One of the clear findings from my office’s self-study in 2021 was interest in mechanisms for faculty to make progress on their grant and fellowship goals throughout the year. This need can be particularly pronounced in the summer.

In addition, through the 2021 survey (and through personal communications) CC faculty with expertise in external funding programs have expressed interest in supporting their fellow faculty in applying for external grant and fellowships.

This summer we will again be offering Small Group Grant Gatherings (“Small G3s”) for discussion on a few specific funders, with the goal of providing informal support and gentle accountability. New this year, these Small G3s will have a peer-to-peer mentoring component. These small groupings will:

1) Meet as a group once or twice during the summer to discuss their scholarly work and any planned proposals
2) Serve as informal readers of each other’s grant or fellowship proposal drafts, a valuable practice for both readers and writers
3) When CC expertise is available, have access to a faculty lead with experience in the funder, who will receive a summer stipend for their support of the G3.

Faculty who are interested in applying to one of the following external funding programs in the next few years are invited to participate in these informal groups, especially those planning on a submission in 2024:

Fulbright
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Science Foundation

A few faculty have already expressed interest in serving as a faculty lead for these funders, however more are welcome and encouraged. If you are a faculty member who has been successful with an external grant or fellowship and/or has served on a review panel for a particular funder, please visit the Summer 2024 Programming page to learn more about the role of the faculty lead, the support I will provide, and the compensation offered. Please use the G3 form there to share more about your expertise. 

~Tess