The Division of Academic Affairs delivers high-quality academic programs and provides smooth pathways to degree completion.
The Office of Academic Affairs is here to support faculty and recognize their accomplishments in teaching, scholarship and creative works, and service. The grants, awards, professional leave, and professional development opportunities detailed below provide tangible benefits to faculty and are among the most important ways Academic Affairs promotes and celebrates faculty activity.
These awards encourage research, scholarship and the development of creative works.
Application ProcessNew this year for faculty is an endowment is to be used for faculty development.
Application ProcessThis purpose of this professorship is to enhance the university’s ability to attract, retain, and honor distinguished faculty.
Application ProcessReview the instructions first before completing the application. Review tips for grant writing.
** 10-2-2024 Faculty Grant Application submissions temporarily suspended. We hope to resume accepting applications no later than 10-3-2024. **
Fill out the application 2025-2026 Faculty Grants for Research and Creative Works.
Once completed, upload your application as a single PDF.
After you apply, the department chair, dean and co-investigator, if applicable, will receive an email and link to your WordPress online workflow.
The dean will then consult with the department chair. After consulting with the department chair, the dean will acknowledge the receipt of the application, consultation with the department chair and the opportunity to comment on the proposal by approving the workflow.
The department chair will acknowledge they have consulted with the dean by approving the workflow.
Co-investigator Approval
Co-investigators, if applicable, indicate that they understand their proposed research and international travel may implicate federal export control regulations and that the application will be reviewed by the Director of Risk Management in light of those regulations by approving the workflow.
The co-investigator may approve the workflow at any time.
Final Decisions
All final decisions on awarding faculty grants are made by the chief academic officer in consultation with the dean of the college.
Faculty grants for research and creative works are administered by Assistant Vice President Gwen Cash-James. The Research and Scholarship Committee, a sub-committee of the Faculty Planning Advisory Council (FPAC), is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications. The committee is an interdisciplinary group of your peers, including representatives from each of the colleges. Dr. Cash-James convenes the committee and disseminates the results.
Grant awardees must Submit Final Report
The final report should contain the following:
** 10-4-2024 Update: Faculty Grant Applications may now be submitted. Thank you for your patience. **
These awards encourage research, scholarship and the development of creative works at EWU. They are designed to provide faculty with the time to undertake research and creative works projects. Funds should be requested primarily to buy time during the summer. You may also request funding for student assistance, travel or equipment when not exceeding a total request of $10,000.
** UPDATED ** 2025-2026 Application Deadlines:
For questions or concerns, please contact Bekah Bray at 509.359.6139 or rbray2@ewu.edu.
Applications are evaluated by the Academic Affairs Committee.
Once you submit your application you will receive an email to review and acknowledge your submission.
In 1991 Valerie Appleton joined the EWU community as an assistant professor in the Applied Psychology Department. She quickly advanced from Assistant to full Professor, program director, assistant dean and finally in 2004 dean of the College of Education & Human Development. Valerie served in that capacity until her untimely death in December 2005.
While at Eastern she was known for her sincerity, leadership, and ability to work with faculty, students, and staff across the university. Among her greatest strengths were creating partnerships with the K-12 system and bringing in extensive applied research grants such as the U.S. Department of Education Training All Teachers, bilingual counseling, and support project.
Valerie valued education and faculty development. To honor Valerie’s passion to better Eastern Washington University the Valerie Appleton Faculty Development fund is to be used for faculty development.
Deadlines:
If you have any questions, please contact Bekah Bray at 509.359.6139 or rbray2@ewu.edu.
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Valerie Appleton Recipients:
APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED
Applications are evaluated by the Chertok Professorship selection committee comprised of the Dean for the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, a representative of Department Chairs, a representative of the Provost, and a representative of the donor(s), if available.
APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED
Once you submit your application, you will receive an email to review and acknowledge your submission.
6/22/2023 UPDATE: The application portal is closed. We anticipate the portal to serve as the Endowed Professorship for AY2025-2027 will be open 4/15/2027.
