VCCS
Paul Lee Professional
Development Grant Application
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DIRECTIONS:
Applications are to be submitted online. We recommend that you use the Professional Development Grant Proposal Template (which contains all of the questions on the online form) as a working document when collaborating with colleagues in writing the proposal. You may then cut and paste the text from the working document onto the online submission form.
Your application should not include your name or the name of your college except for the scanned and emailed application cover page. The contact information in the form is used for administration purposes only and will be excluded from the review process.
Your application is not considered complete until the PD Grant Application Cover Page is received at the System Office. The PD Grant Application Cover Page (which is to be emailed as a PDF to the PD Office when the online application is submitted) requires endorsement signatures from the applicant, co-applicant (if appropriate), dean/supervisor and vice president/provost. Some VCCS colleges also require processing of professional development grants through the college's grant office. Be sure to allow sufficient time for these steps. The Cover Page is used for administrative purposes and is not included when your grant is evaluated. Cover page and application must arrive by 5:00 pm EST on the application deadline date for the applicable semester.
First Name:
Last Name:
College:
Email:
College mailing address:
DESCRIPTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
1. Title of the professional
development project:
2. Abstract of the professional
development project:
(Write a brief abstract or summary of the purpose and
contents of your proposal in 100 words or less. Do not
include information that does not appear in the body of your
proposal.)
3. Statement of problem, purpose, and rationale of
professional development
project:
(Discuss the
background leading to your proposed project, your major
research question(s), how you propose to answer the question(s) or solve the problem(s),
and the rationale. Limit response to 400 words or less.)
4. Methodology:
(Specify the steps involved in your project and include a projected timeline
of activities. Be certain that the
methodology justifies your proposed budget. Limit response to 400
words or less.)
5. Anticipated outcomes and benefits of the
professional development
project:
(Specifically, who will benefit from your work and how?
How will your students, your discipline, and/or your college benefit from
your activity? Are there any other potential benefits for the community
and/or VCCS? Be specific but brief. You may also address how the grant may
help you fulfill your professional goals. Limit response to 300
words or less.)
6. Collaboration:
7. Assessment of proposed professional development
project:
(Describe how you will assess each of the target outcomes described in #5
above. Consult with your Office of Institutional Research to develop valid
and reliable assessment plans. Limit response to
300 words or less.)
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Budget, In-kind Contributions, and
Dissemination of Results
1. Is this grant proposal a resubmission
of a non-funded proposal? If so, please give the semester, year, and
title of the proposal.
For example:
● SP2009-150P-FF means a Spring 2009 professional development grant (P) numbered 150 that was fully funded (FF).
● F2009-150P-PF means a Fall 2009 professional development grant (P) numbered 150 that was partially funded (PF).
No
Yes
Semester/Year:
Title:
2. Have you received a VCCS
professional development grant before?
(If yes, specify semester and year, grant number and title for each grant that you have received.
NOTE: Overdue final reports must be submitted before a subsequent grant
award can be made.)
No
Yes Semester(s)/Years(s):
Grant ID Number(s)/Title(s)
Grant ID numbers are sent in decision letters. For example, S2008-51P-FF means a grant that was funded spring semester 2008 (S = spring, SU = summer, F = fall); 51 is the number assigned by the database; P denotes that it is a Professional Development grant; and FF that was fully funded.
3. Is this proposal a continuation of a VCCS
professional development grant awarded previously?
(Answer “yes” if this proposal builds on your last VCCS professional
development grant award and answer “no” if it is a new proposal. If this is a
continuation proposal, the applicant is required to have previously
submitted a final report to receive further funding.)
No
Yes
4. Is the proposal designed to supplement another type of grant?
(If you
have another source of grant funding either from inside or outside the
college, please indicate here. If “yes,” be specific in your budget section
about how this grant award will supplement and enhance existing grant
funding.)
