FOCA Resources

Professional Development and Other Forms of Support Available Through the Office of the Provost:

• Visiting Speakers (When applying for funding, please coordinate with department/program.)
• Class Field Trips
• Travel to Professional Meetings
  • Headley Travel Fund
• Student Research Assistants
• Student Research Partners
• Faculty on at least a half-time appointment receive a Faculty Development Account: $2,500 (link to Campus Handbook). FOCA with less than a half-time appointment can apply for funding. For the full list of options above, please visit the Financial Support page on Provost’s Office website.

Internal Grants Faculty on Continuing Appointments Can Apply For:

• Targeted Opportunity grants
• Small FDE grants
• Curriculum Innovation Fund

• Grants Office

• Faculty Entertaining Students Program

Please have a conversation with your department chair/program director to ask about department culture and how these funds are used in your department/program.