How to Apply for Faculty Professional Development Funding

The committee awards up to $800 per applicant per academic year.

No. We have a limited amount of funds to distribute, so they are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, during each meeting we use a prioritization process as follows:

• 1st priority: Faculty who have not received funding from the faculty PD committee within the last 3 years.
• 2nd priority: Faculty who have received faculty PD funding within the last 3 years and who are presenting at their activity.
• 3rd priority: Faculty who have received faculty PD funding within the last 3 years and are not presenting.
• 4th priority: Retroactive applicants

Yes! We make no distinction between adjunct and full-time faculty when reviewing applications. All ARC faculty are eligible to apply.

We do not maintain a list of eligible activities, but typical activities include conferences, workshops, seminars, courses, and trainings. You must explain how the PD activity benefits you, your students and/or colleagues, and also how it meets the State PD Guidelines, ISLOs, and ARC Strategic Goals. Also, activities for which you receive faculty PD funding are not eligible for salary advancement.

Funds from the Faculty PD Committee may be used to pay for registration, travel, lodging, meals, and certain incidental expenses such as airport parking.

You'll need to fill out and submit our online Faculty Funding Application Form. You can also find this form by pressing the big red link on the left side of our homepage.

The form will ask you to upload several documents, including the following:

1. All applicants must upload an electronic copy of your LRCCD Travel Authorization and Reimbursement (TAR) form. Even if you are not traveling, this form is required.
   
   

All applicants must have Part I of the TAR completed, including your signature and your dean’s. (You do not need the Vice President’s or President’s signatures to apply for our funds.)

You can find more instructions for the TAR form—and all ARC travel-related information—at ARC’s Travel Forms site.

If you are hoping to receive our funds prior to your trip (i.e., you would like pre-payment), you must also complete Part II of the TAR, including the Vice President’s signature. Give yourself at least two weeks for this process, and ask Business Services for guidance if you need it.

2. All applicants must upload evidence of estimated expenses. Prior to applying for our funds, you do not need to book or pay for anything. However, when you fill out our form, you will need to upload evidence of cost estimates for your event, such as current ticket prices, registration costs, hotel rates, etc.
   
   
3. If you will be traveling out-of-state, your application must include a letter from your dean explaining why out-of-state travel is justified.

The Travel Authorization form is a paper, carbon-copy form that the district uses to authorize and reimburse employee travel. Note that it is only available in print - there is no online version. You can get the form in your Area office or from the Business Office.

If you're applying for out-of-state travel, you'll also need to include a letter of support from your dean, which you'll upload to your online application.   California may have restrictions on state-funded or state-sponsored travel.

Yes! We encourage you to apply as early as possible because ultimately, our funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Note, though, that we can only award funding for activities that take place within the current fiscal year, which runs from July 1 - June 30.

During each academic year, we can award funding for events that took place (or will take place) during the Los Rios fiscal year, which runs from July 1 - June 30. So:

• if your activity took place the previous summer after July 1, you can apply during the current academic year.
• If your activity will take place during the upcoming summer before June 30, you can apply during the current academic year.
• If your activity will take place during the upcoming summer after July 1, you should apply next academic year.

Please contact the committee chair with any questions.

Yes. Within 30 days of completing your professional development activity, you'll need to submit the Activity Evaluation Form, which is linked from the Faculty PD committee website. If you don't submit the evaluation form, you will not be eligible to receive funding from the faculty PD committee in the future.

There are some instructions on the back of the form, but if you still have questions, you can contact Brianna Geraghty (GeraghB@arc.losrios.edu or x8482) in the Business Office to set up an appointment or phone call.