Internal Funding

Internal grant funds come from two different sources: the Faculty Development Committee (FDC) and the Dean of the College. Please submit questions and proposals to the current  FDC Chair, Brooks Crozier, at fdcsubmission@roanoke.edu. 

Grant Deadline
Cluster and Task Force Funding October 1
Course Materials Development Grant February 1
Curriculum Development Grant October 1 / February 1
Curriculum Development Semester October 1
Faculty Enrichment Grant October 1 / February 1
Faculty Internship Grant October 1 / February 1
Faculty Professional Advancement Grant September 15 / December 15 / March 15 / May 15
Faculty Research Grant First Monday Following Fall Break / February 1
Faculty Research Semester First Monday following Fall Break
Faculty Research Year October 1
Faculty Summer Research Award First Monday Following Fall Break / February 1
Faculty Summer Study Award October 1 / February 1
Roanoke Faculty Scholar Program First Monday Following Fall Break
Sabbatical February 15
Starter Grant First Monday Following Fall Break / February 1
Student Summer Scholar Program March 15

Grant Descriptions

Cluster and Task Force Funding Course Materials Development Grant
Curriculum Development Grant Curriculum Development Semester
Faculty Enrichment Grant Faculty Internship Grant
Faculty Professional Advancement Grant Faculty Research Grant
Faculty Research Semester Faculty Research Year
Faculty Summer Research Award Faculty Summer Study Award
Roanoke Faculty Scholar Program Student Summer Scholar Program
Starter Grant

Sabbatical information may be found here:  Sabbatical Guildelines

For information and application forms for the Faculty Professional Advancement (FPA) funds, which are handled through the Dean's office, please contact Susan Rambo, Coordinator of Academic Operations, Dean's Office.

Applications need to be submitted by email as a single PDF to:  fdcsubmission@roanoke.edu.   The format for all applications except sabbatical leave is listed below:

  1. Application Information, centered:     
         Applicant's name and title
         Type of application (e.g. Starter Grant)
         The project title
  2. Project Abstract (100-200 words)
  3. Project Description (< 1,300 words)
  4. Project Timeline
  5. Project Expected Outcomes
  6. Project Itemized Budget (if course release or stipend only, then n/a.)
  7. Applicants list of FDC funding in last three academic years
  8. Project bibliography up to two pages. (Does not count against the 1,300 word limit.)
  9. Project figures/illustrations/tables, optional, up to two pages. (Does not count against the 1,300 word limit.)
  10. Applicant CV
  11. Recommendation from Department Chair (email sent to FDC chair directly). Department Chair recommendation is only needed for these:  Curriculum Development Semester, Faculty Research Year, Faculty Scholar Program and Faculty Research Semester.

The Written Report should be submitted to the FDC Chair within the first six weeks of the following semester.