a. Morse Fellowships (Humanities) and Junior Faculty Fellowships (Social Sciences and Natural Sciences). These fellowships are intended to provide time for research and writing at a crucial point in the careers of recently appointed scholars at the rank of assistant professor. The fellowships pay full salary and the University contributions to fringe benefits.
Assistant professors who have had no leave of any kind while at Yale are eligible to hold Morse or Junior Faculty Fellowships in the second, third, or fourth year of teaching at that rank at Yale. The fellowships may be awarded to assistant professors who present, during the fall of the previous academic year, a research proposal that is approved by the department chair and the cognizant dean (either the Dean of Yale College, the Dean of the Graduate School, or the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science).
The holder of a Morse Fellowship or a Junior Faculty Fellowship is relieved of all duties to the University for the period of the fellowship. Each fellowship holder is expected to devote full time to the proposed project.
A faculty member awarded either a Morse or Junior Faculty Fellowship must return to Yale for a full year of full-time teaching.
b. Associate Professor Leave. Assistant professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who are promoted to the rank of associate professor on term are eligible for an Associate Professor Leave, a full year's leave at full salary (provided that two semesters of full-time teaching in residence have elapsed since their last paid leave.) Faculty members appointed to Yale at the rank of associate professor on term are eligible for the Associate Professor Leave in the second, third, or fourth year of appointment. These leaves may be awarded to associate professors who present, during the fall of the previous academic year, a research proposal that is approved by the department chair and the cognizant dean (either the Dean of Yale College, the Dean of the Graduate School, or the Dean of Engineering & Applied Science). A faculty member awarded such a leave must return to Yale for a full year of full-time teaching.
c. Professional Development Leave . Members of the full-time non-ladder teaching faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may apply for a limited number of one-semester Professional Development Leaves. While on leave they receive full salary and benefits and are relieved of teaching and administrative responsibilities. To be eligible, individuals must have served as full-time teachers in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for at least three years and hold multi-year appointments that extend through the year following the proposed leave. A faculty member awarded such a leave must return to Yale for a year of full-time teaching. At least six years of full-time teaching at Yale must be completed before an individual who has been awarded a leave becomes eligible for another.
Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Assistant, Associate, and full Professors Adjunct who are eligible may submit a written proposal, which must be supported by a department or program, for review by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Steering Committee will judge proposals on the basis of quality and feasibility and on the likelihood that the completed project would enhance the teaching program of the department or program and advance the professional development of the individual.
Lectors, Senior Lectors, and Senior Lectors II who are eligible may submit a written proposal, which must be supported by a department or program, for review by the Language Study Committee, which will judge them on the basis of quality and feasibility and on the likelihood that the completed project would enhance the language teaching program of the department or program and advance the professional development of the individual. Those proposals reviewed favorably by the Language Study Committee will be forwarded for review by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which will judge proposals on the basis of the same criteria. All awards of Professional Development Leaves are made by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
d. Outside Funding. Faculty members who are eligible for any paid leave are encouraged to seek support from sources outside the University. If a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who has been granted a paid leave is successful in obtaining from outside sources any portion of the salary that he or she is eligible to receive from Yale for the term of that leave, one half of the resulting salary savings to the University up to a total of $25,000 will be used to create an individual research account, which may be used for any legitimate expenses of research.
a. Morse Fellowships (Humanities) and Junior Faculty Fellowships (Social Sciences and Natural Sciences). These fellowships are intended to provide time for research and writing at a crucial point in the careers of recently appointed scholars at the rank of assistant professor. The fellowships pay full salary and the University contributions to fringe benefits.
Assistant professors who have had no leave of any kind while at Yale are eligible to hold Morse or Junior Faculty Fellowships in the second, third, or fourth year of teaching at that rank at Yale. The fellowships are may be awarded to assistant professors who present, during the fall of the previous academic year, a research proposal that is approved by the department chair and the cognizant dean (either the Dean of Yale College, the Dean of the Graduate School, or the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science).
The holder of a Morse Fellowship or a Junior Faculty Fellowship is relieved of all duties to the University for the period of the fellowship. Each fellowship holder is expected to devote full time to the proposed project.
A faculty member awarded either a Morse or Junior Faculty Fellowship must return to Yale for a full year of full-time teaching.
b. Associate Professor Leave. Assistant professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who are promoted to the rank of associate professor on term are eligible for an Associate Professor Leave, a full year's leave at full salary , (provided that two semesters of full-time teaching in residence have elapsed since their last paid leave.) Faculty members appointed to Yale at the rank of associate professor on term are eligible for the Associate Professor Leave in the second, third, or fourth year of appointment. These leaves are awarded following the presentation of may be awarded to associate professors who present, during the fall of the previous academic year, a research proposal that is approved by the department chair and the cognizant dean (either the Dean of Yale College, the Dean of the Graduate School, or the Dean of Engineering & Applied Science). A faculty member awarded such a leave must return to Yale for a full year of full-time teaching.
c. Professional Development Leave . Members of the full-time non-ladder teaching faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may apply for a limited number of one-semester Professional Development Leaves. While on leave they receive full salary and benefits and are relieved of teaching and administrative responsibilities. To be eligible, individuals must have served as full-time teachers in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for at least six three years and hold multi-year appointments that extend through the year following the proposed leave. Those who are awarded leaves will be expected to return to A faculty member awarded such a leave must return to Yale for a year of full-time teaching during the year following the year in which the leave occurs. At least six years of full-time teaching at Yale must be completed before an individual who has been awarded a leave becomes eligible for another.
Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Assistant, Associate, and full Professors Adjunct who are eligible and wish to apply for a leave submit written proposalsmay submit a written proposal, which must be supported by a department or program and reviewed positively by a committee that will judge them , for review by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Steering Committee will judge proposals on the basis of quality and feasibility and on the likelihood that the completed project would enhance the teaching program of the department or program and advance the professional development of the individual.
Lectors, Senior Lectors, and Senior Lectors II who are eligible submit proposals that are may submit a written proposal, which must be supported by the a department and program and reviewed positively or program, for review by the Language Study Committee, which will judge them on the basis of quality and feasibility and on the likelihood that the completed project would enhance the language teaching program of the department or program and advance the professional development of the individual. Those proposals reviewed favorably by the Language Study Committee will be forwarded for review by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which will judge proposals on the basis of the same criteria. All awards of Professional Development Leaves are made by the Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
d. Outside Funding. Faculty members who are eligible for any paid leave are encouraged to seek support from sources outside the University. If a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who has been granted a paid leave is successful in obtaining from outside sources any portion of the salary that he or she is eligible to receive from Yale for the term of that leave, one half of the resulting salary savings to the University up to a total of $25,000 will be used to create an individual research account, which may be used for any legitimate expenses of research.
