Research, Scholarship, Professional Growth
Grant Overview
Proposals lacking any of the required signatures or late proposals will not be considered. An electronic copy in a PDF format must be submitted by email to the chair, sarahherrmann@weber.edu Your electronic application and any appendices should have your last name only (e.g., Smith application.pdf, Smith appendix A; Smith appendix B; etc.). Only two appendices will be accepted per application.
Fall Awards
- Travel Grants
- Hemingway Faculty Vitality Grants
- Hemingway Adjunct Faculty Grants
- Innovative Teaching Grants
- Research and Professional Grant
Fall travel grants are due September 2, 2022. Please submit one PDF copy of the travel request form and the documentation of conference acceptance to sarahherrmann@weber.edu Maximum award is $750.
Deadline for all other Fall awards is October 7, 2022 by 5 pm: One copy of the final proposal with signatures can be emailed to sarahherrmann@weber.edu Please give your college representative at least one week to review.
Spring Awards
- Travel Grants
- Hemingway Collaborative Awards
- Hemingway Excellence Awards
- Hemingway Adjunct Faculty Grants
- Hemingway Faculty Vitality Grants
- Hemingway New Faculty Grants
- Innovative Teaching Grants
- Research and Professional Grant
Spring travel grants are due January 13, 2023. Please submit one PDF copy of the travel request form and the documentation of conference acceptance to sarahherrmann@weber.edu Maximum award is $750.
Deadline for all other Spring awards is February 10, 2023 by 5 pm: One copy of the final proposal with signatures can be emailed to sarahherrmann@weber.edu. Please give your college representative at least one week to review
Summer Awards / Proposal Information
Summer travel grants are due May 5, 2023. Please submit one PDF copy of the travel request form and the documentation of conference acceptance to sarahherrmann@weber.edu. Maximum award is $750.
Helpful Information About Proposals
Proposals that include cost sharing from departments, colleges, off-campus agencies and/or faculty personal funds are viewed more favorably than are proposals that do not include cost-sharing.
RSPG grant amounts typically range from a few hundred dollars to $3,000.
Presidential Teaching Innovation grants are limited to $5,000.
Hemingway Collaborative and Faculty Excellence awards may receive higher levels of funding.
RSPG will provide no more than $1,250/person for travel to conferences within the United States. The committee will consider larger requests for foreign travel during the mid-fall and mid-spring rounds. Travel that exceeds $750 must use the RSPG proposal form.
Proposals that request retroactive funding will NOT be reviewed. For more information on funding criteria and eligible expenses, go to https://www.weber.edu/RSPG/funding_criteria.html
For more information on how the committee evaluates and scores proposals, see our evaluation rubric. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Chair.