Forms and Applications

SF State Research and Scholarly Activity Fund AY2020-2021

The SF State Research and Scholarly Activity Fund aims to support the creation of new or ongoing research projects and scholarly activities (including creative works and community-engaged activities) that encourage application to externally funded opportunities and/or bring external recognition to the PI and university.

Two separate grant opportunities are available within this single announcement.

•    Faculty who are creating new projects, new scholarship activities, or new creativity directions are encouraged to apply for a Development of Research and Creativity (DRC) Grants, funded by the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

•    Faculty who are engaged in continuing work (e.g., preparing a scholarly manuscript for publication, completing creative work, conducting data analysis), or other scholarly work (e.g. pilot data) leading to external funding proposals, are encouraged to apply for an ORSP Small Grant.

For more information and application details, please click here. 

Leaves with Pay

Presidential Award for Professional Development of Probationary Faculty 

Probationary faculty in years two, three and four are eligible to apply for a Presidential Award for Professional Development of Probationary Faculty. The leave will be taken in the subsequent third, fourth or fifth probationary year.
 
Awards are competitive and will be granted on the basis of proposals which demonstrate the ability of the faculty member to accomplish the project within the time-frame of the award, the significance of the activity, the clarity of the proposal and the need for the award. 
 
The award cycle for 2019/20 has closed. 
 

Sabbatical Leave with Pay

Sabbatical leaves may be granted for one semester with full pay; or for two semesters with half pay. The current collective bargaining agreement (Article 27) has changed the way in which academic year, half pay applications are evaluated. For this reason, if a faculty member recieves an academic year, half pay sabbatical, they cannot change to a one semester, full pay sabbatical.

The award cycle for 2019/20 has closed. 

Difference in Pay Leaves

Difference in Pay leaves may be granted for one or two semesters at a difference in pay between the recipient's salary for each leave semester and the salary of an instructor. In case of a Fall 2020 Difference in Pay, the pay warrant for August 2020 (received on September 1, 2020) will reflect the reduced monthly salary amount.

The award cycle for 2019/20 has closed. 

Post Award Information 

Retention, Tenure, and Promotion

Post Tenure Review

Feedback Forms

Midterm Review for Department Chairs

Leave without Pay