-The ICCFA Executive Committee will review grant applications on April 15, 2016.

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1 Dr. Joseph T Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Information -The Illinois Community College Faculty Association (ICCFA) will award up to four $2,500 grants, named after Joseph T Cipfl, for Faculty Workshops or Faculty Research Projects for the academic year. This is the application form for the research grant. -Both full-time faculty and part-time faculty are eligible for grant awards. -Applications must be submitted no later than midnight, Thursday, April 7, Please completed applications to Hong Fei, ICCFA Grants Coordinator, Heartland Community College, Normal, at <hong.fei@heartland.edu>. Please put in subject line: ICCFA grant application. -Through , Fei will acknowledge all ed applications. If you do not receive a timely acknowledgment, please call Fei at so your application can be affirmed. -The ICCFA Executive Committee will review grant applications on April 15, Grant winners will be notified soon after the committee's meeting on April 15. -The approved research must be completed between June 1, 2016, and October 1, The grant funds may be disbursed as early as June 1, 2016, to support summer 2016 projects. -Please answer the Application Form prompts in the order provided. Please sign with any of the following means: an e-signature, scanning, or a cellphone photo of the signature. -Recipients of the grants will be recognized at the annual ICCFA Teaching and Learning Excellence Conference in Springfield. -Each recipient of a Faculty Research Grant or Faculty Workshop Grant must present their research at the annual Teaching and Learning Excellence Conference. The date for the 2016 Conference is October The date for the 2017 Conference has not yet been determined. Failure to present at either the 2016 or 2017 Conference will require reimbursement of the grant funds, as stipulated here. -A proposal to present at the Conference must be submitted. Proposals for the October 2016 Conference are due June 1, Proposals for the October 2017 Conference are due June 1, Please visit for more information Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 1

2 Please complete the following prompts. Title of the Research Project Date of ed Submission (Late Applications Not Considered) Lead Organizer for Research Project: Name Title Institution Complete Post Office Address for Institution address Summer If Different Telephone Summer Telephone If Different Named recipient of grant funds on the check, according to your institution s guidelines To What Address is the Check to be Mailed If other faculty members are involved in the project, list them as follows (add additional application lines as needed): Faculty Member Two Name Title Institution Complete Post Office Address for Institution address Summer If Different 2016 Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 2

3 Telephone Summer Telephone If Different Faculty Member Three Name Title Institution Complete Post Office Address for Institution address Summer If Different Telephone Summer Telephone If Different Faculty Member Four Name Title Institution Complete Post Office Address for Institution address Summer If Different Telephone Summer Telephone If Different 2016 Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 3

4 Describe the research project, including purpose, methodology, and the schedule for the parts of the project from beginning through completion: How is your project centered on enhancing student learning? 2016 Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 4

5 What are your plans for dissemination of research results? Itemize how the grant funds will be used. For example, Stipend (number of $25/hour), Travel (airfare for one $500), Lodging (3 $225), Meals $30), Printing or copies ($100), Museum or Archive Access Fees ($75), Purchase of Books or Documents (List), and so forth. The budget for this grant is not to include travel expenses for grant recipients to the ICCFA Conference at which you will present your session on your research project. Instead, complete the Request for Travel Funds below. Request for Travel Support to the 2015 or 2016 ICCFA Conference. You will have one night free of charge at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Springfield, where the conference is held. Your meals are included in your conference registration fee, which is waived. I (we) request support for the mileage (round trip) of miles because the mileage will not be provided by my (our) college. If awarded this grant, I (we) agree to present at the Annual Illinois Community College Faculty Association Conference in 2015 or in Failure to present, other than for personal emergency, will require the grant winners to reimburse the grant award as stipulated here. Signatures of all applicants Additional questions? Please refer them to Hong Fei, Ph.D. ICCFA Grants Coordinator Adjunct Instructor, STEM & Business Division Heartland Community College 1500 West Raab Road, Normal, IL (309) hong.fei@heartland.edu 2016 Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 5

6 FAQ for the Joseph Clipfl Research Grant Application 1. If, during the process of research or preparing the workshop, it seems that there is a need for new methodology, personnel or supply, can the fund be used other than specified in the proposal? A: Yes. It is understood that research is an exploration of an unknown path. Creative work is done when chances present themselves. It is reasonable to want to examine an additional museum archive which the previous research points to, or to perform another experiment which the previous results indicate. 2. Can students be employed by the grant? A: It has to be cleared by relevant agencies to prevent conflicts such as double dipping of school based scholarship funds, for example. 3. Can the stipend be used to supplement summer income in addition to the nine month salary? A: Yes. 4. Will multiple applications from the same college, or recipients from the same college in the past decrease the chance to get funded? A: The applications are considered on merit alone. In other words, applicants are competing with the peers who applied, unrelated to applicant s college or funding history. 5. How many applications do you usually receive? A: About If not funded, will there be explanation as to how to improve the project? A: Due to time constraints, we are unable to offer an explanation. 7. Can institutions other than community colleges be partners in the project and be funded? A: The grant recipients have to be Illinois community college faculty members. 8. Are publication fees allowed? A: Publications fees for peer reviewed journals are funded. However, research or workshop grant funds may not be used for publication of a book Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Research Grant Application Page 6