Sessional Professional Development Fund Applications due by Dec. 1
A new provision was negotiated in the URFA U of R Academic Collective Agreement (Section 4.2, Appendix A, Section 4.2, Page 138) creating an annual fund of $12,000 to assist U of R Sessional Academic Staff who have priority status with costs associated with creative, scholarly, or professional works.
Acceptable expenses for the fund may include registration, travel, publication fees, or discipline-specific equivalents. U of R Academic Sessionals with priority status are able to apply for up to $1,500 from the fund. Funds are distributed three times per year in
April, September, and December. We are pleased to announce that we are now able to accept applications for the second round of fund distributions, due on December 1.
The application form is available on the URFA Website under “About UsPolicies and Forms-Sessional Professional Development Fund.
All applications must be submitted to the URFA office by end of day on December 1, 2019 in order to be eligible for fund distributions.
Late submissions will not be accepted, and will not be included in the next fund distribution period (April 1, 2020), unless you re-submit your application.
Please note that this fund is ONLY for U of R Academic Sessional members with priority status. Those who do not have priority or are sessional members in other bargaining units are unable to apply for these funds. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your applications.
If you have any questions about the Sessional Professional Development Fund, please contact the URFA office.