Washington and Lee University
DATE: October 17, 2007 (revised in underlined italics, Januray 22, 2008)
TO: Undergraduate Faculty
FROM: June R. Aprille, Provost
RE: 2008 Glenn Grant Proposals
The application deadline for a 2008 summer Glenn Grant is January 28, 2008.
There are two categories of projects:
A) Projects leading to a scholarly or artistic product, textbook, or paper on pedagogy. Approved projects will be awarded a grant of $300/week for up to eight weeks of summer work. In addition, approved projects are eligible for expenses of up to $1,600.00 for a) equipment; b) research assistants; c) travel and living expenses for work outside Rockbridge County (up to $50.00/day; $.375/mile; economy commercial travel fares). An applicant may elect to apply for expense funding in excess of $1600, but never more than the total of $1600 and $300/week. The grant portion can never exceed $2400.
B) Projects serving to improve pedagogy or expertise in a field, such as attending domestic or foreign workshops or seminars, or studying significant cultural sites. Approved projects will be eligible for expenses of up to $1,600.00 (up to $50.00/day; $.375/mile; economy commercial travel fares).
Grants may not cover any of the following items: improvement or increase of personal or departmental laboratories, libraries, or other physical resources; computer software; copying; preparation of lectures or other classroom materials; attending professional meetings; University administrative expenses of any sort.
Grant applications should be strictly limited to two typewritten pages. They must be written in language understandable to non-specialists.
The grant application should include the following information; applications omitting any of this information will be considered incomplete and will not be funded.
(a) Summary page stating the project title, name(s) of those involved in the project, project’s dates and location, itemized budget, and application date;
(b) History of your Glenn Grant funding for the last five years, indicating scholarly products resulting from this funding.
(c) Detailed project description including (i) its purpose, (ii) how it will be carried out, (iii) location and time required for its completion, (iv) materials and/or assistants to be used, (v) the end product, and (vi) its contribution to your growth as a teacher-scholar and to your field(s) of teaching and/or scholarship.
(d) Outside funding sought for this project and present status or outcome of these efforts (grant applications will be strengthened where outside funding is sought for the same project); and
(e) Indication of previous Glenn Grant funding for proposed project and progress made under previous funding (including resulting publications).
Applications should be endorsed by signature of department head and Dean.
Applications will be judged on the following criteria: