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Post-Tenure Reassigned Time

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

On March 15, 2025 a massive crowd of New Yorkers from across the labor movement and allies gathered at Foley Square for a march to demand the current administration to stop the federal cuts as right-wing politicians in Washington are moving forward with devastating proposals to cut two trillion dollars from Medicaid, Medicare, housing and food assistance and other vital programs to fund a massive tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations. (Photo by Erik McGregor)

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