Southeast Missouri State
University
Student Professional Development
Fund
(A Funding for Results Project)
A goal in the University's Strategic
Plan is that all students will have meaningful experiential learning as
part of their education. The primary goal of Missouri's Funding for Results
(FFR) Program is the enhancement of learning. Toward these obviously related
ends, Southeast has established, as part of its Campus-level FFR Program,
a fund to support professional experiences for students. The fund will
help make possible the participation by students in real-world, professional
presentations of the results of research and other creative work. The program
will support travel, lodging and other expenses related to these activities
(subject to university policies governing faculty/staff travel) on a competitive
basis. This program is being run directly by the Funding For Results Team
as a permanent program. Guidelines for application and awarding of
these funds are presented below.
Application/ Approval and Reimbursement
Process/Criteria
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This fund is designed to support student
professional activities, including presentations, recitals, juried exhibitions,
and similar creative activities on the regional, state, national, or international
level. Funds will not be allocated for attendance only.
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All currently enrolled undergraduate
and graduate students are eligible to apply for funds from the Student
Professional Development Account. Funds available for graduate students
will not exceed twenty percent of total funds. Professional activities
supported by this fund must take place while the student is currently enrolled
or before June 30 for students graduating in spring.
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A student may receive only one professional
development grant from this fund per fiscal year.
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Students can obtain a Student
Professional Development Funds application from the Office of the Provost
and submit it to a faculty sponsor for advisement and endorsement.
A student must submit the completed application form to the Office of the
Provost. Proof of acceptance of the presentation should be attached and
documentation of expenses should be provided. This application should be submitted at least thirty days prior
to travel. In the case where several students are traveling to the
same meeting, efforts should be made to minimize costs by shared travel
and room expenses. It is expected that the faculty sponsor
will coordinate the application process, and provide an explanatory cover
letter for these proposals.
No more than five students will receive funding to
go to a single event.
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The student, sponsor, and chair/head
of the sponsor's department will receive written confirmation from the
Office of the Provost of the amount funded for the activity. An advance
of the funded amount (to pay for airfare, for example) may be requested
from the department of the sponsor.
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Upon completion of the professional
development activity, the student must submit a completed Student
Development Report along with a University Expense Account form (signed by
the sponsor and the department chair) to
the departmental office of the sponsor for reimbursement. The department
will then submit copies of the report and form to the Office of the Provost
for reimbursement to the department.
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The committee responsible for evaluating
applications for student professional development funds will follow the
basic criteria for funding of allowing each applicant a maximum of 80%
of the total amount requested not to exceed $500, as long as funds are
available.
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The group responsible for evaluating
applications consists of FFR team members. Questions may be directed to
Dr. Chris Frazier
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