The Elon University teacher-scholar statement, approved by faculty in 2003, emphasizes the value of ongoing scholarship and research to the practice to teaching. Elon offers several programs to support faculty research and development. Click on the links below to learn more about each type of funding.

Funds for Stipend:Funds given directly to an applicant, included in one or more paychecks. Counted as income and subject to taxes. These include Faculty Research & Development Summer Fellowships and Hultquist Funds, Summer Research (Through Deans' Offices), Service Learning Scholars, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Grants and Project Pericles Course Enhancement Grants.

Funds for Replacement: Funds given to a school or department to replace an applicant for a course or a semester. These include Faculty Reassigned Time (By Departments, Through Deans' Offices), Faculty Reassigned Time (From Deans), Faculty Research & Development Sabbaticals and Faculty Released Time Fellowships, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning's Learning Scholars Program and Senior Faculty Research Fellowships.

Funds for Reimbursement: Funds given to an applicant for expenses for travel, equipment, supplies, registration, etc. These generally require a receipt or an invoice to document purchase/service before the reimbursement or payment is made. These include Deans' Travel Funds and Professional Development Funds; Faculty Research & Development Hultquist Funds and Research, Development, Advanced Study; Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Travel Funds, Teaching and Learning Grants and Learning Scholars Program; Academic Technology and Computing Committee Software Grants; Summer Research Funds Through Deans' Offices; and General Studies Funding for Course Support.