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Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Diversity and Inclusion Leave Program

A Grant Program of the NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committees (JLMC). View information on JLMC grant programs.

The application deadline (for Spring 2024 leave) is November 1, 2023.

Objective

The Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Program enhances employment opportunities for Academics and Professionals who are preparing for permanent or continuing appointment with preference given to minorities, women, and employees with disabilities or with military status. The Affirmative Action/Diversity Committee seeks to promote a broad diversity of award recipients.

Funding Breakdown

A Drescher award AND campus funds support such costs as:

• Salary for the applicant during the leave + full cost of fringe benefits (campus = 100%)
• Salary for a replacement (campus = 20% salary + full cost of fringe benefits / Drescher = 80% salary) during the proposed leave
• Other expenses for projects or activities related to scholarship and mastery of specialization (campus = 20% / Drescher = 80%)

Eligibility

• Full-time, term employees who are in a position eligible for continuing appointment (academic employees) or permanent appointment (professional employees) and have at least a one-term renewal, or prior service credit.
• A campus endorsement for a full-time leave.
• A campus financial contribution of a minimum of 20% of the cost of salary for a replacement for the duration of the leave and a minimum of 20% of the total project or activity expenses.
• An acknowledgement from the applicant of an obligation to return to the campus for a minimum of one year at the conclusion of the leave unless this obligation is waived by the campus president or designee.
• A project or activity proposed for a leave must:
  • Assist in meeting one or more criteria established in Article XII, Evaluation and Promotion of Academic and Professional Employees, of the Policies of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
  • Require full-time leave from professional obligations for at least one semester and a maximum of one year, including but not limited to a summer.
  • Be completed prior to being reviewed for permanent or continuing appointment.
  • Include a detailed timeline with dates for completing various phases of the project or activity.

Types of Projects

Consideration will be given to areas of Scholarship and Mastery of Specialization including, but not limited to, the following projects or activities:

• Pure, applied and historical research.
• Preparation of manuscripts or other materials for publication.
• Invention or innovation in professional, scientific or technical areas.
• Grant proposal development.
• Course work not covered by Article 46 Program for Tuition Assistance, of the NYS/UUP Agreement, or a SUNY tuition waiver.

Application Deadline

For a Spring 2024 Semester leave – November 1, 2023

The above deadline was when the final application, including confirmation of campus financial contribution and signed endorsements from campus officials (UUP/administration), must've be sent to the Joint Labor-Management Committee.

Applicants should start planning well in advance of application deadlines – NOW! Because a campus commitment and signed endorsements from various campus officials are required, all applications must be coordinated through the Grants Development Office (GDO). GDO staff will help facilitate confirmation of the required support and endorsements; and assist with other components of the application. Consultation MUST take place with campus and UUP representatives at least several weeks in advance of submission to ensure campus and local UUP support. Email Audrey Porsche (x2890) for an appointment.

Application Details

Grant Opportunities link: Choose Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Diversity and Inclusion Leave Program.

Guidelines: Download and read thoroughly and carefully!

Application: Download and save to your files before filling it out. (Be sure to save the fillable version.)

Part A: Applicant Information

Fill out the required information about yourself including a short (750 character max) description of why you qualify for the program.

Part B: Proposal Information

• Enter the dates of your proposed project and the title. Attach a description of your project/activity.

• Appointment Dates: Academics use the Continuing Appointment field and Professionals use the Permanent Appointment field. The “Date of submission of tenure review file” is either the date an Academic’s file for Continuing Appointment will be submitted to the departmental committee or the date a Professional’s supervisor will make a recommendation on Permanent Appointment. (If you do not know the date of submission, you can obtain that information from your department chair, dean or Provost Office.)

