Funds Information Page - Faculty Professional Developement Request Form

Our MSCF 2023-2025 Master Agreement, Article 17, Professional Development Section 1, states: “Each college will allocate faculty development funds at the rate of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per each full-time equivalent faculty position at the college during the preceding academic year. The MSCF Chapter shall determine an equitable procedure for the distribution of faculty funds.”

SPC Union:

Our local union has determined that our MSCF Professional Development Funds can be used to pay for the following:

Conferences
Workshops
Travel associated with conferences and/or workshops
Lodging associated with conferences and/or workshops
Tuition (unless you are eligible for a tuition waiver)
Membership Fees
NOT COVERED through this fund are books, software or professional development activities which should be paid for by the Division or Department for “Program Accreditation” activities.

Your MSCF Professional Development Funds request will fall into one of three funding request categories: Equal Access Funding, Minor Event Funding, or Major Event Funding.
*All faculty are eligible to apply for Equal Access Funds and, for either one Minor Event OR a Major Event each fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30 in accordance with the following guidelines. If there are enough funds, faculty may apply for additional events starting in January.

Equal Access Funds:

Fulltime faculty members are eligible to apply for up to $200 in Equal Access Funding. Part-time faculty members are eligible to apply for a prorated amount based on their credit-load assignment. This funding can be used to pay for eligible courses, memberships, conferences books, or workshops.

Minor Event:

Fulltime faculty members are eligible to apply for up to $1000 to cover the cost of one course, conference, or workshop. Part-time faculty members are eligible to apply for a prorated amount based on their credit-load assignment. This funding is awarded on a first-come first-served basis and is dependent on available funds.

Major Event:

Fulltime faculty members are eligible to apply for funding to cover the cost of one course, conference, or workshop with a maximum reimbursement of $2500. Part-time faculty members are eligible to apply for a prorated amount based on their credit-load assignment. This funding is awarded on a first-come first-served basis and is dependent on available funds. Funds can be used for professional development occurring anytime between July 1st to June 31st of the fiscal year. Faculty are eligible for only one Minor OR Major Event each fiscal year.

Additional Timeline Notes:

PD Committee meetings are usually the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month.
All applications must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the event/activity.
Applications for the following fiscal year may be submitted starting in February.

Instructions:

Faculty should apply for funds on our college webpage at least 10 days before their event.
Faculty that have been approved will received their funds encumbered notice. If you receive a request for an update, please make sure to update your application.
Approved Faculty then need to Create a Spend Authorization in Workday for anything for which they need to get reimbursed. If an Administrative Assistant is using a pCard, then the Administrative Assistant will need to create a Spend Authorization for those expenses separately.
After the event has finished faculty must submit a Reimbursement Request through Workday tied to the Spend Authorization. You can no longer submit the old Excel sheet for reimbursement.
All reimbursements should be submitted within 30 days of your event (or the start of your membership or class).