Summer Projects FPG Program

A Summer Project is a task of learning and growth that you design to accomplish during the summer. It pays you an hourly salary and reimburses you for certain expenses. Summer Projects begin any after the last day of accountability in May and must end before the first day of accountability in August.

A Summer Project may include research or professional development activities such as

Participation in seminars, conferences, workshops or professional meetings related to your field/discipline or teaching responsibilities
Work experiences
Education and technology-related workshops
Training, whether by yourself or part of a class

If you have an idea and you are not sure it qualifies as a Summer Project, discuss it with your FPG representative. There are many types of possible projects of which only a few have been mentioned. See the collection of examples of Summer Projects if you need some ideas.

Who can and cannot apply for Summer Projects?

Only board approved, residential faculty may apply. Permanent part-time residential faculty may also apply but will receive only part of the maximum funding amount (half-time faculty receive half the FPG benefit amount). One Year Only (OYO), One Semester Only (OSO), specially funded, retired, and adjunct faculty are not eligible.

How and when do I apply?

Summer Project forms are available online at myFPG on this web site. You should log into the FPG Electronic Forms center by clicking on the Go to FPG Applications link above to submit your application online. See application process for complete details.

When is the due date for the proposal?

The final draft of your Summer Project proposal is due by noon on the Thursday before Spring Break. Contact your college FPG representative as your representative may have an earlier draft review date, which allows you to have time to revise and resubmit by noon on the Thursday before Spring Break. Summer Project proposals are competitive: they will be scored and ranked by the FPG committee. Not all proposals are funded.

Can Summer Projects pay for memberships, materials, late fees, travel, meals, and/or journals?

Membership fees, course materials, and journals are not funded. You must apply separately to your college travel committee for reimbursement of travel, lodging, and meals.

What is the advantage of submitting a Summer Project as a group?

Faculty may collaborate on a project and produce greater results as a group than an individual might do. The group leader will start the online application by writing the title, location, and abstract for the group, and then invite other members to join the group. Each group member must write his/her own Purpose, Professional Growth, Benefits, Timeline(s) , and Final Report because each faculty member may receive different benefits and have unique experiences. If the group members are from different colleges, each will submit his/her application to the FPG representative of his/her own college. There is no scoring advantage for doing a group project. Group projects are scored using the average of all group members' individual scores.