Pursue Your Dream as a Monarch!
Human Resources is pleased to announce the University Staff Dream Fund program. Privately funded through an Educational Foundation Endowment and first launched in 2008, this program provides monetary awards and/or paid time off for full-time Classified Staff and AP Faculty members to fulfill a long‐held dream. Some examples are pursuing studies in an area unrelated to work, traveling to another country, or visiting family far away.
- Full-time Classified staff and Administrative and Professional faculty
- Minimum of five consecutive years of full-time 鶹ý service
- Satisfactory or higher performance evaluations
- No active disciplinary actions
- State recognition policies apply
- Proposals are reviewed by a Screening Committee of representatives from across the campus community.
- A final selection will be made by the Selection Committee comprised of the VP for University Advancement, the VP for Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the Employee Relations Manager.
- Recipients will be selected on the merits of their proposal, their past service and promise of future service to the University.
Applications may be submitted via the . All applications and supporting documentation must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, June 7, 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants must submit an online proposal packet by the deadline. The proposal must include:
- A thorough description of the dream and the reasons for it. (Please note: Awards are not intended to address personal/financial hardships, emergencies or job-related professional development.)
- A budget/financial plan for achieving the dream
- A statement of intent to remain at 鶹ý for the foreseeable future
- indicating the candidate is a valuable and meritorious employee
For assistance completing the proposal packet, email Employee Relations at employeerelations@odu.edu.
The award(s) will be announced in early July and funding will be made available in late July.
- Full-time Classified staff and Administrative and Professional faculty
- Minimum of five consecutive years of full-time 鶹ý service
- Satisfactory or higher performance evaluations
- No active disciplinary actions
- State recognition policies apply
- Proposals are reviewed by a Screening Committee of representatives from across the campus community.
- A final selection will be made by the Selection Committee comprised of the VP for University Advancement, the VP for Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and the Employee Relations Manager.
- Recipients will be selected on the merits of their proposal, their past service and promise of future service to the University.
Applications may be submitted via the . All applications and supporting documentation must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, June 7, 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants must submit an online proposal packet by the deadline. The proposal must include:
- A thorough description of the dream and the reasons for it. (Please note: Awards are not intended to address personal/financial hardships, emergencies or job-related professional development.)
- A budget/financial plan for achieving the dream
- A statement of intent to remain at 鶹ý for the foreseeable future
- indicating the candidate is a valuable and meritorious employee
For assistance completing the proposal packet, email Employee Relations at employeerelations@odu.edu.
The award(s) will be announced in early July and funding will be made available in late July.
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