FD&D Pilot Fund

Application deadline: April 1, 2008

The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (FD&D) was established in September 2005 to help the University realize its aspiration to find, develop, promote and retain the world’s best scholars, by serving as a resource to individual Schools and providing needed central coordination and oversight across the University. Specifically, the Office seeks to:

• Improve Harvard’s performance in developing scholars at all stages of the academic career ladder — pipeline, recruitment, promotion, and retention
• Establish an institutional culture that will sustain this improved performance
• Achieve intellectual leadership for Harvard by helping to define future goals for faculty development, diversity, and related issues

Schools are invited to submit funding proposals for pilot programs that will develop, implement, and evaluate strategies, policies and/or activities to advance these goals.

Administration of the Fund

The Office of FD&D is responsible for the administration of the Fund. A committee consisting of faculty, to be appointed by the Office of FD&D, will develop procedures for the implementation of guidelines and will review applications for funding.

Eligibility

Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and faculty serving in diversity leadership roles are eligible to apply. Each grant application must be endorsed by the respective School’s Dean.

Metrics

Faculty and administrative leaders applying for funds are expected to identify specific measures of success. Staff in the Office of FD&D are available to help Schools identify appropriate data.

Matching funds

The University’s interest lies in experimenting with and creating evidence of the efficacy of specific faculty diversity and development initiatives. The Office of FD&D is interested in supporting Schools’ efforts that have high potential for replication across the University. The FD&D Pilot Fund may provide support for the development of programs, the improvement of faculty recruitment and development processes, or the enhancement of institutional capacities directly related to faculty diversity. Evidence of the availability and allocation of School matching funds for the duration of the pilot must be demonstrated at the time of application and endorsed by the School’s Dean before it is submitted for review.

Schools' matching funds may include faculty time, research assistant time, and development of specific databases or programs that may be required to track the progress of their initiatives.

Proposal deadlines and response time

The Review Committee will read applications once in Fall 2007 and once in Spring 2008. The Spring deadline for applications is April 1, 2008.

Please submit proposals via the online application. You will receive an email acknowledgment within 48 hours of the receipt of your proposal. Within six weeks of proposal receipt you will receive one of the following:

• A request for additional information
• A letter informing you that your proposal will be funded
• A letter informing you that your proposal will not be funded

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1. Contact Information

*Project Title

*School

*Project Coordinator

*Email

*Phone

*University Address

2. Narrative

In the space provided, please address the following questions.
(100 word limit per question)

What is the problem your project is trying to address? What are the key project components or activities? Who is the target audience for the project? What are the intended results or products? How would you define success for this project? Please provide a timeline for the project. Be sure to include a timeframe for assessing the project's success. Please identify (by name and position) key staff who will be responsible for the project. Please describe the roles they will play and the amount of time each individual will dedicate to the project. Who will be responsible for ensuring outcomes are delivered within the proposed time frame? To what extent, if any, could the proposed project be replicated at other Harvard Schools or institutions?

3. Data

Please provide a letter of support from your School's Dean. The letter should address:

• How the project will be evaluated
• What metrics the evaluation will track
• How often results will be measured and reported

Attachment (Formats Allowed: PDF, DOC, TXT)

4. Budget

What percent of funds sought through this proposal do you propose to match? Please include faculty and staff time to be spent on the proposed program. (250 word limit)

Note: Research and programmer costs involved in development may also be included in the School's matching contribution.

Please use the template below to outline the costs associated with your project.
Get template here.

Upload budget in excel

Attachment (Formats Allowed: XLS)

After you submit your proposal, you will receive an e-mail acknowledgment. If you have any questions about the FD&D Pilot Fund, please contact Fiona Chin at fiona_chin@harvard.edu.

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