Faculty Development Grants – Application Elements
A. Applicant credentials (2-4 page maximum)
- NIH Biosketch (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html)
Or
- Executive Summary of teaching, scholarship, administrative, and clinical care activities relevant to present application
Or
- Resume – 2-4 pages maximum
B. Application (1-2 pages total)
1. Weblink for program.
2. Overall program objective. (0.2 page)
- Succinct 2-3 sentence summary of the proposed faculty development opportunity.
3. Description of the proposed faculty development opportunity and what do you want to get out of it? (0.5 page)
- Applicants are encouraged to summarize the educational programs and are discouraged from attaching the complete materials, entire catalogue, etc.
- How will the training opportunity benefit your career goals?
- Optional – for Associate or Full Professors – do you envision the training offering broader benefit to BUMC, BUSM, DOM, or section through newly acquired skills?
4. Reporting back. (1 sentence)
- If the opportunity is funded, upon completion the applicant agrees to write a one paragraph program evaluation, to be posted with the applicant’s email address on the DOM website so that other DOM members can learn about the opportunity.
5. Detailed Budget. (0.25-0.5 page)
- Cost breakdown by element – course fee, materials, travel, lodging, etc
C. Support from Section
1. Letter from Section Chief or Mentor should outline the following
- Section Support – types of support could be the following:
- Financial support for the training opportunity (typically ⅓ to ½ of the cost)
- Relief from clinical, educational or administrative duties
- How the faculty and their training will benefit the division.
- Mentoring plan – (Recommended for Instructors and Assistant Professors)
