Internal Grant Programs

The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS) offers two internal grant programs for Emerson faculty members.

Faculty Advancement Fund Grant (FAFG)

ORCS supports the professional development and research of tenure-track and tenured faculty members through the annual Faculty Advancement Fund Grant awards program. All full-time faculty members also receive a travel allowance from their home departments to attend conferences or conduct research.

ORCS also provides research assistance and grants application and management support for faculty members.

Part-Time Faculty Professional Development Fund Grant (PTFF)

The PTFF supports the scholarly and creative activities of the part-time faculty members of Emerson College. The Office of Academic Affairs administers the fund to enable the professional work of part-time faculty in its efforts to sustain academic excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service. Applicants must have taught one course in each of the prior three years to be eligible.

Presidential Fund for Curricular Innovation (PFCI)

The PFCI supports faculty projects that help the college achieve its goal of academic excellence through significant and bold curricular innovation. All faculty members - tenured, tenure-track, full-time, and part-time - are eligible to apply. Grants up to $10,000 may be awarded depending on the project requests. Projects must show how they will advance the curricula at Emerson in demonstrable ways. Proposals must also demonstrate the promise of future adoption as significant course revisions, new courses, or revised programs of study or degrees. Applicants must make the case for the innovative nature of their proposed projects.

Preference will be given to projects that:

• promote faculty collaboration;
• cross disciplinary boundaries;
• contribute to achievement of one or more of the college's strategic priorities;
• have clear measures of success; and
• are genuinely bold in how they are conceived and implemented.