• How To Apply
• 1. Faculty Learning and Development: SOD, SOM, and SON School Faculty Councils.
• 2. Faculty Enrichment/Needs (varies by faculty) including educational training, PR consultant hiring, software purchases, supplementing travel grants – Faculty Welfare Committee.
• 3. Educational Technology Needs for Faculty – Educational Policy Committee.
• 4. Travel Grants: Educational Curriculum - Committee on Educational Policy.
• 5. Travel Grants: Research - Committee on Research.
• Steps for all Chancellor's Fund applications

Overview

Amount:up to $1,000

Total Amount in Fund: $11,450

Description: Funds are available to assist faculty obtain educational technology for classroom or clinical instruction or produce visual media to use during presentations at organized conferences and meetings.

1. Educational Technology for Classroom or Clinical Instruction
   Funds are available to support the procurement of educational technology for existing or proposed classroom or clinical instruction.
   
   Examples:
   • Institutional license/subscription for educational materials such as videos
   • Educational Technology Services costs


2. Visual Media for Conference Presentations
   Funds are available to support the production of visual materials (e.g., posters, videos, etc.) necessary to present educational innovation at organized conferences and meetings.
   
   Examples:
   • Documents & Media costs
   • Educational Technology Services costs

Application Process:

Applications must be sent as a PDF and include:

1. Amount of funding requested, budget justification, and supporting documentation.
2. Description of the education technology for classroom or clinical instruction or visual media for conference presentation.
3. Description of the classroom or clinical instruction or the organized conference or meeting.
4. Description of a singular focus of the educational technology or visual media that gives the request an identifying rationale.
5. Explanation that another source of funding is lacking.
6. The date by which the funding will be needed (e.g., either the date when the educational technology would first be used or the date when the visual media would be presented).

Applications are limited to 300 words and will be reviewed by members of the Academic Senate Committee on Educational Policy. You will be notified by email if your grant application has been approved or denied. Incomplete applications cannot be processed and will not be reviewed. Please click here for access to the online application.

Contact: Alison Cleaver (415) 476-3808

• Additional Information
• In fall 2015, the UCSF Academic Senate Committees and Councils determined their funding decisions based on the below process. The final financial breakdown was determined by the Coordinating Committee – which is comprised of Chairs of all the Standing Committees and Councils.
• 1. Financial Plan – Budget Overview (2015-2016)
• For information on the 2014-2015 UCSF Academic Senate process and funding choices related to the Chancellor’s/Faculty Academic Renewal Funds, please review our Annual Report.
• 1. Annual Report: Academic Renewal (FAR) Funds Report (2014-2015)
• During discussion, multiple committees selected to support pre-existing campus mechanisms this academic year.
• 1. Pathways funding pre-existing Campus mechanisms (2015-2016)
• 2. Comments from Previous FAR Fund Recipients