Professional Development Grants
Please read the information on this page and then complete the application if you are eligible.
The Spring grant application period will open in February 2025.
Applications are accepted in February and September each year. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. on March 1 for spring grants and 11:59 p.m. on October 1 for fall grants. In the event the deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline becomes the following Monday at 11:59 p.m. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Applications will be confidential and submission does not guarantee funding.
Applications for spring grants will be considered for activities occurring from January 1 to December 31; applications for fall grants cover activities occurring July 1 to June 30.
Each eligible application is reviewed by MaPSAC’s Professional Development subcommittee. Please see the Grant Review Process for additional details.
Examples of successful grant applications
Examples of funded grants include but are not limited to:
- Professional education or certification
- Attendance at lectures, conferences and seminars
- Tuition assistance for academic classes
The maximum award amount is $750.
Application Requirements
The online application requires:
- Applicant information, including current job title and responsibilities
- Activity information, including date(s) and location
- Estimated funding information
- Description or list of anticipated activity expenditures
- Description of how the activity will enhance your professional development
- Supervisor contact information
- Applicant electronic signature (typing your name in the identified space is the electronic equivalent of a hand-written signature)
Eligibility
- Management, Professional, or grandfathered OpTech staff of .50 FTE or greater may receive an MaPSAC grant once every three years
- The recipient must be a Purdue employee at the time of the development activity and reimbursement
- Applicants must work on the West Lafayette campus or an affiliated extension office; regional campus employees are not eligible
- Costs incurred during the one-year grant period are eligible
- Spring grant is for professional development activity from January 1 to December 31
- Fall grant is for professional development activity from July 1 to June 30
- Grants may fund a single event or supplement course work over a one-year period
- A maximum of two employees per department may receive funding for the same development activity. The applications must be submitted separately
- MaPSAC members are not eligible
Notification
A letter of notification will be sent to all applicants approximately six weeks after the grant application deadline. If awarded, information regarding how to request your reimbursement will be provided in this letter. Award recipient notifications will also go to the awardee's supervisor and business office.
Questions regarding the application process may be addressed to the subcommittee at mapsac-pd@purdue.edu
Expense Reimbursement
Please see your award letter for specific details to request reimbursement. Grant recipients must request reimbursement by either:
- Completing a Payee Certification form (link below) and submit with applicable invoices and receipts, or
- Working with your business office to complete an expense report in Concur with applicable receipts if travel was involved or if your department is reimbursing any expenses.
Spring reimbursement requests may be submitted beginning July 1 and must be used by January 1.
Fall reimbursement requests may be submitted beginning January 1 and must be used by July 1.
The maximum grant is $750. The MaPSAC Professional Development subcommittee reserves the right to adjust award amounts to accommodate a larger number of qualified applicants. Taxes on expenses will not be reimbursed. It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify with the tax accountant in Accounting Services whether the grant is taxable income. For assistance, call 765-494-0521 or e-mail tax@purdue.edu.
Payee Certification Electronic Signature Form (for reimbursement)
For more detailed information on the application process, deadlines, and eligibility requirements, please see our Grant Guidelines document.
Questions regarding expense reimbursement may be addressed to lod@purdue.edu.
