The application deadline for the current cycle is December 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. Your college may have an earlier internal deadline.
The PSC recognizes the pressing need for research support for tenured faculty. To address this, the new PSC-CUNY contract introduces an exciting pilot program, the Post-Tenure Reassigned Time Award, aimed at providing additional research support for tenured assistant and associate professors. This three-year pilot program will allow recipients to take reassigned time in the 2026-2027, 2027-2028, or 2028-2029 academic years.
Post-Tenure Reassigned Time Awards will provide the following to successful candidates:
- CUNY Community College faculty: one (1) 3-credit course release or two (2) 3-credit course releases at the Adjunct Replacement rate as of December 15 of the application year.
- CUNY Senior College, Comprehensive College, or Professional School faculty: one (1) 3-credit course release at the Adjunct Replacement rate as of December 15 of the application year.
All tenured Assistant and Associate Professors are eligible to apply:
- Each eligible PI may receive only one (1) Award during the Pilot duration.
- All PIs must obtain prior approval from the college or school for Reassigned Time to be eligible for an Award.
- If a PI is eligible for both a PSC-CUNY Research Award and a Post-Tenure Reassigned Time Award, they may submit a separate application for each program type but may only receive one (1) Award in a given cycle.
- PIs must submit a Final Project Report within 60 days of the Award period end.
- PIs who possess, or subsequently receive, external grant direct costs of $100,000 or more in the year of their submission are not eligible.
The application deadline for the current cycle is December 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST. Your college may have an earlier internal deadline.
HOW TO APPLY: Please visit the CUNY Research Foundation site for details of the program.
If you have any questions, please contact Alexis Davis, [email protected]
This contractual provision is a direct result of the power and advocacy of your union. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and benefit from the support it provides for your research.
Published: November 13, 2025
