Seeking External Funding Sources
The Grants Office curates a list of popular opportunities that are well-aligned with the kinds of projects undertaken by liberal arts college faculty. These grants are selected to give you a broad introduction to the variety of opportunities that are available to you, and you can browse them by discipline:
Fine and Performing Arts
Humanities
Sciences and Mathematics
Social Sciences
If you are looking for federal grants only, you can explore www.grants.gov. Although you may have only worked with federal opportunities in the past, we also highly recommend exploring the grants available from foundations and other external funding sources. Please contact Brenda Thomas, Director of the Grants Office, for further assistance. The Grants Office can create a list of opportunities customized to your individual funding needs and assist you at any point of the grant-seeking journey.
Internal Funding Sources
Williams College offers a limited number of small fellowships and grants that are administered through the Dean of Faculty’s Office and are available to Williams faculty only. The Dean of Faculty’s Office has compiled a “Year at a Glance” calendar, which conveniently situates important fellowship due dates in the context of the academic year schedule. If you have questions about internal opportunities, please contact Assistant Dean of the Faculty Megan Konieczny.
For Early-Career Faculty:
Assistant Professor Leave Grant Program
Hellman Faculty Fellowships
For Research and Travel:
Class of 1945 World Fellowship Program
Class of 1957 Summer Research Program
For Academic Chairs:
The Class of 1960 Scholars Program
For Pedagogy and Course Development:
Class of 1963 Sustainability Development Fund
Freeman Foote Field Trips
Global Initiatives Venture Fund
Hyde Teaching Fellowship
Rice Center for Teaching Funds
Teachers Roundtable
Teaching Innovation Fellows
Tutorial Development Stipends
Faculty Meals with Students
NEH Summer Stipends (Note: While this is an external source of funding, first there is an internal competition to become a college-sponsored nominee)
Oakley Center Fellowships
Oakley Center Manuscript Review Program
Sabbatical Salary Grant Program
Supplemental Funding
Writing/Creative Endeavors Roundtables