Part C: Budget Summary

• Enter the semester start and end dates for the proposed project or activity. If you are applying for a multi-semester project or activity, you must submit a separate Budget Summary for each semester.
• Expenditures:
  • Travel and Related Expenses: A separate entry must be made for each trip.
  • Tuition (at SUNY rate): Expenses must be at or below the SUNY rate for the type of course [undergraduate or graduate courses will be reimbursed at the applicable SUNY rates].
  • Registration Fees: Specify the conference, seminar, or workshop.
  • Replacement Salary: This is the cost to have someone replace you (without fringe).
  • Other Expenses: In the justification of other sources and expenses box, describe and specify any other expected expenses for which funding is requested.

Part D: Required Attachments (be sure to put a check mark in each box on the application form)

• A description of the proposed/activity’s job relatedness and how it may assist in achieving continuing or permanent appointment.

• A detailed timeline proposed under Eligibility.
• Copies of all appointment letters (initial, renewal, and current). If unavailable, a letter from the administration certifying the titles and effective dates of all letters listed above will be accepted.
• A signed certification from the campus president or designee attesting that the employee qualifies for preference to be given to employees who demonstrate they are underrepresented in their department, unit, program, or school on the basis of their protected class status including but not limited to age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, military or veteran status, disability, gender expression, and gender identity.
• A letter of endorsement for full-time leave from the campus president or designee.
• A letter of endorsement from the department or program dean, chair, director or supervisor.
• A letter of endorsement from the UUP chapter president.
• A letter from the campus president or designee indicating the campus's financial contribution of a minimum of 40% of the cost of salary for a replacement for the duration of the leave and a minimum of 40% of the total project or activity expenses.
• A financial statement from the campus fiscal officer indicating the cost of salary for a replacement for the duration of the leave.
• An acknowledgement from the applicant of an obligation to return to the campus for a minimum of one year at the conclusion of the leave.
• Curriculum vitae (no more than three pages).

Application Process

• Contact the Faculty Center several weeks in advance of the deadline (Audrey Porsche x2890). SPO staff will assist with budget development, application form and attachment preparation, and securing campus commitments and endorsements.
• Print the PDF application form, sign, and obtain the other required signatures: campus president (Dr. Alberto Cardelle) or designee, and the UUP chapter president (Dr. Robert Compton); GDO staff will help facilitate this requirement.
• Compile all required documents and send the completed application (including all required attachments) to the JLMC staff (nysuuplmc@goer.ny.gov).

Review / Award / Evaluation

• The decision to fund an application is at the discretion of the NYS/UUP JLMC (Affirmative Action/Diversity Committee).
• If funded, a program evaluation must be submitted within 30 days of completing the project or activity. Failure to submit a timely Program Evaluation may result in your being ineligible for future funding from NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee programs.

Questions? Contact the Faculty Center: Audrey Porsche (x2890)

2022 Spencer Foundation Field Initiated Research Grant Programs application deadlines announced.

The goal of Spencer Foundation research grants is “to support rigorous, intellectually ambition and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.”

Vision Grants : Funds the collaborative planning of innovative, methodologically diverse, interdisciplinary research on education that contributes to transforming education systems for equity. Vision Grants are research planning grants to bring together a team, for 6 to 12 months, to collaboratively develop ambitious, large-scale research projects focused on transforming educational systems toward greater equity. $75,000 award.

Intent to Apply deadline: August 15, 2023 (12:00 noon CDT)

Full Proposal deadline: September 14, 2023 (12:00 noon CDT)

Small Research Grants Program: The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.

Application open: June 1, 2023; Full proposal deadline August 9, 2023

If you are interested in learning more about or applying for these grant programs, contact Audrey Porsche in the Faculty Center for more information.

The IUSE: EDU is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. IUSE:EDU supports projects that seek to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. The program also encourages replication of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.

IUSE: EDU also seeks to support projects that have high potential for broader societal impacts, including improved diversity of students and instructors participating in STEM education, professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques that meet student needs, and projects that promote institutional partnerships for collaborative research and development. IUSE: EHR especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF INCLUDES to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society.

The IUSE: EDU program has two tracks: (1) Engaged Student Learning and (2) Institutional and Community Transformation. Several levels of scope, scale, and funding are available within each track, as summarized in Table 1.

§ Alignment with one or more SUNY strategic objectives;