Deans’ Fund for International Travel

Grant Guidelines for2016-2017

Purpose

Funding is available to support facultyinternationaltravelrelated to furthering the faculty member’s scholarship and the international agenda of Bentley University. Depending on institutional resources, funding is primarily available fordelivering a presentation or paper at conference outside of the United States. Grant recipients are expected to help advance Bentley’s international initiatives in the countries to which they are traveling by contacting alumni and partner institutions as directed by the Dean of Arts & Sciences and/or the Dean of Business, in collaboration with the Alumni Office.

Faculty may apply for more than one grant in a calendar year provided that the application is for a different conference. There is no specific deadline for proposal submission. Proposals are funded on a rolling basis.

Amount of Funding

Funding is available to supplement departmental funds for faculty international travel. Awards are capped at $2,500 per trip. If two or more faculty members are attending the same conference to deliver a jointly written paper, total funding from the Dean’s Fund cannot exceed $2,500.

Proposal Requirements

·Description (2-3 pages) of the proposed activity (e.g. conference presentation/paper and conference) along with a statement of the likely outcomes and benefits to Bentley;

·Statement of willingness to make contact with partner institutions, alumni, etc., if feasible and appropriate;

·Evaluation by the appropriate department chair regarding the merits of the proposal (e.g., the standing of a particular conference in the faculty member’s discipline);

·Statement of the amount of departmental funds available to support the travel and a request for additional funds from the Deans’ Fund for International Travel to supplement departmental funding ( Departments are expected to contribute);

·Completed travel authorization form. Contact Brinda Sood () should you need a copy of the form.

Application Process

  1. Faculty submits grant proposal by e-mail to the Department Chair. There is no specific deadline for the proposals and proposals are funded on a rolling basis.
  2. Department Chair reviewsthe proposal for itsacademic merits within the discipline.
  3. Department Chair forwards the proposal along with the evaluation of the proposal and amount of departmental funding available for its support to The Office of Academic Affairs, External Relations, and Accreditation Services () and to Vicki LaFarge () with the subject line: DIF : Last Name, Department Initials (i.e. DIF: LaFarge, MG). It is expected that Departments will provide at least some funding to support the proposal.
  4. Faculty member or Department Chair sends a completed travel authorization form to Brinda Sood in AAC 160.

Decision Process

Final decisions are made by Daniel Everett, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Chip Wiggins, Dean of Business and the McCallum Graduate School, in consultation with the Associate Provost, Vicki LaFarge.

Notification of Awards

Notification of awards will be sent by theOffice of Academic Affairs, External Relations and Accreditation Services.

Questions

For content questions, contact Vicki LaFarge ()

For logistical questions, contact Brinda Sood ()

Revised 7/01/2014

Revised 7/15/2015

Revised 6/22/2016

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