Unit Standard
Title
School of Nursing: Standard On Funds For Professional Development Activities
Introduction
Purpose
To be evaluated at next review.
Scope
To be evaluated at next review.
Standard
The Carrington Travel and Leave Committee awards funds to UNC School of Nursing faculty members to support professional development activities and associated travel after other available funds for these purposes have been exhausted. Everyone with a fixed term or tenure track appointment to the UNCSON faculty is eligible to receive awards for activities related to their professional development. Attending C.E. courses and meetings of professional societies are the most frequent activities that receive support; other activities that are related to professional development are also supported, excluding work that is part of a degree program.
The funds available to the Committee are not sufficient to cover all of the expenses related to the professional development of the SON faculty. In order to support as many faculty members as possible and have funds available for activities at all times of the year, the Committee's annual budget initially is allocated equally throughout the fiscal year and a cap is placed on the total amount that will be awarded to any individual during the fiscal year. An individual may receive multiple awards during a fiscal year, but the total of the awards will not exceed the cap. During the fiscal year, the Committee may adjust the allocations and cap in the light of demand and past experience.
Guidelines for making awards
Priority is given to those who:
- did not receive an award in the previous year;
- are making presentations (talks, papers, or posters);
- are attending an activity in a key leadership role; or
- are receiving honors or other special recognition.
Presentations of data and results from a funded project are expected to be supported by the grant as long as funds are available.
The funds awarded by the Committee are expressly for support of faculty development — activities related to recruitment and administration should receive support from other sources. Although development of skills to further teaching, service, and research may be supported with the funds awarded by the Committee, support for the direct performance of those activities should be provided by other sources.
Awards are adjusted by percent FTE in the SON, except for small awards such as C.E. fees.
Application and Award Process *Needs to be updated in accordance with current practice
Carrington Travel: Faculty requests for Carrington Travel must be submitted by the 15th of each month prior to regularly scheduled Carrington Travel Funds Committee meet held monthly during the Academic Year. Applications are for future travel and must be made prior to travel. Faculty’s Professional Development funds should expended before requesting Carrington Travel Funds. Applications are found under the UNC SON Employee Hub à SON Travel à Concur and Travel Requests à search for file: (academic year such as 2024_2025)_ Carrington Travel Fillable Form. Applications should be sent by email to the chair of the Carrington Travel Funds committee with “attention Carrington Travel & your name” in the subject line.
Note: Faculty are responsible for submitting travel request(s) through Concur (separate process from applying for Carrington Travel Funds).
Carrington Leave: Faculty interested in Carrington Leave should meet with their division chair prior to applying. The application should be submitted as one electronic document (all elements in section D.2) to the chairperson of the Carrington Leave Committee by the published due date.
See UNC SON's Policy for Leave for more information about Carrington Leave.
Applicants will be notified within a week if they will be funded. If so, submit receipts to Pamela Siler at psiler@email.unc.edu or OAS room 102.
Exceptions
N/A
Contact Information
Primary Contact
Carol Durham
Important Dates
- Effective Date and title of Approver: 8/19/2004
- Revised: 8/30/2013
- Approved by the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC): March 2025