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Faculty Grant Support

Welcome to the Faculty Grant Support division of the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Faculty Grant Support provides assistance to faculty members pursuing external grants and fellowships by researching suitable funding opportunities, reviewing and critiquing proposals, aiding in proposal submission, and offering grants-related training and information sessions.  We are located in the Office of University Development, which can be found behind and between Leyburn Library and Parmly Hall. 

Please consider this page a hub for all things related to Faculty Grants.  Below you will find updates on our office's activities and educational opportunities, as well as upcoming grant deadlines of interest.  To the right, our Quick Links panel is a go-to list of essential tips, tools, and technical requirements for putting together a competitive proposal; more detailed information and recent W&L awards can be found on the left hand navigation column.  We also encourage faculty to contact us for answers and advice on putting together proposals. 

Office Announcements

NEH Summer Stipend Awards-- **Due Tuesday, September 7th**

Washington and Lee will nominate two full-time tenure-track or continuing faculty members as applicants (visiting faculty are not eligible) for Summer Stipend grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant offers $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing on projects that will "support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both." These projects are typically conducted in the summer months, though arrangements with the NEH can be made for different dates. The award is open to scholars at all career stages.

Faculty members interested in competing for this award are invited to submit a narrative pre-proposal (not to exceed two pages) to the Dean of the College by Tuesday, September 7; nominees will be selected and informed by the Dean's Office by Friday, September 10. Contact Brandon Patterson (bpatterson@wlu.edu) for more information. 

Upcoming Grant Deadlines of Interest

August

• 1-Aug:   National Science Foundation - Multiple throughout month, including: Political Science, Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Neuroscience, Computer Infrastructure, and Oceanography
• 1-Aug:   Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - Research Grants on violence, aggression, and dominance(Also February 1)
• 1-Aug:   American Academy of Religion - Workshops and Innovative Projects
• 2-Aug:   Fulbright Scholars
• 7-Aug:   Marshall Memorial Fellowship
• 12-Aug: National Endowment for the Arts - Access to Artistic Excellence Grants (also Mar. 11)
• 24-Aug: Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation - Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
• 24-Aug: Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation - Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
• 31-Aug: DAAD/American Inst. For German Studies - Research Fellowship Program

September

• 1-Sep:   Jeffress Memorial Trust Research Grants (also Mar. 1)
• 1-Sep:   Social Science Research Council - Abe Fellowship Program (US-Japan International Relations)
• 2-Sep:   The Japan Foundation - Cultural Exchange Among Citizens and Youth (also Dec 1 and May 6)
• 6-Sep:   European Cultural Foundation - Collaboration Grant 
• 8-Sep:   US Institute of Peace - Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
• 15-Sep: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships
• 29-Sep: ACLS Fellowship Programs (including ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies)
• 29-Sep: ACLS Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships (to assist advanced assistant professors and untenured associate professors)
• 29-Sep: ACLS Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars
• 29-Sep: ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships
• 29-Sep: ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships