Professional Development Grants

Grant application form

Mission 

To provide financial support and encouragement for professional development of Purdue Administrative/Professional Staff.

Use of Funds 

Funds will be used for professional educational activities, attendance at lectures, conferences or seminars, or for academic classes. The Professional Development Grant program is intended to supplement departmental support of A/P staff professional development and education.

Application Requirements

1. Complete and submit the following:
   • Application Form
   • Departmental Authorization Form
2. Submit an essay including (in the following order please):
   • A brief overview of your current position and job responsibilities
   • Other professional development activities completed/attended in the past two years, and the source(s) of funding for each (Indicate if you have not participated in any development activities in the past two years.)
   • A concise description of how the award will be used, and how the activity will enhance your professional development

Completed application and related materials must be received before 5:00 p.m. on October 1, 2008. Submit to:

On campus: APSAC Human Resources / FREH or Fax: Carrie Hanson at 46138

Off campus: APSAC, 401 S. Grant St., W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2024 Or Fax: Carrie Hanson at (765) 494-6138

General Information 

Application

• The semi-annual submission deadlines are 5:00 p.m. on October 1 and March 1. Should either date fall on a weekend, the deadline will be 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately following. Printable applications will become available on the APSAC website six weeks prior to each deadline. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
  • Fall applicants will be notified by mid November. Funds will become available after January 1.
  • Spring applicants will be notified by mid April. Funds will become available after July 1.
• A/P Staff may apply for reimbursement of professional development costs incurred within a 6-months-prior-to and a 6-months-after time-frame from the date when awarded funds become available (this essentially affords a 12-month window).
• Applications will be considered confidential.
• Submission of an application does not guarantee funding.

Reimbursement

• Requests for reimbursement must be made within six months from the date when the funds become available (January 1 or July 1).
• Expenses totaling a maximum of $750 will be reimbursed. The evaluation committee reserves the right to adjust individual award amounts in order to provide maximum grant benefit with available funds.
• Funds may apply to a single event (conference/workshop) or to supplement course work over a one year period. Taxes will not be reimbursed.
• A grant recipient must prepare a written summary describing how the award was used and submit it with the reimbursement request. All receipts and reimbursement information must be submitted at the same time.
• The recipient must be a Purdue employee at the time of the development activity and at the time of reimbursement.
• An award may be taxable. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify the tax status of this award. The tax accountant in Accounting Services (49-47562) can provide assistance.
• If the recipient requests reimbursement payment from the University, a Form PC must be completed and submitted as a part of the reimbursement process. The recipient must complete Section A and sign Section C of the Form PC.
• Non-exempt Administrative/Professional staff who participate in professional development outside their scheduled work hours may be eligible for overtime.

Eligibility

• No more than two persons from any one department or office may receive funding for the same development activity (e.g., conference, workshop, training). Each proposal must be independent of the other.
• Purdue A/P staff with a status of at least .50 FTE may receive support from this program once every three years.
• Applicants must work on the West Lafayette campus or an affiliated Extension Office (Regional campus employees are not eligible.).  

For more information, please contact your APSAC Representative