Please print the EDIT application form (pp. 6-9) immediately after completion. This form cannot be saved to your computer unless you
use Adobe Acrobat PRO.
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.