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Research & Engagement Academy

Advanced Research and Engagement Academy

Research and Engagement Academy Curriculum


Purpose and Overview:

The career of a productive scholar is advanced by a clear research agenda, a supportive campus community, and, often external grant funding. Quality research and engagement can also enrich student learning, benefit external partners, and support opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship. Research, which includes scholarship and creative activities, is highlighted in the University of New Hampshire (UNH) strategic plan, UNH in 2020. To help support faculty success in this area and align with the UNH strategic plan, the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Engagement and Academic Outreach will offer the Faculty Research and Engagement Academy.

The Research and Engagement Academy is a semester-long program that includes a series of workshops, coaching through the grant writing process, and learning from faculty colleagues about successful strategies with federal agencies and foundations. Each scholar is assigned a scholarly coach who is a senior faculty with a successful track record with external funding and the personal qualities required to work with others. To participate in the Academy a faculty member must be nominated by his/her dean and submit completed application materials. A review panel appointed by the Provost from the New Ventures Fund Advisory Board will review applications and recommend up to 22 faculty to the Senior Vice Provost.

As a result of participation, faculty scholars will write and submit a competitive grant proposal. More information about the Academy can be found at: www.unh.edu/engagement/research
Curricular Elements:

Scholarly Coach:

A scholarly coach is a senior faculty member with a track record of external funding success and the personal qualities necessary to support and coach a faculty colleague. A scholarly coach has the opportunity to join this learning community of scholars, designed to advance faculty scholarship through external funding opportunities.

A scholarly coach in the Academy should be able to commit to the following: 

Each Academy scholarly coach benefits from the following:

Academy Scholars:

The successful faculty scholar should possess and commit to the following:

Faculty scholars benefits from the following: