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Purposes
The SFTF is
meant to:
- Be a source of funds to assist faculty transportation to international
professional meetings and congresses outside the U.S.
to present papers, deliver keynote addresses, juried exhibitions,
or performances in major concert halls
- Supplement departmental, college and/or grant funds available to
faculty.
Application forms are available from the Office of the Dean of
International Studies and Program.
Procedure
Applications are reviewed three times each year as follows:
- February 1 deadline: for meetings held March
through August
- June 1 deadline: for meetings held July
through December
- October 1 deadline: for meetings held November
through April
If you think it is possible that your paper will be accepted after
the SFTF deadline,
please submit your application without the letter of acceptance by the
appropriate deadline. Your application may be approved contingent
upon your receiving the acceptance letter soon after the deadline. We
must have a copy of the acceptance letter as soon as possible.
By the appropriate deadline, submit the following to Michael Stokes,
Office of the Dean, International Studies and Programs, 209 International
Center:
- Completed application with signatures of dean and chair (please
plan to seek their approval at least two weeks in advance of the deadline.)
- Invitation to conference/congress and/or letter accepting your paper
for presentation at the conference/congress indicating the type and
level of your participation
- Include original and one (1) copy of the application and all attachments
Please Be Sure Your Application Is Complete. Incomplete Applications
Will Be Returned!
The review of the applications will be completed no later than the
15th of the deadline month. Applicants will be notified of decisions
in writing as soon as possible after the 15th of the applicable month.
Policies Governing SFTF
- SFTF is to
be used as a last resort. Applicants are urged to
first explore and secure support from other sources whenever possible,
such as departmental or college funds, N.S.F. or N.I.H. or other grants,
foundations, and personal resources.
- SFTF is intended
to be supplemental in nature. Departments and colleges
(combined) must match all of the SFTF
grant made to a faculty member (a 50/50 match). Grant funds in an
MSU account and
dedicated to travel costs can be substituted for college or department
matching funds. Only funds allocated to offset AIRFARE costs
will be considered to be matching monies - that is, funds allocated
for conference fees and subsistence costs cannot be used to
match SFTF
grants.
- If three or more faculty members from the same department or major
academic unit apply for support to attend the same meeting, the maximum
award will be no more than 120% of the round trip
cost for one person, to be split evenly among the individuals or in
a manner recommended by the relevant unit administrator.
- SFTF support
is for faculty attendance at international congresses
and meetings held outside the United States. Requests
to attend national meetings of foreign professional associations
will be considered. A letter explaining the benefit of such attendance
must accompany the SFTF
application. Requests to attend national meetings of American professional
associations will NOT be considered.
- SFTF may
be used only for airfare expenses. It cannot be used
for per diem and related meeting or conference costs. You are expected
to seek the lowest possible airfare.
- Individuals may not receive more than one SFTF
award within a twenty-four month period.
- Tenure system faculty are given higher priority,
but all MSU faculty
(NOT visiting faculty) are eligible.
- SFTF support may not be sought for retroactive
reimbursement of airfare expenses.
- The Dean of International Studies and Programs, or designee, will
make final decisions on award recipients and levels
of funding.
- The Dean of ISP,
or designee, will notify applicants, their chairpersons/directors,
and deans, of the decisions made, and will provide awardees
with information on procedures for using the funds.
- Those who receive a SFTF
award are required to submit a brief report of their
travel (upon completion) and international meeting experience with
their completed travel voucher.
Faculty with questions about any aspect of these guidelines are urged
to contact Mike Stokes, Office of the Dean, International Studies
and Programs, 209 International Center, TEL: (517) 355-2353.
Please be sure to provide the following:
- A complete application with signatures of dean and chair as well
as applicant's
- The invitation to the conference/congress and/or letter accepting
your paper for presentation at the conference/congress indicating
the type and level of your participation
- An original and one (1) copy of the application and all attachments
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