Requests for Financial Support

Requests for Financial Support

The Office of the Provost can help to support a variety of research and curricular projects for all faculty, including tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, faculty on continuing appointments, visiting faculty, and post-docs. If you have a need that does not fit into one of the categories below, email Associate Provost Eric Egge with a description of your request.  If your proposed project supports IDE plan goals (especially Strategy 2.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, or 4.2.3) then consider also applying for an IDE Mini-Grant.  More information about IDE Mini-Grants, including application details, is available on this page.

Visiting Speakers

There are a number of funds managed by the Office of the Provost for supporting visiting speakers. The various types of funds are listed below. To request support, please complete the visiting speaker fund request form, where you can select the funding source(s) that you believe best fit your request.

• Galusha Fund – This fund is primarily used for the distinguished visitor in residence program. These visitors are on campus for at least a few days, and sometimes for several weeks.  They often teach a short course or part of someone else’s course, and usually give a public lecture.
• Bigelow Teacher in Residence Fund – This is for a visitor with a background in business, industry, government and other professions, as well as academia, to fill gaps not covered by current faculty. These visitors can be for one or more weeks.
• Class of ’57 Fund – This is to support a visiting scholar who can bring outside perspective to Carleton students and faculty, and incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to the liberal arts into their scholarship.
• Visiting Scholars – This is to support visits from scholars that do not meet the criteria of the endowed funds described above.

Funds are also available from the Distinguished Women Visitors Fund to support women speakers, especially when their visit includes one or more events or forums that provide space for the visitor to connect with women students in particular, about topics that may be of particular interest to them.  To apply for funds from the Distinguished Women Visitors fund, please complete the application form linked on the Distinguished Women Visitors website.

Faculty Travel

The Office of the Provost supports faculty professional development through the Headley Travel Fund. More information about the support available through this fund can be found in the Campus Handbook on the Headley Travel Fund page. To apply for travel funds, please complete the travel fund request form.

Conference Travel for Faculty Recruiting

The Office of the Provost supports faculty travel to conferences for the purpose of recruiting faculty.  To request funds, please submit the faculty recruiting conference travel fund request form.

Please note the following restrictions and guidance.

• Before applying for these funds, the department chair or program director should discuss their department or program’s hiring plans and eligibility for these funds with the Provost. 
• Eligible departments or programs are those who are likely to make a tenure-track hire in the next three years. 
• Only department chairs and program directors can request these funds, though the funds can support travel by other faculty in the department or program.
• Normally, faculty whose travel is supported by these funds are tenured. Department chairs or program directors who would like to apply for support for untenured faculty should consult with the Provost before applying. 
• After the conference, please provide the Provost’s office with a written summary of your recruiting activities and a follow-up plan outlining how you intend to build upon these efforts.

The Provost’s Office views trips supported by these funds as service to the department or  program, rather than as professional development or scholarship opportunities for the faculty involved. As a result, we anticipate that the bulk of the faculty member’s effort during these trips will be focused on faculty recruiting. For the same reason, requests for funding for these trips are not subject to the policy that the first trip to a professional meeting by a faculty member be funded by that faculty member’s FDA.

Class Field Trips

The Office of the Provost has funds that can be used to support a variety of class field trips.  To request support for a class field trip, please complete the class field trip fund request form. 

Student Research Assistants

Faculty wishing to hire a student research assistant to help with a particular project can submit a Request to Support Research Assistants to fund up to 160 student work hours. This fund is intended to primarily benefit the faculty member and facilitate the progress of their research. If you hire a student to work for you as a research assistant, you are not eligible for a summer mentoring stipend. Faculty who wish to mentor a student to make an original contribution to the faculty member’s research or creative project should pursue funding through the Student Research Partners link below. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Student Research Partners

Faculty wishing to engage students as partners in their research or creative projects can apply for funding to support students during summer or winter break. In order to receive this funding, faculty members must commit to carefully mentor students during this time, so that students develop the capacity for independent research. The collaboration should enable the student to make an original contribution to the faculty member’s research or creative project. Such projects should also involve regular, substantive faculty-student contact.