CAS Scholarship and Professional Development Fund

Individual full-time in-unit faculty and full-time staff may make requests for funds that support their scholarship and/or professional development.  Faculty are not eligible to apply for activities that will occur during a period when they will be on sabbatical or professional development leave.

One request per employee per academic year for up to $1500 can be requested. Plans to cover additional expenses above this amount should be outlined in the application.  

Requests are processed on a rolling basis. Please provide a minimum of least 6 weeks to process your request. The earlier the better. If you do not have that much time, please contact Lyndsay Rhodes in the Dean’s office to describe the circumstances. 

• Travel to present at conferences, attend professional development workshops, or scholarly pursuits 

• Expenses related to instrumentation training, continuing education course(s), or certification(s) 

• Expenses related to publication or production of scholarly materials 

• Expenses to enhance classroom teaching capabilities 

• Other activities may be considered that we have not thought of yet, please make the case. 

• Small equipment or lab supplies 

• Computer hardware and software (specialized software for research purposes may be considered) 

• Departmental/Program activities 

• Annual memberships 

• Travel to attend meetings to gain knowledge and network only 

• Student travel/research 

• Faculty or student stipends/salaries 

Decisions will be made by the Dean’s office and are based on the availability of funds and completeness and quality of application. Please be as descriptive as possible on the application. Award decisions will be communicated to the faculty and their supervisor.

Yes. Within two weeks of reimbursement/purchase/return from travel, provide a one-page reflection on your experience and the value that it has added to the professional development of you personally, your department, the college and the institution. To grow the current and future funding of this program, please also provide at least one photograph demonstrating the completion of your activity. Faculty who do not follow through with the funding requirements may not be eligible for CAS funding awards in subsequent years. If you have questions about this based on your activity, contact Lyndsay Rhodes in the Dean’s office.  

Please submit report to Angel Grgurich at agrgurich@fgcu.edu 

• Short Activity statement (200 char. Max.) 
• Activity Description (500 word max.)
• Impact Statement (250 word max.)
• Budget Justification (250 word max.)
• Date funding is needed
• Uploads of receipts or abstract acceptance, or other relevant documents

Contact Dr. Lyndsay Rhodes in the Dean’s office if you have any questions.