Department of Theatre and Media Arts

Faculty applying for Connection and Collaboration Grants may submit a Faculty Fulton Application to Sharon Swenson at any time during the year. Applications are reviewed as they are received, and faculty members will be notified six weeks from their date of submission. The Fulton Committee, under the direction of the TMA Executive Committee, will evaluate the proposals in light of department priorities and the mission of the Mary Lou Fulton Chair, and judge the relative merit of proposed projects.

Faculty Fulton Application

Students applying for the Student Support Grants should understand and comply with the following guidelines. Since funds are limited, there is strong competition. It will be the responsibility of the Fulton Committee under the direction of the Executive Committee to judge the relative merit of proposed projects.

The basic criteria for this funding grant is whether or not the proposed activity makes a significant contribution to student academic interests or moves the student toward his or her future career path. The project must be an essential part of the student’s educational purposes, tied to their scholarly and/or professional goals.

Awarded funds are to be used for travel, per diem, materials, and supplies. Funds are not to be used to pay a salary to the applicant or to pay for other spouse/family expenses. These funds cannot be used for semester abroad. Students may be funded for travel as it relates to research, a creative project, or internships.

2012 Fulton RFP applications are now available online (see below). Applications are due on March 28 for Winter Semester and October 26 for Fall Semester. The application should be downloaded, filled out, and emailed to Stephanie Blickfeldt (stephanie.blickfeldt@byu.edu) by the deadline at 11:59 PM. Each application must be endorsed by a faculty mentor. Endorsements can be completed by mentors through the faculty recommendation form or a signed letter sent directly to Stephanie by the same deadline.  

If funding is approved, in order to receive the last 5% or $25 of your funding you must:

Other conditions:

Funding must be used within nine months of the time it is awarded. (Exceptions to this guideline must be approved in writing on the TMA Department’s Executive Committee.)

Disclaimer: Listed below are some helps that represent some of our best thinking and discussion as we have met to review proposals for Fulton funding. The list is not all-inclusive and should not be interpreted as hard and fast rules. Though we try to be consistent in our deliberations, similar types of expenses may be deemed by the committee as essential on one project and frivolous on another. Subtle differences in two like proposals may result in dissimilar treatment by the committee. Every proposal is considered on its own merit in the context of the other competing proposals for the same funding period.

Your proposal will receive a higher ranking if...

…your project is student-centered and the benefit to students is clearly articulated.
…your project supports the mission and objectives of your department and is endorsed by the chair.
…your project supports the expected learning outcomes of the participating students’ academic program(s).
…the cost in relation to the number of students served is reasonable.
…there is some level of matching support from the department, applicant, and/or faculty sponsor(s).
…funding has been or is being sought from other appropriate sources, if any, and the status of those requests is clearly stated.
…you are or expect to be a presenter at a professional conference for which you are requesting travel support.

Your proposal will be disqualified if…

…it is not submitted by the application deadline.
…the current version of the application form is not used.
…you fail to answer any question on the application.
…approval signatures are missing on your application.
…a final report from a previous award is overdue.

What expenses can be funded?

Any expense will be considered, but some types have typically been excluded from Fulton awards, unless circumstances justify an exception. If your budget includes any of the expense types listed below, be sure to provide a justification statement.