BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS

• Funding is limited to the period 7/1/04 - 6/30/05, although if there is a compelling rationale, a project may be considered for multi-year funding. A multi-year project is limited to a maximum of three years, and each year a new application for funding must be submitted together with a progress report. Projects requiring the permanent commitment of funds will not be supported.

• Faculty release time during the academic year for curriculum development and other appropriate projects will be funded at call staff rates. Curriculum development may also be supported during the summer. Faculty overload pay will not be supported. Funding for new course development is limited to no more than one month's salary per course. New courses or curricula developed through EUE funding remain subject to established curricula review policies; approval of funding does not imply that the University has approved these courses or curricula for implementation. Except in unusual circumstances, projects will not be supported that involve payment of honoraria to faculty and staff for performing activities considered part of their ordinary responsibilities at the University.

Equipment: EUE Emphases

Projects involving equipment must be clearly justified in relation to the objectives of the EUE program. The EUE program may be used by individual units as part of a long-range plan based on unit emphases provided that proposed projects are commensurate with the goals and objectives of EUE. Equipment requests exceeding $5,000 should be accompanied by a cost-sharing plan in which at least 20% of the equipment cost is provided by the unit. EUE equipment emphases are to

• make possible the addition of new courses, specializations or other activities, or the significant improvement of existing ones; and

• provide access to new technology in a field.

Proposals to replace broken, worn-out or stolen instructional equipment or to obtain additional equipment to increase access to a course or program because of increased enrollment will not be funded. Support for these types of projects should be pursued through the use of Instructional Equipment funds. The purchase of equipment, information resources or services of a type that might be provided by the Library and Information Services of Lovejoy Library, (Audio Visual Services, and Academic Computing) should be discussed with the LIS EUE Coordinator to determine availability of existing equipment as well as future plans. The LIS EUE Coordinator can be reached by campus mail (Box 1063) or by calling x2712.

EUE Emphases and Cost Sharing

EUE often receives proposals which may be categorized as recurring projects. Examples are requests from departments or units to carry out activities which were previously funded by EUE and may include requests for guest speakers and/or artists, student travel, support of on-campus organizations, etc. Although these proposals do not request permanent funding, the recurring nature of these projects conflicts with the EUE priority of funding ideas which are new and innovative. While EUE recognizes the importance and impact of many such projects, additional support from EUE may be contingent upon evidence of significant cost sharing by the unit. Faculty and staff members should check with their departments or units or the EUE website to determine if similar projects have been funded in the past. Project directors preparing proposals that may be viewed as recurring projects are highly encouraged to seek matching support from their unit or from external sources prior to submitting an EUE proposal.