Funding Opportunities

Washington College faculty has access several sources of internal funding to support research, teaching, and other co-curricular activities.

Grant/Award	Amount	Available for	Deadline	Contact
Curricular Innovation*	$2,500 ($2,000 stipend, $500 for materials)	To develop new courses or revamp existing courses.	Mid-September for Spring Mid-February for Summer/Fall	Office of the Dean and Provost
Faculty Enhancement* (General)	$3,000 ($4,000 for International Travel)	To defray expenses for scholarly projects or the gathering of materials for the development of new courses or the significant revision of existing courses	Mid-September for Spring Mid-February for Summer/Fall	Office of the Dean and the Provost
Faculty-Student Summer Collaborations in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences	$7500, $10,000, or $12,000 maximum budget for projects with one, two, or three faculty members, respectively.	To support faculty in the humanities, arts, and social sciences who conduct collaborative research or creative projects with qualified Washington College students during the summer.	April 1 (priority deadline); Applications accepted through May 15, pending funding	SS/HFA Committee Chaired by Dean of Achievement
Course Development: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion*	$5,000, paid over two years (or course release)	To create or revise courses and develop pedagogy that promote understanding and meaningful engagement with different perspectives and/or make use of OER or UDL principles to address access and equity.	March 15	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Course Development: Civic Engagement and Ethics*	$5,000, paid over two years (or course release)	To create or revise courses and develop pedagogy that integrate the study of ethics and/or civic engagement as a significant component of the learning objectives or course experiences. (Supported by the Holstein endowment)	March 15	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Course Development: Innovative Pedagogy Awards*	$5,000, paid over two years (or course release)	To create or revise courses and develop pedagogy that build upon innovations in learning and teaching technologies, broadly conceived.	March 15	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Course Development: Interdisciplinarity*	$5,000, paid over two years. (Instructor teams will split the stipend equally.)	To create courses that examine important issues from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives	March 15	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Interdisciplinary Program Development	Up to $3,000	Planning grants for revamp of existing interdisciplinary program (minor, concentration, or track) or the creation of a new interdisciplinary program	March 15	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Holstein Program in Ethics Funds	$3,000	To enhance an existing course by the addition of material on ethics or to support the creation of a new course that has a substantial focus on ethics	Contact Curator of Program	Holstein Program in Ethics
CTL Discretionary Funds	Based on Availability	To support events/activities that reflect the mission of the CTL.	Ongoing	Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Cater Society Seminar Grant	$2,500	To fund scholarly/creative work conducted with Cater Society Junior Fellows including research, conference presentation, or co-authorship. Click here for more information.	Ongoing	Cater Society of Junior Fellows

*indicates grants that may not be used concurrently