The Bobbye Straight Faculty Initiative Award: Fact Sheet

• Awards are $3,500.00 cash or 3 credit hours of paid course release time.
• All current UNM-LA faculty (both on and off-site) who have taught a minimum of two semesters (need not be consecutive) may apply.
• One award may be supported every year, depending on availability of funding, which will be announced early Spring Semester.
• Prior award recipients may apply as many times as they wish.
• The application deadline is in early April each year.
• Applications consist of a cover sheet and a project narrative (no longer than 3 single-spaced pages long).
• Projects may be scholarly, professional, technical, or artistic in nature.
• Projects should benefit the applicant, UNM-Los Alamos, its coursework, and/or its students or a combination thereof.
• Award selections are made by the end of April each year.
• Award recipients are announced at the Commencement Ceremony in May.
• Complete information, application forms, and a list of prior recipients and completed projects can be found at: http://losalamos.unm.edu/instruction/faculty-initiative-award/index.html