Please read all applicant guidelines for the Faculty Development Travel Grant before submitting your application. 

To apply, complete the form below and be prepared to upload the following at the bottom of the page:

  • A one-page explanation of how this travel is a development opportunity for you as an educator (500 words or less, PDF format)
  • A completed Faculty Development Travel Grant Budget Sheet (download here)

Application Deadline: May 31, 2024

Please review all information on the Lessons Program website and the Official Participant Guidelines prior to applying. 

Within the form below you will be asked to upload a well-written, one-page personal statement describing the following: 

  • Your goal for these lessons (What new skill or insight do you hope to learn?)
  • How you hope your requested instructor(s) will help you achieve this goal 
  • How you believe these lessons will enhance your own teaching (directly and/or indirectly)


All learner applications are reviewed after the deadline by a committee of Berklee faculty and staff members, and hours are awarded on a competitive basis. Factors that are taken into consideration include past participation, thoughtfulness, and a clear demonstration of how this would be a unique and new learning opportunity for the applicant. 

Learners will be notified by early June whether or not they have been awarded lesson hours for the upcoming year. 

Please answer the questions below in regards to your recent Faculty Development Grant or Berklee Faculty Fellowship project. All award recipients have one year to complete their project and must submit this form no later than May 31.

Please answer the questions below in regards to your recent Newbury Comics Faculty Fellowship project. 

Instructions:

  1. Answer the questions below about your travel. 
  2. Upload one item for Proof of Travel (i.e. conference/workshop registration, hotel reservation confirmation, airline confirmation, etc.) 

For questions, please email amacchia@berklee.edu. 

2024-2025

Please review all information sent to you in your proposal invitation email before proceeding. The deadline to submit your full  FLY proposal is Thursday, June 6, 2024 (11:59 p.m.).

Please review the application guidelines and instructions, and download the FLY budget sheet.

For questions about the FLY Grant, please reach out to facultydevelopment@berklee.edu.