Dear ___:
Congratulations on receiving the _______________ award. In recognition of this award and your value to the department, we will top up your salary according to the following terms:
Details of fellowship, UW top up, and time parameters.
It is College of Arts & Sciences policy that top-up funds will be provided no more than once in any four-year period to the same faculty member. All faculty members receiving top-up funds must return to full-time teaching for one year after their fellowship year is completed. If a faculty member is on leave for two academic years, one year on a university-approved leave with pay (sabbatical leave) and the other on a fellowship with top-up funding, then the faculty member must return to full-time teaching for two academic years after their period of leave has ended. If this return obligation is not met, the faculty member must repay the top up.
I look forward to receiving your written response to this offer by ___.
[Signature]
Chair/Director
☐ I accept this offer.
☐ I decline this offer.
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