FCTL Travel Funds for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
or Public Affairs Conferences
2011 – 2012 GUIDELINES
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) will offer travel funds for faculty who will be attending or presenting at SoTL conferences or which fits with the Public Affairs theme at Missouri State University.
Requirements:
- Awards will be made for up to $500 each.
- Preference will be given to requests which will also have either departmental or college support.
- Travel funds are available to either present your scholarly work or attend the conference. The topic of the conference has to be related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) or to the themes of the Public Affairs at Missouri State University.
- In order to receive the travel funds and get full travel reimbursement, faculty will be expected to present on the conference attended and discuss the benefits of the conference, what the faculty expects to do next as a result of the conference, and any networking opportunities. The faculty will be there to represent Missouri State University.
- Funds are limited. The travel funds will be disbursed as demands are made and accepted.
To submit a travel fund request, faculty need to provide:
- A description of the conference the faculty wishes to attend.
- A short abstract of the presentation or paper, if presenting at the conference.
- An itemized budget of the request.
- Send your request to Chantal Levesque-Bristol, FCTL Director, either electronically at fctl@missouristate.edu or by mail, FCTL, Library 204.