Faculty Initiatives Key Points
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| Program | Eligibility | Award Period | Funding | Key Points | Due Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Career Assistance Program | Spouses and partners of faculty members seeking faculty and non-faculty appointments at Purdue | Assistant Professor 6 years Associate/Full Professor 4 years Non-faculty 2 years |
Shared by hiring unit of spouse/partner; hiring unit of initial faculty member; Office of the Provost | Provide partial, temporary funding to the hiring department of the spouse or domestic partner of a new faculty member in order to bridge to permanent line | Anytime |
| Faculty Retention Fund | High risk/high performing faculty | As needed | Retention salary shared by Provost (50%) and unit (50%) | Address pre-emptive offers and counter-offers to retain at-risk faculty members. | Anytime |
| Faculty Scholars Program | Faculty who hold rank of tenured associate or full professor who have been in rank for no more than five years; new hires at this academic level if appointed with tenure | 5 years | $10,000/year for 5 years | Recognize outstanding mid-career faculty who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction. | 3/1/2022 Alternative dates are acceptable. |
| Faculty Start-Up Fund | New tenure/tenure track and clinical/professional faculty | 5 year maximum | Provost funds partial support using new cash flow allocation process | Provide resources for new faculty start-up needs. | Preliminary 10/1/2021 Final 6/30/2022 |
| Instructional Equipment Program | All WL Colleges, including Honors | One year | Up to $100,000 each | Support high quality and state-of-the-art equipment in instructional facilities on the West Lafayette Campus. | 11/1/2022 |
| Instructional Innovation Program Replaced going forward: information at the Innovation Hub web site. | WL Campus Faculty/Staff | see opportunities at the Innovation Hub website | see opportunities at the Innovation Hub website | Invest in instruction, instructional equipment and/or technology that promote innovations including creative pedagogies, active learning and other new and emerging approaches to teaching. | Replaced |
| Strategic Opportunity Hiring Program | Candidates for faculty positions that contribute to Purdue's diversity. | Up to four years | Partial salary and fringe benefit support for 4 years; 50% of requested start-up funds up to $200,000 for each hire; matching funds required | Recruit and retain the best-qualified candidates who contribute to Purdue's excellence through their own diversity. | Anytime |