ISEE'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ISEE provides many fee waivers as well as travel support for participating in the PDP. However, many research grants, advisors/PI’s, departments, and other funding sources can support professional development or training activities and associated travel. Please consider whether you have access to such external funds to support your participation in the PDP (entirely or in part).
If you have insufficient funding, please apply for an award from ISEE. We cannot guarantee financial support for all participants, but we would like to support as many participants as possible, and work hard to obtain grants that enable us to do so. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
NOTE: Due to funding constraints, your chances of acceptance into the PDP are greatly improved if you have at least some amount of your own funding.
As part of your Application, you will need to complete the PDP Cost Planning Worksheet.
SUMMARY OF PDP PROGRAM EXPENSES 2017
Program Instructional Fee
There is an instructional fee for PDP. The Instructional fee for 2017 is $3,500, which covers all instructors, materials, and the full cost of running the program including application and selection process, team formation, ongoing expert consultation for participants, etc. ISEE has grants and receives institutional support that allows for many reduced, partial, or waived registration fees.
Program Instructional Fee Options:
- Pay the FULL fee of $3500
- Pay a REDUCED fee of $2000
- Pay a PARTIAL fee of $500
- You may request a registration FEE WAIVER
INQUIRY INSTITUTE: MONTEREY, CA
During the Inquiry Institute all participants are expected to stay as guests at the hotel and the program is designed specifically with this in mind. The hotel provides meeting space for our program based on the expected lodging and meal revenues. The Inquiry Institute begins SUNDAY MARCH 12th, ending with a closing dinner on WEDNESDAY, March 15th, 2017. Plan to check out of the hotel on THURSDAY, March 16th.
Costs indicated below are not paid for by ISEE, except under extenuating circumstances. Be sure to consider them in your planning:
- Ground transportation: There is free shuttle service between the Hyatt Monterey hotel and the Monterey airport. If you are flying into a different airport, please consider the ground transportation costs. The Hyatt Monterey is not in walking distance to many restaurants or coffee shops. Plan to use Uber or Lyft, or share rides with Participants from the local area that have their car. Parking is free at the Hyatt.
- Meals not included at the workshops: All-day beverage service and lunch is provided during the 4 workshop days. Dinner is included on the final day (Weds March 15th).
- Other Incidentals
Program Costs: You can apply for funding support from ISEE for the following expenses, or if you have External Funding (not requesting ISEE funding) you will pay for the following costs directly:
- Lodging and Meal plan at check-out, as follows:
- ~$570/person for 4 nights, shared rooming/double occupancy. Includes hotel meal plan of 4 lunches, 1 dinner and meeting breaks.
- Additional travel night $86.14 Double Occupancy (shared rooming), to accommodate an extra night of lodging for participants traveling from more distant locations, one day prior to start of the Inquiry Institute
- Airfare:
- Roundtrip economy flight, home airport to Monterey, CA (MRY - Monterey Regional Airport is required destination). Or flight to San Jose airport, then coordinate ground transportation to Monterey (approximately 1 hour drive).
DESIGN INSTITUTE:
Participants attend only one Design Institute. ISEE has arranged for Design Institutes that minimize travel requirements for as many participants as possible, and hopes that participants can assist in keeping costs down by covering their own travel expenses at the Design Institutes.
Our general policy is that participants find a way to pay their own transportation, accommodations, and meals for the Design Institute, so please be sure to factor these into your planning.
We encourage attendees to get in touch with other local PDP participants to gather information on the most economical accommodations available.
However, we realize that this can make costs unbalanced for people located further from Design Institute sites, so we are able to provide stipends or reimbursements for some participants. Each Design Institute is unique, and funding availability to assist participants also varies, which is further described in the sections that follow.
The bottom line is: try as hard as you can to help us keep costs down so we can serve more people, but don't let funding prohibit you from participating.
2017 Design Institutes scheduled at the following locations:
- SANTA CRUZ Design Institute, April 21-23, 2017 - held on the campus of UC Santa Cruz, California. Attended by participants from: Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Houston, Hawaii, and other regions
- MICHIGAN Design Institute, April 28-30, 2017 - held on the campus of the University of Toronto, Canada. Attended by participants from: Dunlap Institute, Michigan State, and NYC participants
Santa Cruz Design Institute Information
The Santa Cruz Design Institute will be held at a meeting space near downtown Santa Cruz on Friday April 21st, then on campus at University of California Santa Cruz on Saturday April 22-23rd.
Accommodations: The Mission Inn (http://www.mission-inn.com) offers a special UCSC agreement rate for programs affiliated with the university. Estimated hotel cost $95.44 shared room/double occupancy per night.
Meals: Lunches will be provided on April 22 and 23rd. Participants should plan on paying for their meals not included in the Design Institute schedule (breakfasts and dinners).
Timing: The Santa Cruz Design Institute will begin at approximately 1:00 PM on Friday, April 21st, and will end at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday April 23rd. For travel planning, participants should make sure that they arrive and depart allowing for full participation during that time frame.
Travel: Participants requiring airplane travel to Santa Cruz may request assistance for airfares from ISEE. There are three airport options available: San Francisco (SFO), San Jose, (SJC), and Oakland (OAK). San Jose is the closest drive (about 45 minutes), but SFO and OAK sometimes provide good options even though it is a little further away (about 75-minute drive). Regardless of the airport, leaving Santa Cruz on a Sunday afternoon will be slow due to tourists heading home from the beach, so participants should not plan on a flight any earlier than 6:00 PM on April 23rd.
Ground transportation is not covered by ISEE, and traveling participants should plan to rent a car, hopefully sharing with other PDP participants. Shuttles from the airports are available (~$40 each way); however, the UC Santa Cruz campus is not within walking distance of the hotel, so a rental car will be very helpful.
Michigan Design Institute Information
The Michigan Design Institute will be held at the Michigan State University campus, in Lansing Michigan.
Location, directions, and airport information can be found at: https://maps.msu.edu/
Timing: The Michigan Design Institute will begin at approximately 1:00 PM on Day 1, and will end at approximately 3:00 PM on Day 3. For travel planning, participants should make sure that they arrive and depart allowing for full participation during that time frame.
Accommodations: contact Nicole Mattacola.
Meals: Lunch will be provided during the Design Institute. Participants should plan to cover meals outside of lunch.
Travel: Participants requiring airplane travel to Michigan may request assistance for airfares from ISEE.
Please let us know if you have any questions related to funding and travel support.
