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The Maxwell Dean’s Office encourages faculty to apply for external funding, particularly grants and contracts that (1) further a faculty member’s research agenda and enhance students’ educational experiences and (2) lead to scholarly publications for faculty and students or to thesis or dissertation research for students.
Research Leaves
See here, under "Leaves of Absence" and "Faculty Affairs Forms."
Research Travel
If the principal destination of your research travel is at least 100 miles from Syracuse, you are engaging in Syracuse University Travel. As such, you must register your trip(s) in the Syracuse University Travel Registry. Additionally, please note that travel to a high-risk destination requires prior approval from the University’s International High-Risk Travel Oversight Committee. Questions may be directed to Seth Tucker in the Office of Global Safety and Support at satucker@syr.edu or (315) 443-1968.
Faculty Course Buyouts
Faculty members sometimes receive grants or fellowships that cover a substantial part of, but not all of, a semester or year’s salary. Below are guidelines that govern how the Dean’s Office responds to requests to be relieved of teaching in exchange for grant funds of these types. Requests for buyouts should be prepared by the faculty member and department chair and forward by the department chair to Maxwell's Associate Dean for Research. These requests must be received by March 15 for the fall term and by October 15 for the spring term.
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A faculty member buying out of a course is expected to participate fully in service and administrative duties; the buyout is strictly for teaching and must not be construed as approval for a full-time appointment to research. The policy outlined in this document is for partial release from coursework while a person is in residence at the University and fulfilling all other duties, except for the course.
If a faculty member’s course load is not symmetric (i.e., not constant across semesters), a course buyout cannot be done for the semester in which the course load is lighter. For example, if a faculty member teaches one course in one semester and two courses in the other, a one-course buyout must be for the semester in which the higher load is taught.
A course buyout cannot be used in conjunction with an appointment to research leave, educational leave, administrative leave, or leave without pay.
Fringe Benefits and Facilities and Administrative Costs
In addition to salary and/or wages,fringe benefitsshould be charged to all sponsors in direct proportion to an individual's effort devoted to a sponsored project; see the University's current negotiated rates.
The term facilities and administrative (F&A) costs is the official term that universities use for recovery of costs associated with facilities and administrative services that are devoted to sponsored research activity. Terms such as "overhead," "indirect costs," and "administration costs" are often used interchangeably to describe F&A costs. Funds provided by outside sponsors of research, instruction, public service, or other services must include an appropriate amount to offset F&A costs incurred by the University; seethe University's current negotiated rates.
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To ensure that proposers develop budgets with appropriate rates, the SU Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) requires that the campus community use the OSP Budget Template. Use of the OSP Budget Template greatly reduces common arithmetic errors often encountered with other budget tools.
Graduate Student Compensation
Salaries and Wages
AY | MA | PhD |
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2024-2025 | $24,000 | $28,000 |
2025-2026 | $24,250 | $28,750 |
2026-2027 | $24,750 | $29,500 |
2027-2028 | $25,000 | $30,000 |
Stipend amounts listed above are rates for NEW, full AY (fall and spring) 20-hour graduate assistant. Returning graduate assistants will receive a 3% increase from previous AY stipend. Budgets must also include fringe benefits. 24 credit hours of remitted tuition at the University's current rate must be provided for any PhD assistantships.
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In addition to salary and/or wages, fringe benefits should be charged to all sponsors in direct proportion to an individual's effort devoted to a sponsored project; see the University's current negotiated rates.
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