[photo] ISLA Annual Awards

ISLA Annual Awards

The Institute makes its Annual Awards based on an open competition. Visiting and adjunct members of the faculty are not eligible.  A faculty committee reviews applications and presents its recommendations to the ISLA Director, who makes the final awards.  The review committee will consider the excellence of the scholarship proposed.  There is no guarantee that funds will be awarded in all categories. 

Applications are restricted to one category and one initiative in the Annual Awards competition (categories refer to both Research and Teaching; the individual initiatives are within each category), except for Graduate Student Assistantships and the Special Projects.   No one may receive an Annual Award, regardless of category, more than two years in succession, except for Special Projects and the Henkels Lectures. No one may simultaneously hold an Annual Award and a summer grant for research or course development awarded by another unit of the University (Graduate School, Institute, or Program).  All grants awarded are based on the assumption that the recipient will continue as a full-time member of the College of Arts & Letters faculty during the twelve months following the funded activity.  If you permanently leave Notre Dame before the end of the 2009/10 academic year, you will be expected to reimburse your award.  Awards granted to faculty who terminate employment before using the funds will be discontinued as of notice of termination. 

It is expected that funds from annual awards will be used during the twelve-month period in which they are allocated (July 1 to June 30) or remaining funds will be forfeited.  Exceptions to the policy will be allowed, but requests for extensions must be submitted to the ISLA Director, in writing, prior to the end of the fiscal year.

We strongly suggest that faculty (especially new faculty) applying for ISLA funding submit proposals to the ISLA staff for feedback prior to deadline. The proposal narrative is the primary way in which reviewers obtain information about proposed projects. Therefore, it is important for faculty to address explicitly the review criteria in the narrative of the proposals. In addition, a variety of faculty are invited to review the proposals submitted for ISLA programs. To assure a fair and thorough review, applicants need to write their proposal for the general reviewer (an intelligent scholar who may not have expertise in your field).

There are three main categories under this heading: Research and Creative Work, Teaching, and Academic Conferences and Visiting Speakers.

Research and Creative Work

General

Special Projects

Academic Conferences and Visiting Speakers