NEW! CFA Faculty Course Release Program (Academic Year 2020-2021): Due to Chair/Director: February 12, Due to Dean's Office: February 26
The CFA Faculty Course Release Program aims to provide an opportunity for full-time faculty members to request a release from teaching responsibilities (1-course/3-credit hours/.25 FTE equivalent) to support a significant research, teaching, or service project.
How does it work?
- An eligible faculty member submits an application to their Department Chair/School Director. The application must clearly explain a specific opportunity and communicate a clear plan for engaging in a significant research, teaching, or service project.
- The Department Chair/School Director considers all the applications submitted within the unit, and forwards the proposals they wish to support to the Dean’s Office. (Chairs/Directors should take into account any other leaves within the unit, in order to ensure that the release will not negatively impact the unit, and will need to provide a ranking should multiple applications come from the same unit).
- The academic unit must commit to contributing 1/3 of the total request cost (maximum $7,500, with a contribution maximum of $2,500 from the unit).
- The CFA Grants Committee reviews the applications during the spring semester CFA grant cycle and makes recommendations to the Dean.
- The Dean makes the final decision concerning awards.
Who is eligible?
All full-time CFA faculty (tenure-line and career-line) who are not already on leave for the requested semester. Faculty members must not have been awarded a CFA course release or a sabbatical within the past year and should not be eligible for a leave/sabbatical or departmentally awarded course release during the requested semester.
When are applications due?
Applications for both Fall and Spring semester of the next academic year will be due to the College on February 26th. Faculty members need to have discussions with their Chair/Director prior to completing this form, and submit their applications to the Chair/Director at least two weeks prior to the college submission date.
To access the application form, please click here.
Prioritization of Requests
- Faculty members not awarded leave/sabbatical or course release in the past year
- Pre-tenured faculty proposing projects to support tenure
- Faculty members seeking support for significant projects
MAT-FA students working with a student from Hartland (Photo: Sarah Knight) 
CFA Faculty Teaching Grants are awarded on a competitive basis in order to stimulate and encourage faculty projects that will enhance their teaching or abet curricular innovation. Both individual and group submissions are welcomed. Proposals may be awarded up to $3,500 for individual submissions and $7,000 for group submissions. Special consideration will be given to grants that are congruent with the CFA Strategic Plan. Click here to apply.