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Sabbatic Leave Fellowships

Purpose

These grants, administered by the Faculty Development Committee, are intended to supplement the sabbatic leave stipend or to supplement grants received from an outside body to make possible a full-year leave of absence. Grants can also be made to support a semester of leave that is not in combination with a sabbatical.

Eligibility

All tenured and tenure-track faculty members are eligible to apply for leave fellowships. There are three fellowship programs: Bowdoin Faculty Research Fellowships, Porter Fellowships, and Faculty Leave Supplements.

Awards

Should the Committee have to decide between two meritorious proposals, only one of which comes from an individual with an approved upcoming sabbatical, preference will be given to that person. In addition, support will generally not be awarded to fund a third consecutive semester of leave. A recipient of an award who is also in receipt of external funding can retain that portion of the award that would bring their salary to a maximum of 100 percent for a semester of leave in addition to the sabbatic semester.

Deadline: January 14, 2010

Applicants should expect that decisions would be made and announced within four weeks following the application deadline.

How to Apply

An applicant should make clear to the Committee the special benefit to be gained from a leave of absence or the addition of a semester to a sabbatical semester. Awards are for amounts up to two-thirds of one semester’s salary. Applicants do not need to state their salaries in their applications, as the final calculations will be made in the Dean’s Office. The Committee will not have access to confidential salary information. Grants will be made for research projects of a specific and substantive nature.

Types of Leave Fellowships