NYU sets aside $200,000 each academic year* for professional development. Any amount not spent in one year will roll over to the next.

*Academic Year: September 1-August 31

Adjuncts can find guidelines and the application by clicking here.

Send your completed application to the contact listed for your School/College on the link listed above.

Adjunct faculty may apply for up to $1,250 to support any activity that helps them develop professionally.

• Professional certification, recertification, or teaching advancement relating to you university appointment(s)

• Fees and travel expenses for professional conferences, conventions, courses supporting professional development, non-athletic co-curricular competitions, professional meetings, residencies, seminars, training or workshops relating to your university appointment(s);

• Fees, materials and services for exhibitions, projects, portfolio review, publication, or professional projects including but not limited to creative, technical, scientific, or engineering works relating to your university appointment(s);

• Professional organization membership relating to your university appointment(s);

• Research (library and archival visits, ethnographic research and field trips) relating to your university appointment(s);

• Purchase of software; and/or professional training in software and other technology relating to your university appointment(s);

• Subscriptions to professional publications or services relating to your university appointment(s);

• Webinars relating to your university appointment(s);

• Organizing or co-organizing a conference relating to your university appointment(s).

*If you don’t see something on the list, you should still consider applying.

Adjuncts are eligible for up to $1250 once per academic year.*

*Academic Year: September 1-August 31

Half the fund ($100,000) will be available in the fall semester, and the other half ($100,000) will be available in the spring. Each school will receive a percentage of the fund based on the number of adjunct faculty who teach in that school. Any funds not spent in an academic year will be rolled into the next academic year.