Burke Sustaining Excellence Award

Supported with funds provided through the generosity of former College Trustee, Walter Burke, and his wife, Constance Burke, the Walter and Constance Burke Research Sustaining Excellence Awards provides research and professional development funds. 

Associate Professors recently tenured and promoted in the 1st eight years of their appointment in rank and have exhausted both their Burke Research Initiation awards and College-funded startup accounts.

No application is necessary.

$5,000 annually.

Burke Awards are administered by the Arts and Sciences Finance Center (ASFC). The faculty member is the responsible account holder for the award. All invoices, business expense reimbursements, and requests for payments are required to be submitted to the ASFC.

In utilizing the allocations provided by this award, individual faculty must adhere to all Dartmouth policies and procedures and must meet all Internal Revenue Service stipulations regarding appropriate expenses and required documentation. All expenses must be reimbursed within the fiscal year in which they are incurred. Accounts should not be overspent. In the event that repayment or reallocations of expenses must occur. All items purchased with funding are property of the College. Upon departure from the College, use of the funds and disposition of purchased property is at the discretion of the College.

Automated Faculty Funding Reports are available to help faculty members track their Burke Award and other Dean of Faculty research accounts.

Please contact the ASFC with any questions.

The Allowable Expenditures and Ineligible Reimbursements listed below are provided for immediate guidance. The Business Expense Policy details these and other expenditures and reimbursements. If there is a question concerning the eligibility of an expense, the expense should be reviewed by an analyst in the A&S Finance Center.

1. Business-related travel expenses
2. Business-related postal or shipping charges
3. Capital Equipment, research equipment, materials, and supplies
4. Professional licenses or certification fees; and membership in and/or to professional organizations and periodicals
5. Scholarly materials (books, journals, periodicals, subscriptions, etc.)
6. Specialized software and databases, computer peripherals, and data collection costs
7. Student support for Dartmouth purposes
8. Stipends for mobile communications (Mobile Communications Policy) and home office internet access

Payments to individuals for services such as editing, researching, and indexing for publications are allowable, though not eligible as reimbursement. In these cases, invoices for these services are paid directly by Dartmouth as outlined in the Procure to Pay Guide

1. Faculty salaries — release time during an academic year or extra salary during a free term
2. Lifetime memberships in and/ or to professional organizations and periodicals
3. Office furniture for work or home
4. Out-of-pocket payments directly to individuals for services (e.g. editing, researching, and indexing payments are paid directly by Dartmouth as outlined in the Procure to Pay Guide. Contact the ASFC for details.)
5. Promotional expenses for book publications

Recipients may be asked to submit a brief report describing the use of their funds to their Department Chair and Associate Dean