PRIMARY DEADLINE: June 1
LATE DEADLINE FOR SPRING: November 1

Research Leave Supplements are available to Bloomington faculty and librarians who receive prestigious, nationally competitive fellowships or research related awards. A representative list of eligible fellowships is suggested below:

Fully Funded Awards:

Guggenheim

Awards Partially Funded (Representative):

ACLS, Fulbright Research, Humboldt, NEH, Mellon, Rockefeller, Sloan, Spencer

Awards Not Covered (Representative):

Fulbright Teaching Grants, grant-supported salaries, ordinary leaves-without-pay, research associateships, visiting positions at other institutions, memberships at research institutions or centers.

The Research Leave Supplement application should include a recommendation from the department chairperson or school dean. Applications should include a copy of the award letter from the funding agency that indicates the amount and duration of the fellowship. If the fellowship is not on the representative list, the application should include a statement from the chair or other faculty member familiar with the fellowship that compares the prestige of the fellowship to those on the representative list.

Recipients of Research Leave Supplements are eligible to receive up to 60 percent of their base salary during the period of the Leave, with the actual amount determined by the financial sacrifice. The applicant must disclose all salaries, fellowship monies, fringe benefits, per diem, etc., available to him/her during the proposed leave. The financial sacrifice is calculated on base salary, less the amount of the fellowship monies and other income. Funds specified explicitly for research or travel expenses will be excluded from this calculation. If the sacrifice amount is less than 60 percent of the base salary, the Supplement award will be the sacrifice amount; otherwise it will be 60 percent of the base salary. The 60 percent of base salary will paid as follows: the Office of the Bloomington Chancellor will provide 10 percent of the supplement, with the dean of the applicant's school and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research each providing 25 percent of the supplement. The exception to this policy will be for Guggenheim recipients whose Research Leave Supplement will be funded up to 60 percent of base salary from the three offices as described above and “topped up” to 100 percent by the recipient's school.

The University will continue to pay its share of the recipient's health insurance during the research leave, and will continue life insurance coverage for three months. Recipients then have the option of continuing life insurance coverage at the rate of approximately $16 per month. Arrangements can also be made by recipients to pay retirement contributions from the Supplement if they wish. Research Leave Supplements are subject to the following restrictions:

1. Recipients must agree to reimburse Indiana University in the amount of the Research Leave Supplement should they fail to return to Indiana University for at least one academic year following the research leave.

2. The Research Leave Supplement Program is designed specifically for individuals who must take a Leave Without Pay in order to accept a prestigious external fellowship. Awards will not be made to persons who are eligible for a sabbatical leave or who are on a sabbatical leave during the same academic year.

3. Research Leave Supplements will not be awarded to individuals in two consecutive years. Total Research Leave Supplements and sabbatical leaves are also restricted to no more than three awards in five years, and no more than four awards in ten years. An exception will be made for Guggenheim fellowships; they will not be counted toward these limitations.

HOW TO APPLY

Application Form: PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or Word file

 

DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION

Jill Piedmont
Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Franklin Hall 116
IUB

Telephone: (812) 855-0890
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