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Revised 1/28/20
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
EDIT APPLICATION
Spring 2020
PLEASE READ THIS APPLICATION CAREFULLY
AND FOLLOW APPLICATION GUIDELINES
APPLICATION DUE
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
12:00 P.M.
Room B234
(Leave applications in Bede McCormack’s mailbox)
Fern Luskin, Co-Chair
Bede McCormack, Co-Chair
https://www.laguardia.edu/edit
Email us at edit@lagcc.cuny.edu
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ELIGIBLITY & AWARD CRITERIA
Established during the 1991-92 academic year, the Educational Development Initiative Team (EDIT) is a subcommittee of
the College Senate’s Committee on Professional Development and administers LaGuardia’s Professional Development
Grant Program.
Full-time faculty, and part-time faculty in continuous service for the past two academic years (September
through June), are eligible to submit proposals.
Gr
ants awarded by EDIT cover costs incurred by LaGuardia faculty in designing and implementing professional
development projects. These costs may include (but are not limited to) the following:
1.
Travel expenses to conduct and/or present research and scholarship (e.g., archives, museums,
special collections, conference presentations, and invited lectures)
2.
Travel expenses for attending (not presenting at) conferences, workshops, or seminars that directly
support a specific scholarship or research project
3.
Travel costs specifically associated with faculty development research (e.g., to enhance an academic
department/program’s pedagogy or professional development)
4.
Expenses personally incurred by faculty to conduct research and scholarship (e.g., entrance fees for
research sites, photocopying from archives or special collections)
5.
Expenses personally incurred by faculty for projects that enhance their professional growth and development (e.g.,
enhancing scholarship, academic effectiveness, and/or research skills and competencies; or enhancing artistic skills
and competencies)
Additional Notes:
1.
Applications must clearly demonstrate how professional development activities support faculty tenure and
promotion, and/or the College’s strategic plan. Include a narrative description that identifies specific
ways in which your activities support tenure, promotion and/or the strategic plan.
2.
Per diem requests will be granted only for conference presentations. Links for per diem rates are:
Domestic: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/per-diem-rates-lookup
Int
ernational: https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184&menu_id=81
3.
EDIT does not fund the following: reassigned time, conference registration fees, organization membership fees,
purchase of equipment or other items such as (but not limited to) photocopying, postage/shipping costs,
stipends or services rendered by someone other than the applicant.
APPLICATION REVIEW & AWARD NOTIFICATION
EDIT committee members will review all proposals that are submitted on or before the deadline. Preference will be
given to applicants who have not received funding in the past two years and priority will be given to those
presenting rather than attending a conference.
Applicants can expect to receive notification concerning their application on or about May 27, 2020.
Generally, EDIT awards up to $500 for domestic travel and up to $1000 for international travel. However, award
amounts are dependent on the number of applicants we receive.
Awards are for projects undertaken between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. All monies must be
disbursed by June 30, 2020.
Awardees will need to complete CUNYfirst travel procedures to receive funding:
o
If you are a full-time faculty member presenting at a conference eligible for reimbursement from Academic
Affairs you must submit a Travel Authorization through CUNYfirst at least 30 days prior to travel, and submit a
Travel Expense Report within 5 days after return from travel. When you receive your EDIT award letter,
contact your department’s Travel Liaison for assistance with submitting a second expense report for your EDIT
award.
o
If you are a part-time faculty member, contact your department’s Travel Liaison for assistance with
completing the CUNYFirst travel procedures.
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APPLICATION GUIDELINES
1.
EDIT applications are available online at https://www.laguardia.edu/edit/application/
ATTENTION: This form will not save your data unless you use Adobe Acrobat Professional. Please PRINT
immediately after completing and send to Bede McCormack in B234 by inter-office mail with all supporting
documents.
2.
In preparing your EDIT application: use size 11 or 12 font, and do not exceed the space provided in response
to any question on the application. After printing out the fillable application, sign and date documents before
submission. For applicants who are part-time, the signature of their Chair is also required.
3.
If your project involves human subjects, check with IRB to learn if you are required to obtain a statement of
clearance/permission from the IRB. If so, this statement should be included in your application. Visit
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/irb for more information.
4.
Submit 1 paper copy of your completed EDIT application and supporting documents to Bede McCormack’s
mailbox in the Education and Language Acquisition Department (B234) by 12:00 Noon on Wednesday,
March 18, 2020. EDIT does not accept emailed applications and we are not responsible for making copies of
your application.
5.
