Stipend Policy

(updated 04/10/25)

The Center for Integrated Professional Development provides learning and growth opportunities for employees of Illinois State University, particularly those in Academic Affairs with teaching responsibilities or otherwise support student success.  In addition, the Center offers modest stipends to eligible participants for completing some workshops.  Amounts vary based on the time committed and the work completed for the particular workshop. The event description will indicate who is eligible to participate and if a stipend is available. Stipends are awarded to those who attend and participate in all aspects of the workshop and after final projects are submitted.

In addition, for the annual Summer Institute:

• Individuals may receive stipends for up to five (5) workshops during Summer Institute.
• During Summer Institute, only one (1) of those five workshops may be a cohort experience: (Re)invent Your Course for Civic Engagement, Reinvent Your Course for Student Success, or Plan for a SoTL Project, or Design your Course for Early Career. 

• Pay Schedule
• Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty
• Staff Employees with Teaching Responsibilities
• Graduate Students/Graduate Student Employees
• Back to Summer Institute

Pay Schedule

Stipends will be issued as Additional Academic payments. Unless noted otherwise, stipends are usually paid in the month following the date of the final project submission. For example, stipends for workshops completed in July would appear on the participant's August 31 paycheck. In addition, individuals who don’t have a summer appointment (e.g., new NTTs, regular 9-month faculty) may not be paid until their appointment begins in August. 
Stipends for a few workshops are administered by other campus units. For those workshops, please check with the facilitator or the unit for information on stipends and payment.

Eligibility

The University requires employees to be physically in the State of Illinois when completing the course, even if the course is offered online.

Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty

Stipends are available to tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track faculty. Individuals whose first appointment at ISU will begin after the workshop must have signed offer letter accepting the appointment AND completed an I-9 with HR prior to starting the workshop.  

Staff Employees with Teaching Responsibilities

Civil Service and A/P employees may not receive stipends for workshops attended during their paid working hours. Civil Service and A/P employees are responsible for working with their supervisors to ensure that they are not paid twice.

Graduate Students/Graduate Student Employees

Graduate students may be eligible for some stipend-bearing programs depending on the role they have on campus. Due to considerations including assistantships and international visas, graduate student employees, including those who are the instructor of record, must have stipends pre-approved. All graduate student employees are still welcome to participate in Center for Integrated Professional Development workshops, but additional payments will only be received if pre-approved. To begin the pre-approval process, register for an event and someone from CIPD will contact you about the process.

Please note: For international students, the course must occur within the student’s work authorization dates, otherwise it would not meet the requirements for their visa. 

If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in a Center event, please contact the Center at ProDev@ilstu.edu.