Research Support
Learn about funding opportunities and support for research, writing, and other scholarly activities.
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Harpur Grants & Awards (available only to Harpur faculty)
Harpur College Faculty Mutual Mentoring Initiative
The purpose of Harpur College's mutual mentoring initiative is to support the formation of mutual mentoring teams. Such teams might form within departments, as interdisciplinary groups (accommodating common research interests and approaches), or as affinity groups (accommodating common challenges).
Dean's Teaching Release Award
The Dean's Teaching Release Award is offered to pre-tenure faculty members in Harpur College to help promote their prospects for tenure and promotion at Binghamton University. Awardees are exempted from major teaching obligations but retain full faculty status, salary, and rights, thereby allowing them to concentrate on a significant scholarly or creative project.
No formal application is required. Eligible pre-tenure faculty must work with their department chair to ensure that these course reductions support their scholarly development as well as accommodate their department's curriculum.
Harpur College Subvention Award
The Harpur College Subvention Award supports Harpur faculty by providing funding for projects involving research, scholarly and creative activities. This award will help to cover expenses associated with activities such as (but not limited to) archival research, publication, writing, art exhibits, and installations. Successful proposals do not necessarily require plans for seeking external funding, though we encourage this when possible.
Deadline: March 6, 2020
Harpur Faculty Research Grant
The goal of this internal grants program is to provide seed funding for Harpur faculty-led projects that have potential to lead to external funding. Proposals will be reviewed with respect to their potential to lead to external foundation or government funding. Priority is given to proposals for new projects or for projects that represent a new direction within an existing project.
Deadline: March 6, 2020
Harpur College Dean's Conference Funding
This award is intended to support on-campus and department-hosted regional/national conferences. The award can provide a portion of costs necessary to host a conference or workshop. The award is not intended to fund a departmental seminar/talk series—rather, the purpose of this award is to fund events that facilitate our regional/national reputation that comes hosting a conference or workshop.
Deadline: March 6, 2020
Visiting Speaker Fund
The Visiting Speaker Fund helps Harpur departments and programs bring in outside speakers who will offer scholarly, artistic, or intellectual merit to the University community. Any faculty member may submit a request signed by their department chair or program director.
Summer Faculty Writing Retreat for Harpur College
The Summer Faculty Writing Retreat offers Harpur College faculty members time, space, and a community designed to encourage scholarly productivity and supportive accountability.
Deadline: March 15, 2020
- University-Wide Grants & Awards (available to all faculty at Binghamton University)
The Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Program
[Note: Funding for all grants from NYS-UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee is currently on hold, pending approval of the new UUP contract. Once the contract has been approved, the JLMC expects to resume funding for the Drescher and other awards.]
The Drescher Program enhances employment opportunities for people who are preparing for permanent or continuing appointments, with preference given to minorities, women, employees with disabilities, or an employee with military status. The types of support available include: payment of employee's regular salary by the campus; salary for a replacement; and other related expenses for research or study with a justification.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Grants Program
The Division of Research established the Interdisciplinary Collaboration Grants (ICG) Program to provide funds to facilitate the development of collaborations at Binghamton University. This program is for investigators who seek to enhance their research opportunities through collaboration and may include projects that represent a new research agenda. Proposals from all areas of scholarship are encouraged.
- External Funding Tools
InfoEd SPIN Search Engine
The InfoEd SPIN platform allows users in the Binghamton University community to search for funding program announcements using their own terms (Basic/Advanced Search) or through pre-defined keywords (Keyword Search). Researchers at Binghamton can also register for a profile on the site, which allows them to create email alerts for new funding opportunities based on specific search terms.
To create a profile:
- From the landing page, click on "Sign In" in the upper-right corner
- Click on "Need to Create a New Profile?"
- Enter your information
- Click "Save"
- You will receive an email notification once the campus SPIN administrator has added you (typically, within 1-2 business days)
Teaching Support
Connect with services that help with course planning, teaching, and student guidance.
- Harpur College Academic Honesty
Mutual integrity and trust are at the core of Harpur College's and Binghamton University's educational mission. The Academic Honesty Code – which can be found in the University Bulletin – establishes guidelines for academic integrity on our campus.
Should you suspect a case of academic dishonesty in your classroom, please first consult the Chair of the Harpur College Academic Honesty Committee via email to discuss your options for addressing the situation. Depending on the individual case, there are several possible courses of action:
If the offense is minor AND the student does not have a record of a previous infraction, you may use an Admission of Dishonesty Form. By signing this form, the student acknowledges and accepts responsibility for their actions and agrees to an appropriate penalty set by the instructor. A note is put on the student's file and, provided they do not have another infraction during the rest of their college careers, the infraction is expunged from any University records once they graduate.
If the offense is major OR the student already has at least one infraction, the case is automatically referred to the hearing process, where it will be resolved either through an administrative hearing with the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs or through a full hearing before the designated hearing board in Harpur College. In these case, the reviewing body will ultimately determine the appropriate penalty, if one is needed. More information can be found in the Harpur College Academic Honesty Hearing Procedures.
Questions about this process or academic honesty in general can be directed to the Chair for Academic Honesty Committee or the Harpur College Dean's Office.
For more information, download the Instructions for Faculty Dealing with Student Academic Dishonesty.
- Campus Services
- Instructional Support
- Teaching with Technology (Instructional Design Services)
- Improving Teaching Outcomes (Instructional Design Services)
- Referring a Student to Counseling Services
- Responding to Disturbing Content in a Student's Work
- Helping At-Risk Students (Students of Concern)
- Supporting Students Who Are Victims/Survivors of Violence (Dean of Students)
Academic Affairs Support
Download forms, documents, policies, and reports related to working and teaching in Harpur College.
Awards for Harpur College Faculty
Learn about awards recognizing Harpur College faculty.
- Annual Harpur College Teaching Award
Harpur College students nominate up to two Harpur instructors whose classes they found especially meaningful, challenging, and enjoyable.
- Harter Family Mentoring Award
Harter Family Mentoring Prize recognizes faculty members whose commitments to their students’ intellectual and creative development goes beyond the classroom.
