Our campus distributes funds for our faculty to attend conferences and other programming that supports their professional development.
These funds are distributed yearly by the Faculty Development Committee. The funding policy, which the committee approved for Spring 23, is as follows:
Faculty Development Funding Policy
Effective Spring 2023
Applicants should fill out funding application form and submit completed application no later than 11:55 pm, Feb. 28. Committee will review applications and award recipients by email no later than March 10, 2023.
- The committee will grant 100% of professional development funds to applicants in the spring 2023 semester. There will be one round of applications.
- There will be a cap on grants. Applicants can receive up to $1500 for mainland conferences and up to $750 for local conferences. This cap will enable faculty to plan for their conferences and raise additional funds if necessary. This will also help the committee serve a larger number of faculty in the future.
- There is a funding cap of $1500 over a three year period for a recipient, e.g., over the course of three years, the committee can award up to $1500 to an awardee (Spring 2023 $500 + AY f2023-sp2024 $750 + AY f2024 $250 = $1500). This cap will enable faculty to plan for their conferences and raise additional funds if necessary.
- Any returned funds will be redistributed to already approved applicants who did not receive the maximum $1500 or $750 for their conferences OR will be distributed to applicants who were not initially approved for funding.
- For professional development programs that will be extended to the whole campus, e.g., a campus wide one-year license (non-renewable), the Faculty Development Committee will award one qualifying applicant an amount up to $2000. (For an example of campus wide licensing professional development opportunities, see Innovative Educators-applicant may use different sources.)
- Lecturers will be eligible for funding if they have taught 6 credits or more per semester during the last two academic years at HCC.
- There will be mandatory meetings for funding recipients during the fall and spring semesters. Recipients must share an innovation or information gained at their respective conferences.
- Receiving FDC funding for your travel still requires approval from your Dean, VCAA, and the Chancellor. If approved for funding, prior to making any travel arrangements, please work with your department’s Administrative Assistant who will need to secure approval from administration before moving forward.
To apply for funding, please click this link to fill out the FDC application form.