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Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship Announcement May 2023
The EWU Foundation and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invite nominations and applications for a faculty appointment as the Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship.
This professorship was created to honor the life of Dr. Jeffers W. Chertok who worked at EWU for over 34 years and left a legacy of scholarship, generosity, and genuine care at the university and beyond. The professorship was established through generous donations from private donors including Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carper and through a match from the State of Washington. The professorship is established for the following purposes:
This professorship will be focused on classic social science theory with emphasis on the origins of thought. To the extent that current or emerging theory is introduced, it should be within the context of analysis from the perspective of the masters. Materials should focus on great thinkers such as Marx, Smith, Plato, Newton, Locke, Hume and others. The focus of this work should be to determine and understand where ideas and beliefs come from and why.
The person selected for this professorship will serve as the Jeffers W. Chertok Professor for the period from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025.
Nominations or applications for this endowed professorship are open to any full-time Tenured Faculty, Tenure-Track Faculty, Senior Lecturer, or Lecturer currently employed by EWU. Nominations and applications are accepted from all colleges and disciplines and, consistent with EWU’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, nominations and applications from historically underrepresented faculty are encouraged. Nominations of others and self-applications will be accepted.
Nominations or applications must be submitted via the online application portal no later than 5:00pm on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Bekah Bray at 509.359.2227 or rbray2@ewu.edu.
2024 Distinguished Service Awards for Classified & Exempt Staff
Distinguished Service Awards are given to individuals in recognition of outstanding service to the University. The awards recognize individuals whose service is generally acknowledged by the university community to be an exceptional contribution to the support and maintenance of the university’s programs, physical environment and service to the public. These awards include a bronze medallion and a check for $1,000.
2025 Trustees’ Medal Award for Faculty
Submit Trustees’ Medal Award Nomination and/or Support
The 2024-2025 EWU Medals & Awards Committee consists of 12 university and local community members. The committee has responsibility for:
Please direct any questions or concerns to Bekah Bray at 509.359.6139 or rbray2@ewu.edu.
The Medals & Awards Committee reviews nominations for two university award categories each year: Distinguished Service Awards, presented to classified and exempt staff, and the Trustees’ Medal, presented to faculty.
Review the instructions first before completing the application.
Download the application to get started.
Submit the completed application through the following online link.
**Department chairs submitting Professional Leave applications should identify another faculty member to review their application. Submit the reviewer’s information in the department chair fields.**
Professional Leave applications are administered by Assistant Vice President Gwen Cash-James. The Research and Scholarship Committee, a sub-committee of the Faculty Planning Advisory Council (FPAC), is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications. The committee is an interdisciplinary group of your peers, including representatives from each of the colleges. Dr. Cash-James convenes the committee and disseminates the results.
Professional Leave reports are submitted to the dean.
Professional Leave reports shall include the following:
The 2025-2026 Professional Leave application is now available.
** NEW 10-18-2024 **
The application submission link is now available.
Refer to the separate instruction document for detailed guidance for completing the application. Completed applications should be submitted electronically through the online submission link; no paper copies are required. No signatures are required on the application form. Approvals/acknowledgements are obtained via the online WordPress workflow.
Professional leave eligibility is determined according to the EWU-UFE Collective Bargaining Agreement, Section 11.5.
** Deadline for 2025-2026 applications: **
For questions or concerns, please contact Bekah Bray at 509.359.6139 or rbray2@ewu.edu.
For your request to be eligible, you must:
The Provost’s Office will be responsible for administration of these procedures. All funding/sponsorship requests will be reviewed and awarded by the Provost. Once we’ve received your request, we will respond via email within 2-3 weeks.
The EWU Provost’s Office is committed to supporting EWU faculty and staff on a range of initiatives and supplemental professional development opportunities through a limited number of annual funding/sponsorship requests. Out-of-cycle funding/sponsorship requests and approvals are to benefit the university community and the state of Washington and be conducted in a manner consistent with the university’s mission, values, and strategic planning goals & initiatives. It is the intent of that all funding/sponsorship requests will be aligned with these goals and initiatives.
