Mini-Grants
2020–2021 Academic Year Update:
Funding will be limited to a maximum of $500 of funding (per academic year) per eligible applicant.
- Mini-Grants are cash awards given to faculty who have plans for projects that will improve their scholarship and/or enable them to gain knowledge or skills beyond the normal growth expected of faculty in order to improve teaching and support the college's core values.
- The Mini-Grant should be used to support those projects that are beyond the scope of a department's budget and are too small for external funding.
- Funding:
$2,000—$2,500 per academic year - Eligibility: All voting faculty and staff
Funding Limits
Funding will be limited to a maximum of $500 of funding (per academic year) per eligible applicant.
Preferences for funding will be for the applicants who are giving presentations, chairing sessions, serving on panels, and serving as discussants at conferences.
- Faculty who are not giving presentations, chairing sessions, serving on panels, and serving as discussants at conferences are limited to a maximum of
$2,000Mini-Grant funding academic year. - Faculty who are giving presentations, chairing sessions, serving on panels, and serving as discussants at conferences are limited to a maximum of
$2,500Mini-Grant funding academic year. - Funding limits are subject to available funding. In the event that faculty requests for mini-grant funding exceed our overall budget, faculty who are presenting will be funded at a higher rate than those who are not. In addition, should this occur, requests for less assistance will be funded at a higher rate than will requests for larger amounts.
Funding Eligibility
Marietta College strongly discourages any travel outside of the region during the COVID pandemic.
No Travel expenses are eligible for reimbursement, which include (but not limited to mileage, airfare, hotel, etc.)
Funding possibilities for Mini-Grants include:
Travel expenses to present a paper (or the equivalent) at a recognized professional meeting.- Purchase of research materials or equipment that are not typically purchased by the college or department and that are essential for the individual's scholarly project.
Travel expenses to a conference, workshop, or training program- Costs incurred by a faculty member whose manuscript has already been accepted for publication.
- Cost of virtual conferences, workshops and/or training.
Reimbursement
Once a faculty member is awarded a Mini-Grant by the FDC Committee, they will receive a letter outlining the total grant amount.
The Mini-Grant Recipient needs to follow these steps to receive reimbursement:
- Print a copy of FDC Mini-Grant Award Letter
- Fill out and Print a MC Expense Form (on Document Depot)
- Provide these two (2) documents and all appropriate receipts to the Provost Office Administrative Assistant for reimbursement.
See Application Deadlines of Faculty Development Committee Home page