Junior Faculty Fellowships | Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Junior Faculty Fellowships promote the pursuit of study and research for professional development. The number awarded varies from year to year, granted on the assumption that colleagues and students will benefit from the enlarged perspectives of the selected faculty members.

Eligibility

Application

Reappointment materials serve as the application. In addition to the reappointment materials being submitted, the leave requires submission of a scheduling plan via the Faculty Schedule Adjustments.
If combining a Junior Faculty Fellowship and sabbatical, a separate request must be submitted to the department chair for the sabbatical as well as updating the scheduling plan via the Faculty Schedule Adjustments.

If combining a Junior Faculty Fellowship and sabbatical, a separate request must be submitted to the department chair for the sabbatical approval.

Funding

Fund Administration

Junior Faculty Fellowship supplemental funds are administered by the Arts and Sciences Finance Center (ASFC). The faculty member is the responsible account holder for the award. All invoices, business expense reimbursements, and requests for payments are required to be submitted to the ASFC.

In utilizing the allocations provided by this award, individual faculty must adhere to all Dartmouth policies and procedures and must meet all Internal Revenue Service stipulations regarding appropriate expenses and required documentation. All expenses must be reimbursed within the fiscal year in which they are incurred. Accounts should not be overspent. In the event, repayment or reallocations of expense must occur. All items purchased with funding are property of the College. Upon departure from the College, use of the funds and disposition of purchased property is at the discretion of the College.

Please contact the ASFC with any questions.

Expenses and Reimbursement

The Allowable Expenditures and Ineligible Reimbursements listed below are provided for immediate guidance. The Business Expense Policy details these and other expenditures and reimbursements. If there is a question concerning the eligibility of an expense, the expense should be reviewed with an analyst in the A&S Finance Center.

Allowable Expenses

Business related travel expenses
Business related postal or shipping charges
Capital Equipment, research equipment, materials and supplies
Professional licenses or certification fees; and membership in and/or to professional organizations and periodicals
Scholarly materials (books, journals, periodicals, subscriptions, etc.)
Specialized software and databases, computer peripherals, and data collection costs
Student support for Dartmouth purposes

Payments to individuals for services such as editing, researching, and indexing for publications are allowable, though not eligible as reimbursement. In these cases, invoices for these services are paid directly by Dartmouth as outlined in the Procure to Pay Guide.

Ineligible Reimbursements

Faculty salaries — release time during an academic year or extra salary during a free term
Lifetime memberships in and/ or to professional organizations and periodicals
Office furniture for work or home
Out-of-pocket payments directly to individuals for services (e.g. editing, researching, and indexing payments are paid directly by Dartmouth as outlined in the Procure to Pay Guide. Contact the ASFC for details.)
Promotional expenses for book publications