2015 FACULTY PROJECT GRANT (Formerly Faculty Enrichment Grant)

2015

FACULTY PROJECT GRANT

(Formerly Faculty Enrichment

Grant)

The Faculty Project Grants awarded by

Art Center Faculty Council invest in

faculty projects to encourage

innovation in their fields, make special

projects possible, and advance art and

design through experimentation and

research.

Raises the bar for creative

work.

Creates more qualified

instructors.

Helps our students see exciting

new work by their faculty.

WHERE DOES THE

MONEY COME FROM?

The funds for the grants come

from the Samsung Endowment

for Teaching and Learning,

established in 1995.

HOW MUCH MONEY?

Faculty Council awards up to

$40,000 annually in grants

in amounts up to $5,000.

GUIDELINES

FPG awardees are required to

produce objects, papers,

exhibitions or other tangible

results from their project.

All projects must be

documented in a one page

report and short presentation

to the College.

Only one application will be

accepted per applicant per

calendar year.

WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD

PROJECT?

The project cannot be the

documentation of work that

has already been completed

and/or exhibited.

The project cannot be the

presentation of a paper that

has already been written or

already presented.

If the project is receiving funding from

other sources (including any part of Art

Center), this funding must be disclosed

and the proposal must identify what

the other funds will be used for in

comparison to the funds from this

grant.

The project’s execution can be

completed and presented in a

concrete way within a year of

receiving the grant.

Equipment must be clearly specific

to and required to complete the

project. Proposals that exceed

30% allocation towards equipment

must present detailed justification

for the overage.

The grant would benefit Art

Center College of Design

through inspired and original

faculty projects and advances

in the fields of art or design.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE

GRANT?

Faculty Project Grants are for

all faculty members of Art

Center who:

Have taught for at least four

terms in the past two years.

Have not received a

Faculty Project Grant

(formerly Faculty Enrichment

Grant)

in the past three years.

Are not currently members of

Faculty Council.

WHEN ARE APPLICATIONS

DUE?

The completed digital grant

application forms must be

emailed by midnight,

SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2015 to

[email protected]

SEPTEMBER 25TH!!!

Grant awards will be

announced by Week 8 of the

Fall term.

The grants will be presented at

a faculty reception for the

recipients hosted by

Faculty Council.

Grantees will be asked to

present a summary of their

proposal at the reception.

Grants will be awarded in two

installments:

90% at the award of the grant.

10% after the work has been

completed and presented.

WHO DETERMINES WHO GETS

THE GRANTS?

Decisions are based solely on

the merits of each proposal.

A jury composed of five

creative professionals

representing a range of

disciplines and perspectives

review the proposals.

A member of Faculty Council,

who does not vote on the

applications, moderates the

jury.

Jurors cannot be employees of

Art Center.

All applicants names are

withheld from the jury.

Examples of past applications

may be viewed in the Art

Center Archives.

SCORING CRITERIA

The grants are intended to support

endeavors that might not be

possible without this award.

Applications will be scored based

on a rubric that includes the

following categories:

CLARITY

Does the applicant clearly

describe what the project is

about, what he/she is proposing

to do and why, and what the

proposed outcome will be?

BUDGET

The budget is appropriate and

accurate, and mirrors details

of the proposal.

FEASIBILITY

Has the applicant shown that

he/she will be able to complete

the project within a year of

receiving the grant?

PROJECT APPROPRIATENESS

Do the main goals of the

proposal seem appropriate for

an innovative faculty project

and the advancement of their

field?

WORTHINESS

Do the benefits of the proposal

to the applicant merit the

award of the grant funds? Is

the proposal possible to

achieve without a grant?

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

All faculty members who

receive grants from the

Samsung Endowment for

Teaching and Learning must:

Present a summary of their

proposal at an awards event

hosted by

Faculty Council.

Provide full documentation of

the use of funds to the Office

of the Provost.

Submit a final report to the

College Archivist and Faculty

Council.

OKAY,

HOW DO I APPLY?

The application form is a

Microsoft Word document that is

to be modified and submitted by

email. Applications not submitted

using this form may be

disqualified.

Part I:

PROJECT PROPOSAL

The proposal is limited to

10,000 characters, what

generally would be three

pages, about 1,500 words,

single-spaced, 12 pt. font.

Part II: BUDGET

Carefully detail all anticipated

expenses. List expenses by

category (Materials, Outside

Service/Labor, Travel, Fees,

Rentals, Other, Equipment) and

total each category.

Acceptable expenses include

those incurred in research,

conference and workshop fees,

travel expenses, rentals of

equipment or spaces, professional

services, and material costs.

Equipment costs are limited to

30% of the amount of the

request unless detailed

justification is provided.

Part III: SUMMARY BRIEF

Please summarize your project

using 100 words or fewer.

Transfer category totals from

the budget to the Summary

Budget Breakdown.

Part IV: PERSONAL

INFORMATION

Save your completed application

using your Art Center Faculty ID

number as the new file name.

Email your completed application

to: [email protected]

Questions?

contact Faculty Council at

[email protected]