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UC DAVIS: ACADEMIC FEDERATION
COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH
October 3, 2007
MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC FEDERATION
DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, and ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
RE: Academic Federation Research Travel Grants
The Academic Federation Committee on Research is now accepting applications from
members of the Academic Federation for partial costs to attend professional
meetings to be undertaken between January 1, 2008, and June 30, 2008. Awards
will consist of an $800 travel voucher for domestic or international travel,
although in no case can the award exceed the cost of travel and other allowable
expenses incurred in connection with the meeting.
DEADLINE
Complete applications for qualified travel between January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008,
are due by 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2007. All applications must be complete
with the electronic signature of the department chair. If signatures are not
obtained by the deadline, the application will not be considered for review.
PURPOSE
The Academic Federation travel grant awards are intended to support the research of
qualified Academic Federation members. Specifically, the awards enable AF researchers
to present research results at high visibility conferences and meetings. Because the
grant program is funded through indirect costs, the goal of the program is to support
research that would generate extramural funding, thereby increasing indirect costs.
IMPORTANT: Please read the procedures below carefully, as we have made some changes
to the application/award process.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Academic Federation members with Principal Investigator (PI) Status.
The following AF title series have automatic PI status: Adjunct Professor,
Agronomist (--- in the AES), Professional Research and Specialist in Cooperative
Extension.
Academic Federation members who have previously obtained Principal Investigator
Status by Exception from the Office of Research are also eligible for this award,
provided that the PI status by exception was awarded to apply for grant funds other
than this travel grant.
Please refer to the UCD Policy and Procedure Manual Section 230-02 for information
regarding Principal Investigator Status. See also the Academic Federation By-Laws
for membership eligibility.
Academic Federation members who are on leave without pay are NOT eligible unless
approved by the Office of Research.
In the case of "on leave without pay," please include with the application a copy
of the letter requesting exception addressed to Barry Klein, Vice Chancellor -
Research.
APPLICATION CRITERIA
1. Funding will be awarded ONLY for travel to meetings for personal
presentation of original research work of one's own scholarship.
2. Funding will be considered only on an every-other-year basis.
3. Applications must be submitted by the deadline listed.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Applications
submitted for completed travel will not be accepted.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
* Submission: Complete the Application for Research Travel Expense
(http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/tg_form.cfm). Please note
the link for specific instructions for Academic Federation applicants.
It is important that you complete ALL required fields.(Note that the Academic
Senate Committee on Research uses the same form for their travel grants.)
* Applications with the electronic signature of the department chair must be
received by the deadline indicated above. It is the
responsibility of the applicant to make sure that your department chair has
electronically approved your application by the due date.
* An application may be submitted pending acceptance of your talk/paper/
poster. Paper applications will not be accepted unless approved in advance by
the Committee.
AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA
The Academic Federation Committee on Research will evaluate proposals, and
recipients of Travel Awards will be notified via e-mail by mid-December. When
requests for funds exceed the amount available, the committee will use the
following criteria to rank proposals:
1. Highest priority will be given to applications from junior members of the
Academic Federation.
2. Higher priority will be given for travel awards to present work at
conferences that have a national or international, rather than a
regional, audience.
3. Applications to attend conferences with restricted participation and/or
lack of published proceedings will receive lower priority.
Please refer to UCD Policy and Procedure Manual Chapter 300 for policies and
procedures regarding research travel. Further questions should be directed to
Kimberly Pulliam at kapulliam@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-4918.
Michael Johnson, Chair
Academic Federation Committee on Research
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