Conference Registration Grants - Chancellor's Fund
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How To Apply
- 1. Faculty Learning and Development: SOD, SOM, SON and SOP School Faculty Councils.
- 2. COVID-19 Relief Fund:
- 3. Conference Registration Grants: Educational Curriculum, Research and Professional Meeting. Sponsored by Committees on Educational Policy and Research.
- Steps for all Chancellor's Fund applications
Select a Conference Registration Grant
- Educational Curriculum - Committee on Educational Policy.
- Research - Committee on Research.
A Conference Registration Grant Application Form (Education or Research) and all requested documentation must be included in your online application. Click here to access the online application.
1 Conference Registration Grants for Educational Purposes
Overview
Amount: up to $1,000
Total amount in fund: $35,000
Key Dates:
Funding deadlines for each application are different and occur when funding is depleted.
Description: Funds are available to assist faculty in attending meetings of learned societies, organized conferences and meetings to present original, creative, and educational work products to attendees.
Criteria:
- The meeting of learned societies, organized conferences and meetings must be education focused.
- UCSF faculty appointment must be at 50% or greater.
- Applications must be submitted at least four weeks prior to your planned meeting or conference.
- Award is for registration fee only. There will be no payments for airfare or hotel.
- Applicants may receive one grant in any 12 month period.
- Applicant must be attending to present original product showcasing educational work.
Application Process:
Applications must include:
- The Conference Registration Grant Application Form - Educational Purposes.
- Signature of both the applicant and the Department Chair.
- Documentation of invitation or letter of acceptance to present educational materials or for conference attendance, a copy of conference announcement/invitations which includes information about the learned society and dates which match dates for which travel has been requested. Emailed documentation (pdf) is sufficient.
- Please describe the creative educational work that you will be presenting (1-2 sentences.)
- Upload and submit your application and supporting documents via the Senate Service Portal.
Contact: Claire Olivier
2. Conference Registration Grants for Research Presentations
Overview
Amount: $1,500
Total amount in fund: $35,000
Description: Funds are available to assist faculty attend meetings of learned societies or organized conferences in order to present important results of original research.
Eligibility: UCSF Faculty in any series (Clinical X, In Resident, Ladder Rank, Adjunct, HS Clinical) and all ranks (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor) are eligible to apply for this conference registration grant.
- Faculty must be at least 50% time and cannot be WOS
- Non faculty academics including but not limited to Specialists and Professional Research Series are not eligible.
- Applicants may receive no more than one Chancellor’s Fund grant within any 12 month period.
- Applicant may not submit a separate application for another Chancellor’s Fund grant during the same cycle.
Criteria: The Academic Senate Committee on research will give preference to applications for speaking presentations. Requests for poster presentations require a justification of impact.
Eligible Expenses: The award must be used for conference fees.
Application Instructions:
- Download the Conference Registration Grant Application Form-Research.
- Complete the application form including obtaining a signature from the Department Chair or Division Chief.
- Include a budget with estimated costs of conference fees,
- Include documentation of the invitation or letter of acceptance to present important results or research in applicable.
- Include a brief description of the presentation.
- Upload and submit your application and supporting documents via the Senate Service Portal.
- Complete the application form including obtaining a signature from the Department Chair or Division Chief.
Contact: Ken Laslavic
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Additional Information
- 1. Financial Plan – Budget Overview (2019-2020)
- 2. Comments from Previous FAR Fund Recipients: SOM | SOD, SON & SOP
- 3. Comments from Faculty Learning and Development Fund Recipients: SOD
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Notice
- Funding, submission rules, eligibility criteria, and other requirements are subject to change for each Chancellor's Fund cycle.
- Be sure to review the website after every “Call for Applications” is launched to learn the updates and prepare your application accordingly.