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Funding Opportunities

We are committed to empowering faculty and staff to do their best work. In addition to Arts & Sciences funds, we are fortunate to have a number of generous donors who enable us to offer even more opportunities for growth, development, scholarship and discovery. Faculty and staff members can access funding in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes. Listed below are sources of funding available from Arts & Sciences to support faculty research, curricular innovation, co-curricular engagement with students, department/program development activities, staff professional development and more.

Internal Funding Opportunities

  • The Dean's Innovation Fund supports new programs, pilot projects or other innovations.

  • Faculty Grants Fund

    For College of Arts & Sciences tenured and tenure-eligible faculty: Funding is available for research projects, events, conference travel, faculty development, and student wages tied to specific research projects.

  • Teaching Faculty Grants Fund

    For College of Arts & Sciences teaching faculty: Funding is available for activities related to pedagogy or curricular development, conference travel and faculty development.

  • Up to $500 for faculty to support open inquiry in non-COLL courses, including guest expenses, professional development, site visits, and course materials.

  • COLL Innovation Grants

    The Center for the Liberal Arts offers up to $1,000 in mini-grants for designing and implementing COLL courses as well as support for supplemental activities/visitors in COLL courses.

  • Charles Center Funding

    The Charles Center offers mini-grants for non-COLL course co-curricular activities (up to $500) and guest lectures (up to $1,000), as well as May Seminars for faculty collaboration on curriculum and teaching improvements.

  • The Arts & Sciences Annual Fund supports department or program events, including speakers or guests, and other professional development opportunities for faculty and staff not eligible for funding from any other source.

  • May Seminars

    May Seminars are intended to support innovative curricular experimentation and the development of collaborative teaching initiatives that bridge disciplinary boundaries.

External Funding Opportunities

The 91心頭利 Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) serves the research mission of the university by assisting faculty in the application for and management of external awards.

Learn more about OSP