Yes. Only those faculty members who have earned tenure by the time the leave commences may be awarded a leave.
Yes, however, there must be a five-year interval between awards. Previous award winners must inform the review committee of the earlier award. The review committees may consider whether or not the applicant is a previous award winner.
Yes, if the review committee believes such a leave is worthwhile. There must be a five-year interval between leave periods. The applicant will need to address the relationship between the current proposed project and the previous FDLs. The review committee may consider previous FDLs in their deliberations.
Applications from across disciplines have been successful. Broadly speaking, proposals may focus on creative activities, field and laboratory research, or teaching activities. Evaluation committees tend to prefer proposals which focus on a narrow set of well-defined project objectives.
Yes, however, it is unlikely that a faculty member would receive both awards in the same year.
No. FDLs may be awarded for the preparation of new classroom techniques and for the development of new subject areas. The review committees will evaluate teaching-focused proposals in the same fashion as research and creative activity focused proposals. No one class of proposals receives preference.