Campus Computing News

By Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor

Faculty Research Grants

Twenty applications for Teaching with Technology Grants were received by the March 2 deadline this year. The requests for funds total $257, 992 and $150,000 is available. Grants ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 will be awarded this year. Requestors will be notified of the status of their grant application some time in mid-April.

Meanwhile, the Faculty Research Committee has invited all tenure-track faculty to apply for the 2001-2002 Faculty Research Grants. Funds allocated will be available to grantees for fiscal year 2001-2002. You are asked to obtain an application and Faculty Research Manual before beginning your proposal. According to an announcement from the Research office, the application and manual contain important information about the application and review process. Faculty Research Grant application forms and Faculty Research Manuals are available from the office of the Vice Provost for Research, Room 206, Administration Building; by contacting Annie Weaver at (940) 565-4119 or aweaver@unt.edu; or by downloading from the UNT Website http://www.unt.edu/ospa/forms.htm.

On-line guidelines for preparing your application are available at http://www.unt.edu/ospa/faculty.htm.The application, along with eight copies, must be submitted to the Vice Provost for Research Office, Room 206, Administration Building, by April 2, 2001. Please check with your Chairperson and Dean's office for their deadlines in order to obtain the required signatures on the application form.Please address any questions concerning the Faculty Research Grants program to Annie Weaver at (940) 565-4119 .