Faculty Grant Support
Welcome to the Faculty Grant Support division of the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
We provide 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 on the top floor of Washington Hall (W38) and heartily welcome visitors. Explore this site for important general information, but feel free to drop by any time.
News
W&L Biologists to Determine if Rare Plant Deserves Protection
First, the experts doubted it existed. Then, the federal government protected it under the Endangered Species Act. Now, that protection is in jeopardy, and the status of the rare herbaceous plant lies largely in the hands of a team of biologists at Washington and Lee University.
W&L Receives National Grant for Faculty Career Flexibility
Washington and Lee University has been awarded a $200,000 accelerator grant as part of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility.
Uncovering the Graffiti of Pompeii
Rebecca Benefiel, assistant professor of classics at Washington and Lee University, has spent the last three years studying the more than 11,000 graffiti in Pompeii.
Timothy Lubin Receives Two National Fellowships
Timothy Lubin, associate professor of religion at Washington and Lee University, has received two national fellowships for work on his research project “Authority, Law and the Polity in India, 300-1700.”
Law Professor Russell Miller Receives Fulbright Research Grant
Russell Miller, associate professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar senior research grant to conduct research in Heidelberg, Germany at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law during the 2009-10 academic year.
U.S. Geological Survey grant for collaborative research on Alaska's North Slope.