No
Yes Type of grant and funding total:
5. Please specify the dollar amount being requested for the type of funding being sought. It may be for time (5a), expenses (5b), or a combination of the two. For help in constructing your budget click link to Virginia per diem calculator. Then add 5a and 5b and put the total amount requested in 5c
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5a. Time:
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credits X $750 per credit = Total |
(summer semester only) $2,500 as funding (will be awarded minus taxes & social security)
5b. Itemization of expenses:
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| Budget Item | How was the Cost Derived? | Estimated Amount |
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| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
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Total Reimbursement Request |
$ |
5c. Total amount
requested:
6. Specify funding period:
(Indicate the total amount of your proposal request.
Total the dollar amount of
funding or time in 5a and the dollar amount for expenses in 5b.)
Total Proposal Request (add 5a + 5b) = $
(Mark to indicate the semester for which
your grant application is being made. Next to the
semester, enter the appropriate year. NOTE: This is not the semester in
which you apply. It is the semester in which you will carry
out your project.)
Summer Semester Year: work to be done May 15 - August 15
Fall Semester Year: work to be done August 16 - December 31
Spring Semester Year: work to be done January 1 - May 14
7. College commitment:
(Provide a description of the college commitment
only after your dean, vice president of instruction, or supervisor has
reviewed and approved these items. College commitment can be demonstrated
through intangible items such as leadership or collaboration and tangible
items such as funding, duplication, mailing etc. Provide a cost estimate of
tangible contributions, if applicable.)
8. Personal commitment:
9. Dissemination of results:
I am willing to present the findings of my research grant at (Check all that apply.):Peer group conference
NOTES:
Materials developed or created while employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia are subject to Section 12, Intellectual Property, of the "VCCS Manual.” Any materials developed or created in full or in part through VCCS Professional Development Grant Awards should acknowledge the contribution of the college and the VCCS. (Refer to Section 12, “VCCS Policy Manual”).
Any publication or presentation that results from a VCCS grant must include a statement that the project was funded wholly or partially through the VCCS Office of Professional Development.
The decision of the committee is final.
Submit this VCCS professional development grant application online by 5:00 pm EST on the deadline date. No paper or hard copies will be accepted.
Scan the completed cover page with required signatures and email to Nancy Harris at nharris@vccs.edu by 5:00 pm EST on the deadline date.
The following colleges require that you first route your proposal to their person in charge of grants:
At ESCC, all proposals must go through the Office of Grant Development prior to being submitted electronically. Please contact James McGowen at mcgowan@es.vccs.edu or (757) 789-7985 for assistance.
At JSRCC, all proposals must go through the Office
of Institutional Development prior to being submitted electronically. Please contact Nancy Mihalko
at
nmihalko@reynolds.edu or (804)
523-5814 for
assistance.
At NVCC, all proposals must go through the Office
of Grant Development prior to being submitted.
Please contract Deborah Rosen at drosen@nvcc.edu or (703) 323-3154 for assistance.
At PHCC, all proposals must go through the Office of
Grant Development prior to being submitted electronically. Please contact
Sara Beth Keyser at
skeyser@patrickhenry.edu or (276) 656-0322 for assistance.
At RCC, all proposals must go through the Office of
Research, Effectiveness, and Planning prior to being submitted
electronically. Please contact Glenda Haynie at
ghaynie@rappahannock.edu or
(804) 333-6719 for assistance.
At TCC, all proposals must go through the Office
of Grants and Sponsored Programs prior to being
submitted electronically. Please contact Shekinnah Bush at
sbush@tcc.edu or (757) 822-1646 for
assistance.
At VWCC, all proposals must go through the Office of Grant Development and Special Projects prior to being submitted electronically. Please contract Marilyn Herbert-Ashton at mherbert-ashton@virginiawestern.edu or (540) 857-6372 for assistance.
Upon submitting the form, a confirmation page,
including all the submitted data, will appear. Please
print out the confirmation page.
If you realize you have made an error on your
form after hitting the submit button, please contact Nancy Harris at
nharris@vccs.edu.