(Summer stipend, course release grants)
Grants will be awarded for projects to be done in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2012. Funds will not be released until after that date.
Submit all applications to the Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (Academic Affairs), George Washington Hall, room 314.
DEADLINES FOR 2012-2013 (Faculty Research Grants for summer stipends and course releases)
Applications due – November 5, 2012
Awards announced – January 30, 2013
Guidelines for Grant Applications
Faculty Research coversheet 2012-13
Review Process
Tips for Successful Research Grant Proposals
Suggestions provided by the Faculty Development and Grants Committee (April 2008)
In general, read the guidelines carefully and address each point and sub-point as directly as possible in the appropriate section.
Additionally, follow these five suggestions:
- Itemize the budget, especially if requesting expenses.
- Provide as much detail as possible about the methods or steps you will take.
- Discuss your activities relative to a detailed timeline.
- Remember that most members of the committee will have little or no experience in your field. Explain your project as if you were writing for a non-specialist.
Examples of current successful grant proposals by UMW faculty:
Janusz Konieczny, Department of Mathematics 2011-12 GrantProposal
Maya Mathur, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication 2011-12 faculty development grant proposal
After the reveiw by the Faculty Development and Grants Committee and the Dean, the following Faculty Development Research Grants were approved. Grants awarded for:
2012-2013 Awards
2011-2012 Awards and Reports
2010-2011 Awards and Reports
2009-2010 Awards and Reports

