Funding Opportunities

All Applicants

The College web site has a page (http://thecollege.wlu.edu/grants) that links to information about internal (see ‘Internal Funding’) and external (see ‘Faculty Grant Support’) support opportunities. Additional information about external funding sources is available through the office of Dr. George Carras, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Faculty members applying for a full-year leave may also apply for supporting funds from the Hewlett-Mellon and the Class of 1962 Fellow Endowments.

Up to four internal $20,000.00 grants will be available to tenured faculty in support of year-long sabbatical leaves under the following conditions:

1. Applications should be made along with leave proposals to the Advisory Committee, Office of the Provost;
2. The Advisory Committee will judge applications according to the following criteria:
   1. merit of the proposal, first and foremost
   2. the applicant’s efforts in seeking outside funding for the projects. Copies of external grant applications and the accompanying outside letters of support must be submitted along with the application for W&L funds
   3. there is a preference for scholarly over pedagogical research
3. Conditions of grants:
   1. leaves must be for a full year
   2. leaves must be approved by the Advisory Committee, President and Board
   3. arrangements must be made through the department head to handle courses of person on leave
   4. a public lecture on the research completed must be given sometime during the year following the sabbatical leave
   5. any tenured faculty member taking advantage of the paid leave program is expected to return to serve the University for a minimum of two years after completing the leave.
4. Awards will be announced to the faculty after they have been accepted and leaves approved.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the leave or special award application procedures.