Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fund

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The CFDA's Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fund (formerly known as "YUMPS") provides support to tenure-track assistant professors at the University of Colorado Denver (Denver Campus) as they advance toward tenure. Funded activities can include: attending professional conferences or a professional development training/workshop, hiring a research assistant, or purchasing books, software, or specialized equipment. 

• NEW!: Applicants may now be awarded up to $1000 from the Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fund.
• Eligibility: Tenure-track assistant professors
• Matching: Applicants must secure and document confirmation of matching funds from their school/department.  Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fund Chair/Dean/Associate Dean Form (upload a completed copy with your application, via the form embedded below)
• Faculty are eligible to receive one Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fund award per year.​

Academic Year 2024-2025 Deadlines: 

Fall Deadline: September 30, 2024, 5:00pm
Spring Deadline: February 3, 2025, 5:00pm

Notes:

• Applicants will receive a verdict on their application within two weeks of the application deadline. Fund transfer requests will be made as quickly as possible following the decision.
• Funds must be expended within the fiscal year in which you have been awarded as no funds will rollover. The means you must spend the grant funds by May 1st of the fiscal year.
• The University's fiscal year begins July 1 and coincides with the academic year (meaning July 1st is the beginning of the fiscal year).
• Applications for funding will be evaluated by two members of the CFDA team.

Rubric: Evaluation of Applications

Beginning with the Spring 2025 round, applications will be ranked using this Rubric: Tenure-Track Professional Development Fund Applications.