Retention Funds

Retention funds can also be provided in those cases where extraordinary expenditures are required to retain a valued faculty member. Normally these expenditures are directly related to the faculty member's research program. Examples include laboratory remodeling, research equipment and RA support.

All requests for retention funds should be submitted to the office of the Vice Chancellor for Research through the dean of the college. The request for retention funds for research-related expenditures should include:

• Resume of the faculty member.

• Letter from the department head and/or dean explaining why it is important to retain the faculty member.

• General description of the whole retention package, including any rank or salary adjustment or special employment arrangements for the spouse.

• Statement identifying the proposed department, college and campus contribution to the whole retention package, including the amount requested from the Vice Chancellor for Research.

• Grant history for faculty member to be retained.

  Salary and/or rank adjustments and employment arrangements for the spouse are handled by the Provost.

Target of Opportunity (TOP)

TOP is administered through the Provost and provides salary support for new minority faculty. Additional research set-up funds are available on a 2-1 match from the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Requests for these funds are submitted through the Provost. Campus recruiting funds are not generally available because the campus contributes to the salary for TOP faculty.

Howard Guenther
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
416 Swanlund Administration Building
601 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5711
(217) 333-0030
hguenthe@uiuc.edu