Guidelines
SoTL Fund GuidelinesIs your application eligible for funding?All GCU fulltime faculty (including both campus-based and online) and doctoral affiliated Faculty and recent Alumni are eligible to apply for SoTL Funds. All funded conference presentations must be completed as an affiliate of GCU. Review the following guidelines to confirm your eligibility to receive funding. |
Policies
SoTL Funds are available to promote scholarly activities of GCU fulltime faculty (including campus-based and online) and doctoral faculty and recent alumni. SoTL funds are available to support SoTL research presentations at scholarly conferences. Funding is available to pay expenses associated with:
- Lodging, meals, and transportation (including mileage reimbursement)
- Conference registration
Funding Amounts
SoTL Funds are awarded on a competitive basis up to the following limits:
- Maximum of $1500 per conference
- Maximum of $3000 per applicant per calendar year
Applicants must include a notice of any funding received from another source; duplicate funding (i.e., funding for the same purpose) is not allowed. Fund awards will balance the demands of multiple meritorious proposals against limited funds. The faculty committee consisting of representatives from all colleges will determine award based upon: Type of presentation, Dean and CIRT recommendations of conference impact to GCU, number of conferences applicant has attended using grant during calendar year, number of presenters and amount of funding available. In case of equal merit, preference will be given to full-time faculty, those applying for an virtual conferences with an oral presentation, and those that have not received a recent SoTL Funds.
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Eligibility
All fulltime faculty (including both campus-based and online) and GCU doctoral faculty are eligible to apply for SoTL Funds. Recipients must complete all funded research as an affiliate of GCU.
Application Timeline
To be considered for funding during each designated time period, funding applications are due as follows:
| Conference Date | Application Deadline | Notification By | |
| Q1 | January 1 through March 31 | December 1 | December 15 |
| Q2 | April 1 through June 30 | March 1 | March 15 |
| Q3 | July 1 through September 30 | June 1 | June 15 |
| Q4 | October 1 through December 31 | September 1 | September 15 |
Applications submitted after the deadline may be considered in relation to available funding.
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