The NCFDD Faculty Success Program is an intense, 12-week online-based program, designed to transform the personal and professional life of faculty. Participants learn strategies to increase their research productivity, better manage their time and energy, and live a full and healthy life beyond campus. The program is intended for tenure-track and tenured faculty members who want to improve research productivity through intense accountability, coaching, and peer support and to propel their work-life balance and personal growth to a completely new level.
Summer 2022 - May 15 - August 6, 2022
The Office of the Provost will provide up to $2,800 per person in funding assistance for up to eight recipients for full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty to participate in the NCFDD Faculty Success Program summer 2022 session.
Colleges/ Departments are required to provide matching funds to pay for the remaining tuition cost. To apply for funding assistance from the Office of the Provost, please see the application process and deadlines information below. Please note that matching grants cannot be applied retroactively to sessions that occurred prior to Summer 2022.
If you would like to apply for one of the Faculty Success Program scholarships from the Office of the Provost for the Summer 2022 NCFDD Faculty Success Program session , please submit your online application online application here . An endorsement and commitment form for matching funds from your School/Department must accompany scholarship applications and be submitted with the online application. Click here to download the endorsement and commitment form. Faculty Success Scholarships from the Office of the Provost may only be awarded to a faculty member once, but individuals whose applications are not funded may re-apply if funds are available from the Office of the Provost at a later time.
The Deadline to apply for matching funds from the Office of the Provost for participating in the Summer 2022 NCFDD Faculty Success Program is March 1st, 2022
Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and you will be notified no later than March 15th, 2022, of the decision. If you are awarded a scholarship from the Office of the Provost and you accept it, Christie Wissmiller, Administrative Aid in the Office of the Provost (clwissm@ilstu.edu), will coordinate the transfer of funds to your department/school. It is your responsibility to register individually for the FSP program and to coordinate with your Department’s/School’s Chairperson and/or fiscal manager for the full payment of your registration. We encourage you to register for the FSP early to take advantage of the discounted/early bird rate. Please monitor dates and register here: https://www.facultydiversity.org/fsp-bootcamp.
Please note: Participation in the NCFDD Faculty Success Program is open only to faculty who are active NCFDD Members. You can claim your individual membership for no charge at https://provost.illinoisstate.edu/success/ncfdd/ NCFDD will not consider your registration to the FSP without an active individual membership.
Faculty who receive funding support are expected to complete the Faculty Success Program and engage in all activities described in the program. Please note that NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program is described as a “boot camp” for a reason: The program is designed to challenge participants to maximize their professional growth in a supportive context.
Faculty who receives funding from the Office of the Provost, will be part of a local cohort/shared experience group. To complement the support within the NCFDD program, the Assistant Vice President for Faculty Development, Diversity, and Learning, Dr. Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, will facilitate a regular meeting time for group discussion, support, and accountability. Also, within a year following completion of the program, recipients either individually or in small groups are required to share with others in the university community what they learned from their participation in NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program in coordination with the Assistant Vice President for Faculty Development, Diversity, and Learning. Sample activities could include: