Faculty are encouraged to apply for institutional grants to support their research, professional travel, or teaching related expenses in several ways listed in this section. If a faculty member is awarded a grant, the faculty member may be given a stipend, Stonehill may pay for expenses from their grant award account or be reimbursed following institutional financial policies and guidelines.
For example, if the faculty member needs to pay for professional services (such as editing, indexing, research assistants), these expenses need to be paid through Stonehill regardless of who the contractor/consultant is and require a W-9 form. Payments or reimbursements cannot be made for work done by spouses or relatives of the faculty member. Expenses such as travel, research materials, and memberships can either be reimbursed or paid through Stonehill or by requesting a cash advance. All expenses require original receipts.
Professors of Practice and Visiting Professors are not eligible for Research, Writing and Artistic Production Grants and publishing support funds. They are eligible to apply for the Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). They also are eligible for annual Faculty Development Funds and may apply for Seminar/Institute Grants and grants sponsored by CETL.
Professional Development Grants
Annually, Stonehill College awards grants to individuals or groups of faculty members for Research, Writing and Artistic Production and Seminar/Institute Support. These grants are competitive in nature. (See Appendix A for details.) Applications for externally funded grants and/or contracts must be submitted through the Office of Sponsored Research, Grants & Projects, for more information, see Chapter 4.
Publishing Support Grants are available to help subsidize the cost of publication for scholarly works (e.g., page charges, indexing, editing). Limited funds are available. Application is made to the appropriate Dean; there is no specific deadline.
Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
The Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program provides an opportunity for students who have completed their first year at Stonehill to conduct significant, publishable full-time research under the guidance of, and in collaboration with, a full-time faculty member for either eight or 10 weeks during the summer. The experience, available in all disciplines, helps to solidify and define students’ career choices, both through graduate school decisions and in post-college employment. All SURE Scholars and faculty mentors receive a stipend for their participation in the Program. SURE benefits faculty by providing them with research assistance on their scholarship, as well as the opportunity to work more closely with their students. SURE applications are submitted jointly by the student and the faculty mentor and are due the third Monday in December with notification made by mid-February. The SURE Program is administered by the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Operations. For more information, visit the SURE website.
For additional faculty grants funded by Stonehill, see the section on the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.