Faculty Research Resources

Foundation to Promote Scholarship and Teaching

RWU's Foundation to Promote Scholarship and Teaching provides funding and course releases to full-time faculty members to encourage and support a wide variety of scholarly activities.  Foundation applications are accepted at the start of each spring semester for the following academic year. Faculty will receive an email with application instructions prior to the end of the fall semester. 

• FPST Guidelines
• Application Form

Sabbatical Proposals 

Faculty must submit a Sabbatical Application/Proposal by September 15 in order to be considered for a sabbatical the following academic year. Faculty will receive an email with application instructions prior to September 15. RWU's sabbatical leave policy, eligibility, process, and proposal requirements can be found in the current RWU/RWUFA collective bargaining agreement.