Resources for Faculty & Staff

Awards for Faculty and Staff

• Lipitz Professorship in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• CAHSS Faculty Awards – (Deadline extended to April 28)
  • Awards and Submission Information
• CAHSS Staff Achievement Award (Deadline extended to April 28)

Research

• UMBC Research Centers and Institutes

Protocols & Forms

• CAHSS Guidelines for Proposal Development and Grant Administration
• CAHSS Guidelines for Proposal Routing
• CAHSS Proposal Routing form (this is an internal CAHSS form and should be used only when a full institutional routing in Kuali is not required)
• Pre-Award Request Form
• F&A Waiver Application form
• Cost Sharing Statement and Approval form
• Deadlines for Grants Submissions and Routing
• Grants and Contracts Forms (Office of Sponsored Programs)
• Institutional Review Board

Internal Funding Opportunities

• Quick Reference – Calendar/Descriptions
• CAHSS Centers: Summer Fellowships
• CAHSS Student Research Assistance for Faculty RCA
• CAHSS Dean’s Research Fund (CDRF)
• Staff Professional Development
• CAHSS Research Fellows Program
• The Eileen and Jerry Carroll Faculty Research Fund
• Salary Supplement for Fellowship Leave

Travel

• CAHSS Faculty Scholarly Activity Fund (formerly known as CAHSS Faculty Scholarly Travel Fund)
• Travel Policy and Procedures (UMBC VIII-11.00.01)
• UMBC Travel System
• Instruction and Training for the New Travel System
• Off-Campus Equipment Form (e.g. to carry a UMBC laptop off campus)

Teaching

• CAHSS Grants for Pedagogy and Teaching (PAT)– Deadlines: October 15 and March 1
  The grants are open to CAHSS faculty members twice per academic year to support pedagogical development. They are available to all faculty — tenured/tenure-track, lecturers, adjuncts, and graduate teaching assistants — who teach courses in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Faculty on visiting appointments are not eligible to apply.
  Funds awarded will be available through the end of the following fiscal year (i.e., funds awarded in Academic Year 2023-2024 must be used no later than June 2025). For further information and application materials please click here.
• John Jeffries International Fellowship– Deadlines: October 15 and March 1
  The John Jeffries International Fellowship was established at the retirement of CAHSS Dean and History Professor John Jeffries to support UMBC faculty in efforts to internationalize the curriculum. The grants are open to CAHSS faculty members twice per academic year to support their efforts in internationalizing the curriculum. They are available to all faculty — tenured/tenure-track, lecturers, adjuncts, and graduate teaching assistants — who teach courses in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Faculty on visiting appointments are not eligible to apply. Funds awarded will be available through the end of the following fiscal year (i.e., funds awarded in Academic Year 2023-2024 must be used no later than June 2025). The John Jeffries International Fellowship is provided in addition to the CAHSS Grants for Pedagogy and Teaching. For further information and application materials please click here.
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• Schedule of Classes
• Faculty Development Center
• Academic Integrity Policies
• Office of Undergraduate Education
• Graduate School

Leave

• Request for Family/Medical Leave Form
• Family Leave for Faculty
• Sabbatical Leave (Leave requests are due to the Dean’s Office by February 1 for leaves starting in summer/fall, and August 23 for leaves beginning in January.)
• Salary Supplement for Fellowship Leave
• Fellowship Leave (Faculty Handbook Policy)

Classrooms

• CAHSS Controlled Classroom Request Form: Spring 2024 (Open Now)
• CAHSS Controlled Classroom Descriptions

Administrative

• Payroll Preparer/Approver
• Pre-Hire Process
• New Hires
• New Faculty Start-up Cost Worksheet
• Time Entry, Leave & Security
• Part-Time Supplemental Faculty Appointment Form
• Overload Memo Template from Faculty to Chair
• Adjunct Contract

General Resources

• Faculty Handbook
• Staff Handbook
• Stata Quantitative Research Software Now Available
• Information Technology
• Curriculum Vitae Format
• Inclement Weather Policy
• Support for Faculty and Staff to Deal with Challenging Times
• Title IX Information
• Plant Accounting and Inventory Control
• Disbursement Forms from the University of Maryland Foundation
• Emergency Computer Repair/Replacement Fund for Full-time Faculty & Staff
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