Internal Research Awards Workshops
The Faculty Research Fellowships and Sabbaticals are intended to encourage and support the research, creative, artistic, and scholarly endeavors of full-time tenured or tenure-track EMU faculty by providing released-time awards (fall and winter semesters) for outstanding proposals. The Faculty Development Center strives to support EMU faculty in their applications for Faculty Research Fellowships (FRF) and Sabbaticals by hosting workshops focusing on helping you write a strong proposal.
Summer Research Awards
The Summer Research Awards are intended to encourage and support the research, creative, artistic, and scholarly endeavors of full-time tenured or tenure-track EMU faculty by providing financial support for faculty during the summer (in lieu of teaching) to help support their research. The Faculty Development Center strives to support EMU faculty in their applications for the Summer Research Awards (SRAs) by hosting workshops focusing on helping you write a strong proposal.
Part I: General Orientation
When: Thursday, October 10, at 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Where: 109 Halle and Zoom
Facilitated by Natalie Dove (Department of Psychology)
This session intends to inform attendees on the application process and strategies for writing a proposal. This session will give you an opportunity to hear about how awards are judged, common pitfalls to avoid, and ways to make your application as appealing as possible to the audience that will be evaluating it.
Part II: First Session
When: Wednesday, October 23, 1 PM - 2:15 PM
Where: 109 Halle
Facilitated by Alexis Braun Marks (University Library) and Tinker (EMU'S Certified Facility Dog)
Please bring applications and/or proposals to this session to receive feedback from your peers and workshop presenters. This is an opportunity to receive feedback from those outside of your field. Scholars from the Humanities are particularly invited to attend this session, as its facilitator (Alexis Braun Marks) comes from the Humanities and can address unique issues confronting Humanities scholars in pursuing awards of this nature.
Part II: Second Session
When: Tuesday, October 29, 1 PM - 2:15 PM
Where: 109 Halle
Facilitated by Natalie Dove
Please bring applications and/or proposals to this session to receive feedback from your peers and workshop presenters. This is an opportunity to receive feedback from those outside of your field.
Previous Workshops
Workshops on Applying for Sabbaticals and Faculty Research Fellowships (Winter 2024)
During the Winter 2024 semester, Alexis Braun Marks (University Library Department Head, University Archivist, and Associate Professor) and Natalie Dove (Associate Professor of Psychology and Interim Department Head of Psychology and Biology) hosted three sessions for those interested in applying for Sabbaticals and Faculty Research Felloweships. The purpose of these workshops was to both inform attendees on the application process itself and provide feedback on any materials provided.
Summer Research Awards (Fall 2023)
During the fall 2023 semester, Alexis Braun Marks (University Library Department Head, University Archivist, and Associate Professor) and Natalie Dove (Associate Professor of Psychology and Interim Department Head of Psychology and Biology) hosted three sessions for those interested in applying for a Summer Research Award. The purpose of these workshops was to inform attendees on the application process itself and provide feedback on any materials provided. This series began with an information session, followed by two workshops. Both workshops covered similar material.
Recording of Information Session
Information Session Powerpoint
Workshops on Applying for Sabbaticals and Faculty Research Fellowships (Winter 2023)
During the Winter 2023 semester, Alexis Braun Marks (University Library Department Head, University Archivist, and Associate Professor) and Natalie Dove (Associate Professor of Psychology and Interim Department Head of Psychology and Biology) hosted three sessions for those interested in applying for Sabbaticals and Faculty Research Felloweships. The purpose of these workshops was to both inform attendees on the application process itself and provide feedback on any materials provided.