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Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

Faculty Grants

Faculty Grant (Hixson-Lied Faculty Creative/Research Project Grant)

These grants are awarded on a competitive basis to support projects that assist faculty with their research or creative activity in ways that bring national and international attention to the College and the creative and scholarly work of the faculty.

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Faculty Presentation of Creative & Scholarly Activity

These grants are awarded on a competitive basis to offer partial support to faculty members who are invited to present their creative and scholarly work in regional, national and international settings.

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New Policy Effective 2008-2009

Faculty Development Travel Grant

These grants are designed to provide partial support for faculty travel associated with faculty professional development activities, are awarded in the Fall and Spring. See the guidlines document below. Application forms are available on academic unit websites.

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Applications are available on your departmental web pages.

Hixson-Lied Professorships

Eligibility for consideration of these prestigious fellowships is limited to tenured faculty in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the rank of Associate or Full Professor who do not already hold a named professorship, who have demonstrated exceptional overall performance over an extended timeframe, and whose accomplishments have gained significant recognition beyond the University. The Hixson-Lied Professorships carry a $3,000 annual stipend that can be used to augment the recipient's salary or to support the recipient's creative or scholarly work.

Hixson-Lied Professorships

Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff Awards

Funding support has been created to establish an ongoing awards program for faculty and staff, to recognize outstanding performance and accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research and creative activity, faculty service, outreach and engagement, and staff service to the College and University.

College Distinguished Teaching Award

Outstanding Leadership in Curriculum and Program

Outstanding Advising

Recognition Award for Junior Faculty

Research Award for Senior Faculty (10 years or more)

Research Award for Junior Faculty (less than 10 years)

Faculty Outreach/Engagement/Service Award

Staff Service to the Institution

Grant Writing Resources

501(c)(3) documentation
UNL Description template
Hixson-Lied College description template

Department of Art and Art History description template
School of Music description template
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film description template

Additional grant proposal resources and information from the Office of Sponsored Programs

Frequently Asked Questions about proposal submissions from the Office of Research.

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