The Professional Development Grants for Part-Time Faculty Members, from the Modern Language Association, provide support to cover costs associated with their professional development.
Applications are open to faculty MLA members who earn the majority of their income from teaching part-time at a college or university, are not in the first five years of a PhD program, and are not eligible for fringe benefits such as health care from an employer.
Grant funds may be used for technology purchases, continuing education, research expenses, in-person or virtual conference participation, childcare expenses incurred while pursuing professional development, or other career-development costs, though funds cannot be used to support travel to the MLA Annual Convention. Applicants may receive the grant only once every three years.
Each grant provides 1,000 USD. Awards are distributed twice yearly by lottery to approximately ten applicants per cycle.
The next applications close on October 10, 2026.
