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Funding Resouces

WEINBERG COLLEGE GRANTS COORDINATOR

Grant Coordinator for the Social Sciences and Humanities assists with grant proposals and fellowships for faculty and graduate students. Helps find research funding opportunities.
Contact: Eliza Earle (eearle@wcas.northwestern.edu); 847-491-6655

WEINBERG COLLEGE FUNDS

Hewlett Fund for Curricular Innovation
Grants or matching funds for projects that enhance undergraduate curricular innovation and development.
Contacts: Mary E. Finn (mfinn@northwestern.edu), Ruth Reingold (reingold@northwestern.edu)

Simeon Leland Forum Fund
Supports lectures, panel discussions, and other presentations on topics of current interest. Undergraduate students must be able to participate, at the very least by asking questions during the discussion following a presentation, and preferably in more central ways.
Contact: Mary E. Finn (mfinn@northwestern.edu)

Course Enhancement funds
Funds for special events or activities associated with a course.
Contact: Mary E. Finn (mfinn@northwestern.edu)

Freshman Seminar Enhancement funds
Funds for special events or activities associated with a freshman seminar.
Contact: Lane Fenrich (fenrich@northwestern.edu)

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Funds for conferences, workshops, and study groups. Also, funds for innovative projects initiated by lecturer faculty.
Contact: Craig Bina (craig@wcas.northwestern.edu)

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
The Associate Dean has limited discretionary funds available for special requests associated with courses and other faculty-student activities.
Contact: Mary E. Finn (mfinn@northwestern.edu)

UNIVERSITY-WIDE FUNDS

University Research Grants Committee
Individual research grants, creative arts grants, and subvention publication grants available to certain NU faculty members. Application deadlines in October, January and April each year.

The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Offers fellowships (by competitive application) for research leaves of absence to NU faculty only. Applications for fellowships are due in January each year.

The Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
Innovation Grants
Program to support innovations and experimentation in teaching that that are designed to foster more students to achieve some existing learning objectives, or to help students achieve more ambitious intellectual developments.

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIRA) promotes and funds interdisciplinary, innovative work in the arts at Northwestern.

Dispute Resolution Research Center, Kellogg School of Management
Funds for research projects on conflict theory, particularly interpersonal conflicts and disputes. Projects must be likely to produce publishable material for the Center working paper series. Grant proposals due in September and in April.

Northwestern University Residential Colleges
Faculty Associate Research Assistantships
Contact: Nancy Anderson (n-anderson@northwestern.edu)
Faculty Fellows in the Residential Colleges may apply for an undergraduate research assistant through the Faculty Associate Research Assistantship Program.

The Alumnae Board of Northwestern University
[1] Gifts and Grants Committee supports faculty, department, and school projects not included in a University budget that ultimately benefit students and/or promote research and scholarship. Examples include specialized equipment; lectures or symposia; academic conferences; and research projects. Proposals due in early February.
Co-Chairs: Carolyn Krulee (c-krulee@northwestern.edu) and Jane Dampts ( j-dampts@northwestern.edu)
[2] Academic Enrichment Committee solicits proposals to bring distinguished scholars and artists to the campus for lectures, master classes, and performances. The primary goal is to provide significant learning experiences for undergraduates; however, these major events may be open to the entire university community. Proposals due in early February. Chair: Holly Sunshine (sunfam22@aol.com)