Can the Faculty Development grant be used to pay the stipend for a graduate student?
There is no mention in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that speaks to funding or including graduate students or research assistants. The FOA does state that “small amounts (could be used) for initiating or continuing research projects in their areas of expertise.” It also states that “the program intends to provide support to enable new faculty to enhance their careers as professors and researchers in the university department where employed.” Therefore, budgeting for graduate student research assistants was not envisioned by the FOA unless it can be demonstrated that research to be performed by a graduate assistant directly assists the new faculty in the development or enhancement of their careers as professors and researchers.
