Approved February 2019 

Overview & Goals 

HCDE faculty are in need of financial support to cover a range of incidental expenses associated with being faculty. The goal of this policy is to provide annual financial support to cover incidental expenses. 

Faculty Eligibility 

All faculty members who are 100% FTE in HCDE and who are funded to teach, at least partially, through HCDE/HCDE programs (i.e., BS HCDE, MS HCDE, and PhD) are eligible to participate. 

Allocation Process 

At the start of each fiscal year the Department Chair, in consultation with the Department Administrator, will reserve an amount of funds for faculty incidentals. These funds will be allocated based on auxiliary funds returned to the department from its self-sustaining programs. The funds will be available for one year (Fiscal Year 7/1 – 6/30) and will not accrue. The total allocation will vary from year to year based on availability. The general goal is to reserve enough funding to provide each eligible faculty member access up to $2,000 during the academic year.

Requesting/Use Process 

When submitting a request for purchase or reimbursement, indicate the use of "Faculty Incidental Funds," and the fiscal team will assign the appropriate worktags.

Use Restrictions 

Faculty Incidental Funds carry the same restrictions as standard state funds.