The CHS Dean's Office is pleased to offer professional development funds for staff for learning opportunities that directly relate to their job roles.

These funds are often used to help support the following:

• Travel expenses for professional conferences
  • Allowable expenses include air/rail tickets, registration fees, and lodging. All travel must comply with the University Business-Related Travel Policy and Office of Procurement Services Travel Guidelines
  • Like faculty, funding preference will be given to those presenting at the conference.
• Professional memberships
• Training or certification fees, etc.

Evaluation Criteria

• Relevance of opportunity for professional growth
• Quality of opportunity
• Appropriateness of budget and overall cost
  • In order to fund as many requests as possible, we will not fund very large requests, or only support partially.
• Preference will be given to people who have not already received professional development funding this fiscal year.

Application

Applications for these funds are submitted through a Smartsheet form and will require a written budget and justification. 

Review

The staff’s manager and the dean’s office will review the requests and evaluate the quality of the professional development opportunity and overall budget. Managers will be notified of the request through the Smartsheet and can see all active requests in this DynamicView. The Dean’s office will review requests after the manager has given approval and applicants will be notified when approval is completed.

Fine Print

If the professional development fund has run out and the request aligns with CHS guidance, those who requested funding after the funding is depleted will be prioritized in the following fiscal year (Fiscal year runs from July-June).

Funding is available only to staff:

• Who have completed their probationary period
• Whose most recent performance evaluation has a rating of successful or higher
• With no current performance issues or documentation on file