Emily and Eugene Grant Faculty Award
Application deadline: February 10, 2021
Thanks to the generosity of Emily and Eugene Grant, Purchase College is pleased to announce the 2020–21 Emily and Eugene Grant Faculty Award. The recipient will receive $2,500 to subsidize research, performances, exhibitions, conferences, and/or recital expenses.
Eligibility
- Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members in any unit of the college are eligible to apply.
- Any meritorious project representative of the faculty member’s professional interests and activities is eligible for submission. This includes the entire range of scholarly research, a creative or artistic work, the formulation of a new component of the curriculum requiring the synthesis or acquisition of further knowledge, or the evaluation and improvement of instruction either within a discipline or across disciplines. Projects that enhance the relationship between the fine arts and the liberal arts and sciences are especially welcome.
- This award period covers expenses incurred from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021.
Application Submission .doc | .pdf
Please assemble all materials and submit them together electronically to the chair or director of your school or conservatory; incomplete applications cannot be accepted. Each application should contain:
- a current curriculum vitae
- a maximum two-to-three page description of the proposed project, including a statement of its significance to the individual’s professional development and role in the college (to be signed by the chair/director). The anticipated results of the project should be clearly defined, with a discussion of their scholarly, artistic, and/or pedagogical importance. A timetable of activities and any other appropriate documentation should be attached.
Please note: The Faculty Professional Standards and Awards Committee requires that nominees’ rank, tenure, and full-time or part-time status be indicated on all applications.
Chairs and directors should:
- verify the applicant’s eligibility and status (tenure-track or tenured full-time faculty)
- indicate their support on the description of the proposed project
- send the amended application as an attached file to Provost.Officer@purchase.edu no later than February 10, 2021. Deadlines that fall on a weekend and/or holiday are extended to the next business day.
Selection process
- Finalists for the award are chosen competitively by the Faculty Professional Standards and Awards Committee. The panel represents a range of disciplines, reflective of the total curriculum of Purchase College.
- From the finalists submitted by the faculty referees, the provost will select the winners and announce them to the campus.
Results are announced by March 30, 2021