Dear R&SP Communicator Subscribers,

This is to inform you of some changes that have taken place with the internal grant programs offered and administered by the Office for Professional Development (OPD). Due to budgetary constraints, some grant programs have been discontinued for FY 2003-2004. In addition, the current programs have been revised and restructured to allow for the best possible distribution of funds. The 2003-2004 OPD grant programs will be posted on the OPD web site and will include the following funding opportunities:

Grant-in-Aid for Special Populations
• Grant-in-Aid for Academic Staff Development
• Grant-in-Aid for Associate Faculty and Lecturer Development
• Grant-in-Aid for Minority Faculty Development
• Grant-in-Aid for Women Faculty Development

General Grant-in-Aid
• Grant-in-Aid for Research
• Grant-in-Aid for Teaching
• Grant-in-Aid for Service

Special Focus (Gateway Course Grant)
Project areas include:
Best Practices Team Planning and Travel
Civic Engagement/Integration of Community Resources
Development
Dissemination
Gateway and Beyond
Inquiry
Integrator
Student Learning Measurement

To access the project descriptions and guidelines, visit the OPD web site and click on “Grants.” Applications submitted under the old or discontinued guidelines will not be eligible for review. If you have any questions, email me (emward@iupui.edu) or call 278-8427.

Regards,
Etta Ward, Acting Director
Scholarly and Creative Activities Program

Send COMMENTS, QUESTIONS to:
RSPCOMMU@iupui.edu.