Publication Incentive Program (PIP)
The purpose of the Publication Incentive Program is to increase the scholarly productivity of faculty and therefore enhance the national reputation of CAST departments.
The Publication Incentive Program (PIP), an ongoing program initiated in 1988, is supported by the CAST Research Office. This program sets aside travel funds to award faculty, staff and administrators in CAST who have an article published in a national level refereed journal or have a chapter or book published for national distribution. All CAST employees (half time or more) are eligible for these funds.
Award Criteria
The following criteria determine the award:
- CAST faculty who are sole author, one of two or more authors, or have shared joint authorship with one or more CAST students (undergraduate or graduate) are eligible for $400 in travel funds.
- If an individual has received an award previously from the college for a given work, they are ineligible.
Funds may not be provided for articles published in predatory journals which often publish without significant or any peer review process.
In a given fiscal year, a given faculty member may receive no more than $1200 from this support program. Funds are subject to availability.
The Process
Applications must be submitted within 60 days of publication. An application consists of a completed CAST Publication Incentive Program Application form. Submit your application as email attachments to the head of your academic unit. The head of the academic unit will forward the application to the Associate Dean for Research, Cara Rabe-Hemp (cerabe@ilstu.edu).
If accepted, you will receive an email notification indicating the amount of the award (you should keep a copy of this email in your files until the funds are expended). When you want to utilize the award for reimbursement, enclose a printed copy of the email from the Associate Dean for Research with your travel claim.
For more information, please contact the CAST Research Office, Turner Hall Room 103, (309) 438-2739.