Program Description
The Chancellor’s Research Fellows (CRF) Program brings
additional peer support and resources together for two cohorts of TWU faculty.
The objectives are: to identify faculty with strong potential for obtaining
external funding for research; to match each protégé with an experienced mentor;
and to provide additional research support that will help both Protégés and Mentors
succeed.
Besides building the University’s research base, the CRF
Program will help create a culture of scholarship that will enhance academic
programs. There will be two cohorts of Research Fellows in the program.
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Protégé Cohort: faculty who demonstrate a
strong potential for research but need some assistance in order to build a
research program and become competitive for external funding,
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Mentor Cohort: faculty with a successful record
of research publication and external funding.
Program Funding
The Chancellor’s Research Fellows Program is supported by
funds received from the Chancellor’s Circle and the TWU Foundation. Based on
2007-2008 funding, it is anticipated that Mentors will receive awards of
approximately $2,000 and Protégés will receive awards of approximately $4,500.
The funding is for each individual’s research needs, which
may include travel, supplies, equipment and/or research time when it can be
arranged by the academic unit. Other costs may also be considered. The
duration of the awards will be from September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009, and are
contingent upon funding availability.
Eligibility
All full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty at Texas
Woman’s University are eligible to apply. The CRF will be selected with the
expectation that the faculty members will continue in service at the University
for at least one academic year following the program period. Persons known to
be in the terminal year of their employment at TWU are not eligible to apply.
Applicants to the Protégé Cohort must demonstrate a
strong potential for research but need assistance to accomplish their research
programs and be competitive for external funding. Protégés from previous years
may reapply for a second award (but not a third).
Applicants to the Mentor Cohort must be senior
faculty with a successful record of research publication and external funding.
Mentors are encouraged to reapply each year with the understanding that the
selection of Mentors will depend upon matching the research interests and needs
of the Protégés. Therefore, a quantitative evaluation for mentor applicants
will not be used.
Application and Submission Instructions
The application form and instructions can be downloaded by
clicking here. The fully signed
original application plus 6 stapled copies must be submitted to the Office of
Research & Sponsored Programs, Denton (ACT 2) no later than Thursday, March
13, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
