The purposes of non-instructional assignments are to contribute to the professional growth of the faculty; improve the teaching and curriculum across the University; and enhance scholarship and academic excellence of the University in ways that cannot be accomplished under the constraints of regular workload assignment (https://www.mtsu.edu/policies/governance-and-compliance/032.php#Non-Instructional%20Assignment).

NIA grants relieve faculty members from all faculty duties for one semester or one academic year, depending upon the nature of the proposal request. The committee may recommend any combination of semester and full year awards. NIA’s allow faculty time to pursue research, publication, or creative activity opportunities free from instructional responsibilities.

The deadline for applications is October 11, 2024, at Noon.

The signed application and proposal must be submitted to provostgrants@mtsu.edu by the deadline. For more information, please contact our office at (615) 898-5941.

Approved Proposals for 2023-24

• Presentation of the Self in Academic Supporting Genre
• Establishing the Perennial Grain Research and Education Center at MTSU
• Africans in Ireland: A Historical Database
• Sculpting Sound: Tradition, Identity, and Contemporary Phenomenon
  the Chinese Zheng
• Re-excavating Enoch: Contemporary Readings, Reception, and Relevance of an Ancient Text
• Strengthening Computational Chemistry at MTSU
• High School Teachers Use of Math Technology
• “Yours For World Peace”: World War II Repatriation and the Emergence of the Cold War, 1947-1952

Guidelines

The NIA grant relieves faculty members from all faculty duties for one semester at full pay (12 hours reassigned time) or for one academic year at half pay (6 hours reassigned time per semester) to pursue research, publication, or creative activity opportunities.

To be eligible for an NIA, an applicant must:

1. Be a tenured member of the full-time teaching faculty, including department chairpersons
2. Have completed seven consecutive years of employment at Middle Tennessee State University
3. Be an Associate Professor or Professor

Applications should include the following: