Applications are welcome from those covered by the agreement: all non-tenured or non-tenure-track lecturers, senior lecturers, master lecturers, and instructors who are salaried (whether full-time, part-time, or half-time), and who teach at least one credit-bearing course on the Charles River Campus of Boston University, including the Metropolitan College Prison Program.

See the Human Resources website for a list of folks who are not part of this bargaining unit and are therefore not covered by the agreement.

You may apply for up to $1,200 each fiscal year (July-June) in the general fund.

Typically, you may only apply once to the general professional development fund each fiscal year. However, if there are additional funds available by May of each fiscal year, you may apply for a supplementary amount.

Complete the application at least one month before the proposed professional development activity. You will need to provide details of the proposed professional development activity or resource, including how it will benefit your teaching, and all expected costs. You also need to provide a letter of support from the Chair or Director of your department or unit and a recent CV. Please note that you will be reimbursed after costs have been incurred, when you submit your receipts to your unit or department business office.

Applications typically close in mid-June for end-of-fiscal year processing and will re-open in mid-July. However, if the total fund has been committed prior to mid-June, we may need to close the fund to applications earlier.

Once your application has been received, it will be processed and reviewed through the Boston University Info Ready Review system. You will receive notifications from this system when your application is submitted and if your application is approved or rejected. If approved, you will also receive an email from our office with further information on how to access the funding and where you should submit your receipts for reimbursement. Once your activity is complete, you must also complete a short activity report documenting your experience and its applicability to teaching and learning.

You should expect to hear from the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning within four to six weeks of submitting your application. If you do not hear back within this time period, please email excellence@bu.edu to ask about the status of your application.

Salaried lecturers and instructors may also apply to the Supplementary Technology Fund once every three years.

• You should be familiar with the university reimbursement policies as you may only request reimbursements that meet these guidelines.
• You should keep all receipts related to your professional development activity.
• You need to submit your receipts to the Concur platform within 30 days of completing your professional development activity. Staff in your business office will guide you through this process.