For an application to be considered, it must include all supporting documents such as conference
acceptance letters, conference catalogue pages that mention your presentation and LaGuardia
Community College, hotel and travel receipts, airplane boarding passes, etc., or estimates of airfare,
hotel, and other expenses taken from official websites if your project takes place after the application deadline.
See below for further instructions. Incomplete applications that are missing such supporting documents
will not be considered for funding.
6.
Only activities at reputable venues are eligible for funding. Please ensure that the conference or organization
at which you are presenting is not predatory.
BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS (for completing p. 8 of the application)
Provide a complete budget that specifies the items for which the EDIT grant funds will be used. Attach copies of
receipts for all items requested. In preparing your budget, review the Eligibility & Award Criteria section of this
application (page 2) which lists the type of expenses funded by EDIT. Be sure to indicate whether you are providing the
ACTUAL or ESTIMATED cost of an item. You may provide a limited number of estimated expenses for services not yet
rendered. For large items such as airline tickets, these estimates must be based on verifiable prices. You must attach an
estimate of your flight, hotel, non-local train or bus costs from a travel website such as Expedia or Travelocity, or from the
airline’s or company’s website. For smaller-scale items such as taxi rides, an approximation is acceptable. Thus, if your
travel takes place after the application deadline, include the pending item(s) in your budget (with verifiable estimates for
large items such as airline or train tickets), submit your application by the deadline, and send the co-chairs copies of the
missing receipts as soon as you have them. Faculty members requesting funds for conferences supported by Academic
Affairs should request 60% of allowable expenses for domestic conferences and indicate you are doing so for each
budget item. For international conferences indicate the amounts for items not covered by Academic Affairs. Per diem
requests will be granted only for conference presentations. EDIT only considers the expenses of the applicant. If
you are sharing expenses (hotel room, etc.), or traveling with others, please adjust your budget accordingly and make
specific references to this in the notes section of the Budget page of the application (p. 8). Try to use public
transportation, but if that is not possible, make sure taxi fares are not excessive.
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DOCUMENTATION
All applications must be accompanied by two types of documentation: evidence of activities and receipts for expenses
or, if unavailable at the time of submission, documentation showing estimated prices charged by airlines, hotels, etc.
that are listed on official websites. Examples of this evidence includes, but are not limited to:
Conferences & Invited Lectures (Domestic & International)
o
Evidence of ActivitiesConference acceptance letter, conference program (copy of page with your
panel’s listing; formal invitation for invited lectures).
o
Receipts for ExpensesHotel, travel (air, train, bus, taxi, car), per diem rate for location.
Research or Scholarship, or Creative Endeavor
o
Evidence of Activitiesan invitation or letters requesting and confirming access to the archive or library at
which you are conducting the research, or to rare materials housed at the archive or library, in which th
e
nat
ure of your project is indicated; an invitation from the artistic or cultural institution.
o
Receipts for ExpensesEntrance fees for museums, institutions, or research sites, or for
photocopying materials at archives or special collections, hotel, and travel (air, train, bus, taxi,
car); art materials or processes not available at the college.
Attending Workshops Seminars and Conferences
o
Evidence of Activitiesconfirmation of registration, program of activities, invitation to attend.
o
Receipts for ExpensesRegistration fees, hotel, travel (air, train, bus, taxi, car).
Do Not Provide Original Documentation. EDIT only accepts copies! Highlight and label expenses on receipts that
are included in your budget. Black out credit card numbers and irrelevant expenses.
B
eware that if you are awarded a grant you will need to upload the same (and most likely additional) documentation to
your CUNYfirst Travel Expense Report. If you travel by plane, train, or bus, retain your ticket or boarding pass for
submission to CUNYfirst as proof of travel.
Note that your affiliation on conference programs or project documents must indicate that you are representing
LaGuardia Community College (not simply CUNY or another institution). Highlight your name and the title of
your presentation / project on all supporting documents.
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
EDIT Committee If you have any questions regarding EDIT please contact your department’s committee member
DEPARTMENT
NAME
Email Address
Business & Technology
Nicole Lytle
nilytle@lagcc.cuny.edu
Education and Language Acquisition
Bede McCormack, Co-Chair
bmccormack@lagcc.cuny.edu
English
Anita Baksh
730-
abaksh@lagcc.cuny.edu
Health Sciences
Maureen Doyle
mdoyle@lagcc.cuny.edu
Humanities
Fern Luskin, Co-Chair
luskinfe@lagcc.cuny.edu
Library
Thomas Cleary
tcleary@lagcc.cuny.edu
Mathematics, Engineering, & Computer
Science
Hendrick Delcham
hdelcham@lagcc.cuny.edu
Natural Sciences
Boris Zakharov
bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu
Social Science
Rebecca Tally
rtally@lagcc.cuny.edu
Travel Liaison-Contact your department’s liaison for questions, issues, and assistance submitting your travel
authorization and expense report.
DEPARTMENT
NAME
EXT.
Room
Business & Technology
Deijy Sherpa
730-7504
B-327
Education and Language Acquisition
Elijah Edmonds
5640
B-234
English
Sylwia Prendable
5909
E-103J
Health Sciences
Jazmine Freire
6104
E-300Y
Humanities
Seurette Bazelais
5203
C-745
Library
Nasrin Rahman
5420
E-101
Mathematics, Engineering, & Computer
Science
Luis Gonzalez
5730
MB 39
Natural Sciences
Indira Persaud
5406
M-202A
Social Science
Aileen Solima
5785
C-459EE
YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY PAGES
6-9 AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
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Spring, 2020 EDIT Application
Professional Development Grant Application LaGuardia Community College
1a. Name:
1b. Title:
2a. D
epartment:
2b. Mailbox:
3a. Email Address:
3b. Phone:
4.
Amount Requested:
5.
Have You Received Funds from EDIT in the Last 2 Years? Yes No
If Yes, Provide Details (Year / Cycle/ Amount):
6.
Requested Funds from Other Sources:
A.
Requested funds from Academic Affairs:
Provide Details:
Yes
No
B. Requested funds from
Academic Department / Other:
Provide Details:
Yes
No
7.
Project Type (Choose One of the Following): Please note that the first 2 categories are for presentations at a
conference or lecture while the 3
rd
and 4
th
categories are for conducting research in preparation for publication,
etc., not in conjunction with a conference. The 5
th
and 6
th
categories are for attending workshops, seminars,
and conferences, not for presenting.
8.
Project Information:
Presenting Research or Scholarship in a paper or a presentation at a Conference or Lecture (International)
Presenting Research or Scholarship in a paper or a presentation at a Conference or Lecture (Domestic)
Conducting Research or Scholarship, Creative Endeavor (Individual Faculty Project)
Conducting Research or Scholarship (Enhancement of Academic Dept. / Program)
Attending Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences (Individual Faculty Development)
Attending Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences (Enhancement of Academic Dept. / Program)
Name of Conference, Organization, or Project:
Title of Presentation or Project:
Date of Presentation or Project:
L
ocation of Conference, Organization, or Project:
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9.
Briefly State How Project Supports Tenure, Promotion, and /or the College’s Strategic Plan:
10.
Abstract
Provide a Description of Your Project, Including Subject Area, Purpose, and Major Activities:
11.
Evaluation
Discuss how you will determine if your project was successful (for example, future publication of a presentation, audienc
e
r
esponse, survey).
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12.
Budget (see p. 3 for detailed instructions)
Category
Number of
Items
Cost
Actual or
Estimated?
(Estimate only if
project has not
yet taken place)
60% of
Expenses?
Yes No
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total
$
Notes (such as the amount you will receive from Academic Affairs):
13.
Applicant’s Signature Date
***
**FOR PART-TIME FACULTY ONLY*****
Chairperson’s signature Date
(Applicant has been in continuous service for the past two academic years September through June)
0
Select One
Select One
Select One
Select One
Select One
Select One
Select One
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CHECKLIST:
1.
Did you indicate whether you requested funding from Academic Affairs and your Department?
2.
Did you include evidence of activities such as your conference acceptance letter, the conference
program (copy of page with your panel’s listing, formal invitation for invited lectures) with your name
and the title of presentation / project highlighted and your LaGuardia affiliation listed?
3.
Did you include receipts for expenses, including per diem rates for conference presentations, or
estimates of flight, hotel, non-local train or bus costs from a travel website such as Expedia or
Travelocity, or from the airline’s or company’s website only if your project has not yet taken place.
4.
If you are sharing expenses (hotel room, etc.), or traveling with others, did you adjust your budget
accordingly and make specific references to this in the notes section of the application (see Budget,
p. 8).
5.
If you are applying for funding for a research project, did you include evidence of activities such as
letters requesting access to the archive or library at which you are conducting the research, or to rare
materials housed at the archive or library, in which the nature of your project is indicated?
Note that sample applications are available on the EDIT website to help guide you through the
application process.
If, after reading through the instructions here, and reviewing the sample applications, you have any
questions, please feel to contact the EDIT co-chairs.