Faculty Scholarship Grant Program Overview This document describes the Samuel Merritt University Faculty Scholarship Grant Program (FSGP). This internal grant program is intended to support faculty scholarship that is aligned with the and that advances the Division of University’s mission and vision Faculty with Academic Affairs’ strategic priorities. members’ scholarship, along teaching, clinical practice, and service, is an integral part of their role within the University. These faculty roles occur within the context of their responsibility to contribute to the ability of the School, Department and/or Program to meet the mission, vision and goals of the academic unit. Thus, the Dean, Chair and/or Program Director plays an important role in achieving the necessary balance between the academic unit and the faculty responsibilities and how they are met within the academic members’ unit. Thus, a faculty in the FSGP is based on a negotiated member’s participation agreement with the Dean, Chair and/or Program Director. The FSGP serves as a source of major financial support (1) for faculty whose scholarly work is directly related to the and thus of value to the University University’s mission and the communities it serves even though that work may not result in external funding, and (2) for faculty who are on a trajectory that could result in external funding for their scholarship. The SMU Philosophy of Scholarship is foundational to the FSGP. SMU recognizes that scholarly work can include the scholarship of discovery, integration, application/service, and teaching/learning. SMU values all forms of scholarship and acknowledges that the evaluation of quality and rigor of the scholarly work will be specific to the type or form of scholarship. Our definition of scholarship includes, but is not limited to, all research methods. There are two categories of support in the FSGP. Regardless of the category of support, all scholarly work funded by this program will have a plan for dissemination consistent with the scholarship philosopy. University’s Please consult the for detailed instructions and program procedures. Category 1: Support for faculty scholarship that may not lead to external funding. Purpose & Rationale The purpose of this category of is to fund scholarly work when the faculty member’s scholarly agenda is not necessarily leading to external funding and/or a clear path to external research funding is not yet identified. Faculty members may have scholarly agendas that are closely aligned with the University mission of excellence in teaching and learning that advances clinical practice
Faculty Scholarship Grant Program Overview This document describes the Samuel Merritt University Faculty Scholarship Grant Program (FSGP). This internal grant program is intended to support faculty scholarship that is aligned with the University’s mission and vision and that advances the Division of Academic Affairs’ strategic priorities. Faculty members’ scholarship, along with teaching, clinical practice, and service, is an integral part of their role within the University. These faculty roles occur within the context of their responsibility to contribute to the ability of the School, Department and/or Program to meet the mission, vision and goals of the academic unit. Thus, the Dean, Chair and/or Program Director plays an important role in achieving the necessary balance between the academic unit and the faculty members’ responsibilities and how they are met within the academic unit. Thus, a faculty member’s participation in the FSGP is based on a negotiated agreement with the Dean, Chair and/or Program Director. The FSGP serves as a source of major financial support (1) for faculty whose scholarly work is directly related to the University’s mission and thus of value to the University and the communities it serves even though that work may not result in external funding, and (2) for faculty who are on a trajectory that could result in external funding for their scholarship. The SMU Philosophy of Scholarship is foundational to the FSGP. SMU recognizes that scholarly work can include the scholarship of discovery, integration, application/service, and teaching/learning. SMU values all forms of scholarship and acknowledges that the evaluation of quality and rigor of the scholarly work will be specific to the type or form of scholarship. Our definition of scholarship includes, but is not limited to, all research methods. There are two categories of support in the FSGP. Regardless of the category of support, all scholarly work funded by this program will have a plan for dissemination consistent with the University’s scholarship philosopy. Please consult the for detailed instructions and program procedures. Category 1: Support for faculty scholarship that may not lead to external funding. Purpose & Rationale The purpose of this category of is to fund scholarly work when the faculty member’s scholarly agenda is not necessarily leading to external funding and/or a clear path to external research funding is not yet identified. Faculty members may have scholarly agendas that are closely aligned with the University mission of excellence in teaching and learning that advances clinical practice