Funding Resources for Teaching and Research
This page provides information on funds available from Weinberg College and from the University to support teaching, research, and other scholarly activities.
WEINBERG COLLEGE GRANTS COORDINATOR
The Grants Coordinator for the Social Sciences and Humanities assists with grant proposals and fellowships for faculty and graduate students. She also helps find research funding opportunities.
Contact: Eliza Earle (eearle@wcas.northwestern.edu);
847-491-6655
WEINBERG COLLEGE FUNDS TO ENHANCE TEACHING
Hewlett
Fund for Curricular Innovation
Provides 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 Grants
Provides funds for special events or
activities associated with a
course.
Contact: Mary E. Finn (mfinn@northwestern.edu)
Freshman Seminar Enhancement
funds
Provides funds for special events or
activities associated with a
freshman seminar.
Contact: Lane Fenrich (fenrich@northwestern.edu)
The Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies has limited discretionary funds for conferences, workshops, and study groups, as well as for innovative projects initiated by lecturer faculty.
Contact: Craig Bina (craig@wcas.northwestern.edu)
The Associate Dean for
Undergraduate Academic Affairs 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 FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH
University
Research Grants Committee
Provides individual research grants, creative arts grants, and subvention publication grants (for production costs related to publication) available to certain NU faculty members. Application deadlines in October, January and April.
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.
The Searle
Center for Teaching Excellence: Innovation Grants
Supports innovations and experimentation in teaching designed to enable more students to achieve some existing learning objectives, or to help students achieve more
ambitious intellectual goals.
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
Provides 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 are 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] The 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 are due in early February.
Co-Chairs: Virginia Rosenberg, evhr2mr.ndx@att.net and Arlene Sunkel, mamasunk@comcast.net
[2] The 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 are due in early February.
Chair: Linda Eisenhauer, ike2@comcast.net
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