Research and Development

College Research Fellowships

There are three categories of College Research Fellowships. Please note that all three categories are limited in number and awarded on a competitive basis. Additional information is provided in the memo distributed to department chairs to announce the beginning of the nomination period (usually in mid-October).

One of the considerations in awarding any College Research Fellowship is the benefit that will accrue to the university. Please remember that any recipient is expected to return to normal teaching duties for at least the following academic year and if a recipient elects to leave the University without returning for an academic year is obligated to reimburse the University.

• The Research Fellowship relieves faculty members of teaching their required organized classes for one long semester in order to devote their attention to a research project.

• The Special Service Fellowship recognizes Assistant and Associate Professors who have demonstrated outstanding service at the departmental, college, or university level. Awards will be determined on a case-by-case basis and relieves faculty members of teaching their required organized classes for one long semester in order to devote their attention to a research project.

• The Supplemental Research Fellowship is awarded to supplement outside grants and fellowships whose award amounts are at least 50% of the faculty member’s nine-month academic rate. All potential Supplemental Research Fellowships must be requested during the regular nomination period, even if an outside fellowship has not yet been awarded. The length of the award may vary to accommodate the requirements of the granting agency. Since these awards involve the faculty member requesting a leave or release from the instructional budget, please review the college's Faculty Leave information.

For more information on the college’s Grant Services, please visit Grants & Contracts.

Please contact Lisa Vera, lisav@austin.utexas.edu, with any questions.

Online Nomination Process

Department chairs and delegates: The online nomination submission system for the 2010-11 College Research Fellowships (both Research and Special Service) and the 2010-11 Supplemental College Research Fellowships will be available October 19, 2009. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2009.

Access Nomination System: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/laser/faculty_staff/awards/index.WBX

Information needed for a 2010-11 College Research Fellowship nomination: nominee's eid, type of award (Research or Special Service), semester, regular course assignments, how students will be accommodated, criteria used to select nominee, a list of all partial, semester-, or academic-year reseach leaves for the past three years, and a research proposal for uploading. A pdf of the screen shots for the 2010-11 College Research Fellowships: Nomination system screen shots (1.2MB, PDF)

Information needed for a 2010-11 Supplemental College Research Fellowship nomination: nominee's eid, semester(s), regular course assignments, how students will be accommodated, a list of all partial, semester-, or academic-year research leaves for the past three years, a list of granting agencies, and application materials for uploading.

Note: PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Internal and External Research Awards

The College of Liberal Arts encourages and assists faculty in obtaining research funding both from the University and from outside sources. A list of internal and external research awards can be found here.