The Dean's Office administers the General Research Fund to support expenditures essential to individual research and scholarly projects. The Research Committee advises in the awarding of grants. Eligibility is described in the Faculty Handbook. Grants cover costs associated with work leading to a planned end product (e.g., publication, performance). Normally, expenditures fall into the categories given below.

1. Preparation of grant proposals or manuscripts, including camera-ready copy
2. Photocopying of source material
3. Page charges or reprints of articles
4. Research equipment and supplies
5. Research assistance
6. Travel essential to the gathering of material

It may be helpful to know the types of requests that are unlikely to be funded:

1. Travel to a sabbatical site
2. Meals at research site
3. Travel to site for professional contact that can be accomplished in other ways
4. Professional books and subscriptions
5. Professional society membership fees
6. General clerical help
7. Maintenance contracts
8. Computer hardware and software
9. Overspending an external or internal grant
10. Preparation expenses of more than one version of a manuscript
11. Lump sum subsidies to publishers
12. Research assistance that should be covered by department student wage account
13. Long-term rental of studio or laboratory space

Applications for small grants up to $2000 may be submitted at any time during the year and are normally decided upon promptly by the Associate Dean. Grant guidelines can be found on our website.