisitenumber ofapplicants,theunitChair/Director/Executive Committee should decide which proposals willbe forwarded to the College.
All applications are due by 12 noon on Nov. 1.
Allinformationandinquiries shouldbesentelectronically,in *one* PDF(theletterofsupportshouldbeseparate,and sent by the Chair, Director, or Executive Committee), tobud.coleman@colorado.edu
Applicationsmustincludethefollowing,in12-pointfont.
- A concise (750 words or less) description of the proposed activitiesduring the award period, including the title and goals of the project.The descriptionshouldbegeneralinnatureexplainingthevalue, importanceand 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 onthe awardscommitteewillnotbepresent duringtheevaluationofyourproposal. Because your proposal may be evaluated by scholars/artists outsideyour field, it should be written so it can be understood by faculty in otherdisciplines.
Theproposalshouldexplainwhytheprojectdemandsextratimeanddescribe what is exceptional about the project.
Explainhowthefellowshipwillenhancethecandidate’sresearch/creative work and/orteaching capabilities and potentially impact the candidate’s scholarly/artisticcareer.
Theproposalshouldbeself-contained:onlyinformationintheproposal description can be considered.
Finally,pleaseincludeastatementexplainingwhetherornottheawardwill be used in conjunction with a sabbatical.
- A vitae no longer than 3 pages.If applicable, include the date of previoussabbatical.Provide a list of selected publications/performances/exhibitions/ screenings and service performedand recognition, honors, awards and/orfellowships. Forthepastfouryears,listcoursestaughtandanyexternalfunding awards (includingsource, dates, amount, and your role as PI, co-PI, etc.).
Applicationsthatexceedthepagelimitwillbereturned.
- Applicants must obtain a letter of support from the unit Executive CommitteeorChair/Director (nomorethantwopages)regardingthe applicant’sproject and record of accomplishment including:
- theapplicant’sstatureinfield
- theimportanceoftheCSAtotheapplicant’sscholarly/artisticcareer
- applicant’snatureandqualityofteaching
- applicant’scurrentteachingcommitmentanddescriptionof “normal” teaching commitment
- informationaboutanypreviousreleasetime,includingsabbaticals,fellowships,coursebuyouts,etc.
C. GeneralinformationabouttheCSAprocess
- Previous recipients of the College of Arts and Sciences’ College ScholarAwardwillevaluate proposalsandmakerecommendationsto the Dean.
- TheCollegeScholarAwardmustbetakeninanyoneofthefoursemesters beginning the fall semester after selection.
- ThedeanwillnotifytheunitChair/Directoroftheawardrecipients.
- According to A&S records,the following units currently have more than 15 tenuretrackfaculty:ANTH, APPM,APS,AAH,EBIO,MCDB,CHEM,ECON, ENGL, GEOG, GEOL, HIST, IPHY, MATH, PHIL, PHYS, PSCI,PSYC,SOCY.
D. Additionalinformation
- TheCSAprogramisintendedtoprovideonesemesterofteachingreleasethatwill allow awardees to pursue research/creative work.
- Although not required, these awards can be used in conjunction with a sabbatical. Whentakeninconjunction withasabbaticalthese(sabbaticalandCollegeScholar award) should be used in series, not in parallel.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.This allows the sabbatical clock to start ticking (for when another one is allowable).
- CSAfundsareprovidedthroughtheLeaves&Replacement(L&R)processforone semester of replacement costs while the faculty is released from teaching.
- TheunitwilluseCSAfundstopayforreplacementlecturercostsduringthe semester the awardee is released from teaching.
- Theawardrecipientwilldeterminethesemestertheywanttopursue research/creative work (no teaching).
- Therecipients’unitchair/directorwillrequestreplacementlecturerfundsthrough the L&R process for the semester the award recipient is released from teaching.
- Theunitchair/directorshouldcoordinatewiththeirrespectiveDivisionalDeanto identify the CSA replacement funding in their L&R request.
- Theawardeewillcontinuetobepaidasusual.