Global Entrepreneurship Center Florida International University, Miami

Kauffman Professors Competition Information

Under the provisions of the Kauffman Campuses gift from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to the Pino Center, twenty-five (25) Florida International University (FIU) full-time faculty (tenure earning, tenured or non-tenured) will be selected to receive awards of up to $15,000 to foster entrepreneurial activities, research, and courses within their home disciplines. Award winners will be chosen annually over the five years of the gift.

In 2008, six (6) Kauffman Professors will be chosen. Faculty from any college or school at FIU on any of the campuses are able to apply to this program. Faculty may be awarded only one grant and all awardees are required to submit a report on the previous year's activities at the conclusion of the one year award period. A maximum of $15,000 may be used for faculty salary, student salary, travel, research infrastructure or supplies.

All applicants are encouraged to become aware of goals and activities of the Pino Center by visiting the center web site ( www.entrepreneurship.fiu.edu ). Phone and e-mail inquiries with the Entrepreneurial Academy Director about proposal suitability are also encouraged. Please call or e-mail Dr. Jose Almirall (305-348-3917 or almirall@fiu.edu ) with any questions about the program.

Application Procedures for 2008 Kauffman Professor Awards

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The Kauffman Professors Program is intended to create an awareness of, an appetite for, and application of entrepreneurship within every aspect of the university. Kauffman Professors can use the award funding to:

• Develop or enhance curricular and experiential learning opportunities to promote entrepreneurial skills and actions across all aspects of the university.

• Pursue research in entrepreneurship or pursue research that is entrepreneurial in nature .

• Generate preliminary data or works that will lead to applications from external funding sources to continue the proposed activities.

• Any other suitable activity that contributes to Entrepreneurship at the university.

The Pino Center defines “entrepreneurship” as the identification and pursuit of opportunities beyond the resources one currently controls . The selection committee will take a broad view of the term across disciplines. Successful proposals will describe how the proposed activities are entrepreneurial and foster the goals of the Pino Center and the strategic mission of FIU.

Deadlines

Friday, January 18, 2008 – Submission deadline for proposals. Must be delivered to the GEC offices (VH 130) by 4 PM
Monday, February 11, 2008 – Notification of awards at the awards ceremony which will also include presentations from the 2007 Kauffman Professor awardees
Friday, March 15, 2008 –2007 Awardees submit the final report to the Entrepreneurial Academy Director.

Additional Expectations

Kauffman Professors at FIU are expected to become actively involved with the Pino Center, and to propose future activities, for the Center. These include presenting the results of the Awards as a part of the Center's Spectrum Lecture Series. Winners are expected to foster an entrepreneurial spirit on campus by students, staff and faculty. Award winners are also expected to attend the annual Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Awards and participate in Entrepreneurship Weeks at FIU including the annual Entrepreneur Challeng. Faculty who create new courses will be expected to teach the new course at least three times in the next five years (a letter of support from the department chair would strengthen course creation proposals).

Selection Committee

The selection committee will be chaired by the Entrepreneurial Academy Director and include Associate Deans, Chairs, Center Directors and other faculty representing all disciplines across the university.

Award Disbursement

The award will be deposited in a university account for the recipient to use based on the approved budget.

Proposal Requirements and Guidelines

Kauffman Professor proposals are expected to address at least one of the following specific activities below, with specific emphasis in one area. The Selection Committee will favor proposals that include synergy between the areas listed below.

• Academic Courses. Incorporate entrepreneurial content into an existing course(s) or create a new course with entrepreneurial content. Faculty should indicate how this course fits within the strategic interests of their home department and the goals of the GEC. All entrepreneurship courses should be developed such that they are open to students outside of their home department and be sustained beyond the period of the Kauffman Campuses gift.

• Description of existing or proposed course in which entrepreneurial content will be included. Provide as much detail as possible to show how this course fits the strategic direction of the home department.

• Intended beneficiaries of the course proposed including how frequently this course might be taught within your department or how this course might be cross listed with other departments or colleges.

• Indicate how this course will be sustained beyond the period of the Kauffman Campuses gift to FIU.

• How will these course activities tie to both research and external funding activities for this class and the home academic department.

• How it furthers the goals of the Kauffman Campuses Gift to the Global Entrepreneurship Center

• Research/Professional Activity. Propose some entrepreneurial research or new professional activity within their discipline and to show how funds from the Kauffman Professors Program will be used to support this effort. Faculty will also describe how their work will be distributed to a wider academic and public audience including academic journal, exhibits, etc. It would be expected that this research or professional activity will be continued through external funding support in the future.

• Description of your research or professional activity that is to be supported by this grant.

• Timeline and detail budget for the research-professional project.

• Measures of success in this project.

• Plan for reporting and communicating about this project to the appropriate audiences and constituencies.

• Plan for seeking external funding to continue to support the activity.

Total number of pages for application cannot exceed six (6) pages (double spaced with 12 pt font) excluding the title page, budget page and references.

Proposed Budget

Each submission should include a one page detailed budget to include all allowable categories: salaries, assistantships, travel, equipment, supplies and other. Please include a 4% overhead charge within the budget (ie. for a proposal that requests a total of $ 15,000, there must be a category for "overhead" for the amount of: $ 600. for a total of $ 14.400. of available funds in all other categories).

Submission Format

A proposal submission form is included below. Proposals are due at the GEC offices (VH 130) no later than 4 PM on Friday, January 18, 2008.