NCFDD Faculty Success Program
Each year the Office of Faculty Affairs offers a small number of scholarships that support the participation of KU faculty in this NCFDD signature offering, the Faculty Success Program (FSP). Participants in this intensive 12-week, online experience learn empirically tested strategies to increase their research and writing productivity and prioritize their work-life balance. Participants also benefit from the program’s accountability structure, individual coaching, and peer support.
- Goal-setting and strategic planning
- Developing a daily writing habit
- Aligning time with what really matters
- Confronting and overcoming writing resistance
- Resolving conflict in healthy ways
- Learning when to say “no”
- Managing stress and rejection
- Cultivating a network of mentors, sponsors, and collaborators
- Faculty must be in tenure-track or tenured positions at KU during the program or be a non-tenure track faculty at KU who has completed a terminal degree and has a research or writing-focused agenda.
- Faculty must have an active individual NCFDD account.
- Faculty cannot have previously received matching funds from the Office of Faculty Affairs to participate.
- NCFDD offers three Faculty Success Programs each year, with one each in the fall, spring, and summer. Each session runs 12-weeks in length, and participants are expected to fully participate in all program sessions.
The total cost (full registration price) for the FSP program is $5,250 per faculty member. NCFDD offers an "early bird registration" price that includes a $355 discount. NCFDD FSP Scholarships awarded through the Office of Faculty Affairs provide funding amounts up to 50% of the early bird registration costs.
- Plan to discuss your interest with your department chair/program director/dean to determine how to cover the remaining cost of the program. Possible sources could include funding from your department, School/College, start-up or professional development account, or other sources including personal resources.
Internal priority* application deadlines for an Office of Faculty Affairs NCFDD FSP Scholarship are as follows:
- July 1 -- OFA scholarship applications due for the Fall Semester FSP
- October 1 -- OFA scholarship applications due for the Spring Semester FSP
- March 15 -- OFA scholarship applications due for the Summer FSP
*Guarantees application review by the Office of Faculty Affairs in advance of the NCFDD Early Registration deadline
| FSP Sessions | Program Period | NCFDD Early Registration | Application for OFA Scholarship Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | August-November | June/July | July 1 |
| Spring | January-April | October | October 1 |
| Summer | Late May-Mid August | March | March 15 |