Faculty Development

Faculty Travel Grant Program Guidelines

The purpose of the Travel Grant Program is to support faculty professional travel which has the potential for enhancing and enriching UMUC-Europe students' classroom experiences. Typically, support is given to attend a professional meeting or conference at which the faculty member is scheduled to deliver a paper or participate in a significant way. Each recipient of a travel grant is expected to share the results of the conference with fellow faculty either through a presentation at a Faculty Discipline meeting, writing an article in a faculty newsletter, or some similar project.

Grants for travel and conference attendance of up to $400 are available within Europe and up to $850 for the rest of the world. Participation is open to all faculty who have taught with UMUC-Europe for at least one year (5 terms), who will be teaching with UMUC-Europe for at least another year, and who have not received a travel grant within the past two years. Grants are available only to faculty members who do not receive funds for attending the conference from other sources. As the number of Faculty Travel Grants awarded depends on the availability of funds, it may not be possible to approve all eligible applications. No grant stipends will be given in advance.

Please complete the Faculty Travel Grant Form to request reimbursement of funds. When submitting an expense voucher after the conference, attach only original copies. Expense vouchers for reimbursement should be turned in to the Office of Faculty and Staff Development, along with your paper for the faculty newsletter, presentation for a faculty discipline meeting, or a similar project. Reimbursement is paid upon completion of the approved project.

Questions, comments or concerns should be directed to the Office of Training, Professional Development and Special Projects at edtrngdev@ed.umuc.edu.