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Graduate Faculty Executive Committee
2012-2013 Membership
- Baroni, Timothy - Biological Sciences
- Curtis, Jena- Health
- Dodds, Mark - Sport Management
- Feliciano, Jose - Admissions
- Frenyea, Tracy- Advisement and Transition
- Gonzalez, Michele - Literacy
- Gravani, Eileen - Professional Studies Designee, ex-officio
- Klein, Beth - Childhood/Early Childhood Education
- McGinnis, Peter, Chair - Kinesiology
- O'Callaghan, Jerome - Arts and Sciences Designee, ex-officio
- Pasha, Syed - Communication Studies
- Scott-Mack, Lee - Associate Registrar, Academic Affairs Designee, ex-officio
- Troyan, Brett - History
- Van Der Karr, Carol - Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Provost Designee, ex officio
- Wilson, Susan - Education Designee, ex-officio
Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
The Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) is pleased to provide financial support in the form of grants for SUNY Cortland graduate students to promote research and creative activities and for travel to present at conferences. Currently, the GFEC oversees two funding programs: (1) GFEC Small Grants Program; and (2) GFEC Graduate Student Research Travel Grants.
Graduate Small Grants Program
The Graduate Faculty Executive Committee anticipates awarding a number of small grants to graduate students in direct support of their research or creative activities. Proposals from all academic disciplines are welcome and encouraged.
The GFEC Small Grants Program is aimed to support original research or creative activities that students complete independently or in collaboration with other graduate students. The award is designed to help defray the cost of travel in direct support of the project being conducted, equipment and supplies not budgeted by the sponsoring department, and other materials deemed necessary to successfully conduct a project.
The small grants program is not intended to: (i) provide salary stipends for students and their faculty advisors; (ii) support travel to professional conferences or meetings; or (iii) purchase major equipment (including computer technology). Students seeking support for travel-related expenses to present at professional conferences should apply for a Research Travel Grant.
Should the application be successful, the actual award amount may depend on available funds, number of applicants, and the distance/costs necessary for travel. Students requesting reimbursement for travel related expenses should complete a travel authorization form prior to travelling.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Any matriculated SUNY Cortland graduate student, enrolled during the semester of the grant. Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation, leave of absence or suspension).
2 Grant funding should be fully expended by June 30 in the academic year in which the grant is awarded.
Expectations
Small Grant awardees are expected to provide a one-page written summary of outcomes at the end of the semester in which they receive the grant. Summaries should be submitted to the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee Office, Miller Building Room 404.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by the GFEC. The evaluation criteria will include: the intellectual quality of the project; the merit of the research/creative experience; and reasonableness of the proposed budget.
Deadline
Applications are continuously accepted throughout the semester, but no later than April 12, 2013.
Small Grants Application Form Reimbursement Guidelines
Research Travel Grants Program
The Graduate Faculty Executive Committee’s Student Travel Grant Program is designed to assist with reimbursing travel costs of SUNY Cortland full-time graduate students who travel to present the results of their research at regional, national, or international conferences*. Students must have a faculty sponsor/mentor.
Awards are for travel between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. The GFEC will accept only one application per eligible applicant per year, either during the fall or spring semester. The application must be submitted during the semester in which the travel takes place, or in the case of summer travel (after June 30), in the following Fall semester. The application may be for travel that has already taken place (e.g., before the application deadline) during that semester or at a later date in the semester in which the application is submitted.
Should the application be successful, the actual award amount may depend on available funds, number of applicants, and the distance/costs necessary for travel. Awards will typically be less than $500. Travel awards can only be applied for actual expenses incurred, and award recipients must submit original receipts to receive travel reimbursement. A complete application MUST include documentation that the student will be presenting (or has presented) at a professional and/or academic conference.
The GFEC encourages faculty sponsors to attend the conference with their presenting student(s). To this end, the GFEC may be able to offer limited funds towards faculty travel when other funding sources (e.g. faculty grants, school allotment, College Research Committee grants, UUP/IDA grants, and Faculty Development Center Small Grants Program) are exhausted or insufficient.
Application Deadlines:
Friday November 16, 2012 (for travel between July 1-December 31, 2012)
Friday, April 12, 2013 (for travel between January 1 and June 30, 2013)
Research Travel Grant Application Form Reimbursement Guidelines
2011-2012 Meetings
All meetings will take place in Moffett 103 (except where noted in red) from 9-10:00 a.m. Please click on the meeting date link to access the approved meeting minutes.
Fall 2012
- September 17 (Miller 405)
- October 1 - cancelled
- October 15 - cancelled
- October 29
- November 12 - cancelled
- November 26
- December 10 - cancelled
Spring 2013
- February 4 - cancelled
- February 18
- March 4 - cancelled
- March 18
- April 1
- April 15
- April 29
- May 13
