Faculty Development Grants
Are you a DOM faculty member who seeks to further your professional development? Are you interested in developing research, clinical, leadership, administrative, or advocacy skills? Then apply for a Faculty Development and Diversity Grant!
Upcoming Grant Deadlines:
Grant applications will be suspended after April 1st 2025 until further notice.
Faculty Development & Diversity Grant Information
The following conditions would make an application MORE likely to be favorably reviewed:
Applicant’s qualifications
- The applicant is qualified and at the appropriate career stage to pursue the proposed opportunity
- Ability to articulate how opportunity will enhance applicant’s strategic career objectives
- A clear strategic career plan/roadmap
- Has not received a faculty development and diversity grant in the previous two years
Institutional benefits
- Clear description of how the program will enhance institution (more important for senior faculty)
Section support demonstrated in the following ways:
- Relief from clinical, educational or administrative duties, i.e. “in kind” support
- Subsidizing of training opportunity, i.e. financial support – typically ~half of the grant (in addition to the funds provided to faculty as discretionary/GME account)
- Unless otherwise discussed with your section chief, a letter of support does not reduce the RVU expectations for your clinical effort
Training quality
- Evidence that the educational opportunity is of high quality
- Training program takes place after the application deadline
No other funding resources available
- No other resources are available within the institution to achieve the objectives, such as existing grants, start up packages, etc
Represents a modest amount of monetary support required
- Although there are exceptions, the FDGs typically fund proposals that are $1500 to $4000. Proposals that are too financially resource intensive (translation: expensive) severely curtail this program’s ability to benefit a larger number of faculty
- Programs with larger budgets are typically funded by the Dean or Department Chair
Projects beyond the scope of the Faculty Development Program:
- Direct research activities (other DOM programs available)
- Sabbaticals
- Salary support
- Professional society meetings (e.g. SGIM, AHA)
- Review courses or application fees for board certification
Resources
Reimbursement Policy
In order to be reimbursed, please contact your Administrative Director and submit through Chrome River. Note that one MUST keep all receipts to be reimbursed. Please contact our office at bumcfdd@bu.edu with questions.
To apply for a faculty education pilot grant, please visit the Education Evaluation Core.