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ARCHIVED: 2025-26 W&M Faculty Research Application
Summary
The goal of this grant is to enhance the standing and reputation of William & Mary by providing faculty members with additional support for their research. We anticipate funding up to 40 one-year awards at $5,000 per award—notification of award and funds availability in mid-March 2025. The deadline to submit is 4 PM on February 17th, 2025.
Full Description
Full Grant Call
Program Goal
Our goal is to enhance the standing and reputation of William & Mary by providing faculty members with additional support for their research. We intend to continuously improve the quality and consequence of W&M research and scholarship while increasing opportunities to incorporate W&M students in active, hands-on learning. This longstanding program was formerly called the Summer Research Grants Program and was primarily focused on summer research. The grant program has been extended to one year, so the word “summer” has been dropped.
Program Scale
We anticipate funding up to 40 one-year awards at $5,000 per award—notification of award and funds availability in mid-March 2025.
Program Mechanics
A 1–2-page summary report presenting the funded research results is due at the end of the grant period. Those authorized to conduct independent research in unpaid appointments may not receive salary support but can use grant funds for travel, research-related materials and supplies, and student support. Coordination with your unit administrator(s) will be necessary to access and expense the grant funds.
Who May Apply
Any W&M faculty member in Arts & Sciences, University Centers, and the School of Education who is in good standing and authorized by their unit manager (Chair, Director, Dean, VPAA or VPR or their delegates) to conduct independent research.
The program will give strong preference for early career applicants. The program will give moderate preference to supporting the sustainment of mid-career faculty programs, where existing funding may not provide full opportunity. The program will show some preference for late-career faculty who may need additional resources to redirect their research programs toward the strategic goals of their unit, school, or the University. We remind all applicants that there are other internal support programs at the University. For more information on internal support, contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated by the Faculty Research Committee and must address the following items:
- does the proposal state the objectives without using any jargon;*
- does the proposal say how the objective will be achieved, pointing out what has been done in the field or what is usually done, and call out what is new in the proposed approach, and explain why that increases the chances for success and the impact on the proposed fields of work;
- does the proposal discuss broader social impact, including possible alignment with the strategic plan of W&M or one of its units and
- is the application complete (ethics and compliance questions answered, short-form CV, list of publications or tangible results from previous award(s) under this program, and authorized signature)?
*Because the application will be read by colleagues familiar with the research but who are not experts in the applicant's field, the application should describe the project and its methodology in a way understandable to non-experts in the discipline.
Conditions and Expectations
- Grants are made with the expectation that the recipient will remain in the service of W&M. A recipient who resigns or is not retained will be required to relinquish the grant and any unexpended portion thereof.
- Grants are made with the expectation that the recipient will perform most of the work within the proposed period. Other supported research, or paid or unpaid teaching, may also be done by the recipient during the period in which this grant is received, so long as other work is adjusted to meet the obligations of the research grant.
- Recipients of W&M FRC Faculty Research Grants should acknowledge the support of W&M in all subsequent publications arising from funded research.
- W&M FRC Faculty Research Grant recipients must provide a 1–2-page summary report presenting the funded research results. The report should include the status of the proposed work and note any significant changes from the initial proposal. The PI shall submit copies of this final report to this Box link along with an email to Unit lead, Department Chair, Dean, Vice Provost for Research, and Provost at the end of the grant period. Failure to submit this report promptly may cause the recipient to be ineligible for future internal grants.
How to Apply
The applicant should read the W&M Faculty Research Grant Call for Proposals (above) before completing the application. The deadline to submit is February 17th, 2025 by 4 PM.
Requirements
- Please complete items 1–9 of the application, including the project description narrative. The project description must address the Evaluation Criteria of the Call for Proposals to maximize the probability of award. The project description should include a high-level budget (e.g. $2,500 UG wages; $2,500 summer salary).
- The project description (essentially the proposal) must not exceed 250 words, be single-spaced and double-spaced between paragraphs, have a minimum of one-inch margins, and use at least a 12-point font. Please combine the application (pages 4–6), a statement of tangible results or list of publications from previous award(s) under this program, and a short-form CV (2 pages) into a single pdf document. The statement and CV will not count against the maximum total of 250 words.
- Submit the single pdf file to Box. Please do not include the Call for Proposals section (pages 1–3) in the pdf. The pdf file name should include applicant last name and a department/unit name and area classification. For example, “smith_english_areaIII.pdf”.
- After submitting, please email frcgrantapp@wm.edu to confirm your submission. If you don't receive an email acknowledging receipt within 2 business days of your submission, please send a follow-up email to frcgrantapp@wm.edu.
Application Checklist
| Application Information (pages 4, 5, 6) | |
| Project Description (starts on page 6 — maximum 250 words) | |
| Statement of tangible results or list of publications from previous award(s) under this program (skip if no previous award) | |
| Short form CV (two pages) | |
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Submit to Box as single pdf file — see file name instructions above |