Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth
Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth
The Professional Growth program provides Maricopa Community College's adjunct faculty members with financial reimbursement for attending external (outside of Maricopa County Community College District sponsored events) conferences, seminars, workshops, and professional meetings that are directly related to courses taught and that will enhance the adjuncts' teaching skills and their students' learning. Applications must be approved in FMS BEFORE the start of your professional growth activity. If your activity/travel begins before you have an approved TA you will not be eligible to submit for reimbursement.
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must be employed, currently teaching a course or be between courses, as an adjunct faculty for a credit course (at least one credit), or have a current service contract assignment for Library or Counseling adjunct faculty by one or more of the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Applicants who are between courses must have taught as adjunct faculty in Maricopa for a minimum of four of the last six semesters, and be scheduled to teach in the subsequent semester, verifiable in SIS or through notification from the department/division chair.
The applicant must NOT have previously been awarded funds in excess of the maximum individual funding level provided for the fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).
Maximum Reimbursable Amounts Per Fiscal Year
The maximum reimbursable amount is based on the total number of credits taught per academic year:
3 credit hours or more — $750
2 credit hours — $500
1 credit hour — $250
Complete the Application
The following steps are summarized (with some visuals) in a Quick Reference Guide for FMS Travel Authorization (TA) & Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth (AFPG) Application.
Accessomg FMS
All travel requests and approvals occur in Financial Management System (FMS).
AFPG funding is available on a reimbursement basis, meaning that you will initially pay for your travel expenses up front once the travel authorization is approved and will be reimbursed (paid back) after your travel has concluded and the expense report has been approved.
Download and complete the Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth Application and attach it with your supporting documents in FMS. [The file has to be downloaded first before entered data can be saved.]
Allow a minimum of 45 days prior to the activity start date for processing and approval.
Requesting Reimbursement
Submit an expense report within 30 calendar days after the completion of the approved activity as prescribed by the Maricopa Community Colleges Travel Policy. The applicant must complete an expense report in FMS and include pdf's of original paid receipts for airfare, lodging, registration fee and (optional) shuttle/taxi, if utilized. Maximum reimbursement provided to the applicant is based on AFPG approval notification sent to the applicant prior to the activity.
Example: Jane Doe was approved for $750 AFPG. She submits a Travel Reimbursement Form and original paid receipts for $850. She will only be reimbursed for $750 maximum.
How to Create an Expense Report
Please follow the steps in the following help file: Create / Submit an Expense Report User Guide