Faculty Funding Opportunities at Wellesley College
Several avenues for funding for research, course development, and conference travel are available to Wellesley College faculty members.
Annual Conference Travel Funds (Entitlement)
Annual funds allocated for participation at professional or scholarly meetings.
Faculty Research Awards (Application Required)
Small grants awarded to support scholarly activities and supplement scholarly travel.
Educational Research and Development (Application Required)
Small grants to support the development of new departmental courses, and revise existing departmental courses. Additional grants for team-teaching and experimental course design.
CLCE Award (Application and Entitlement Options)
Small grants to support lectures and cultural events that enhance the intellectual and cultural life of the Wellesley College community, includes annual funds available for individual faculty members to host classroom lectures.
Membership at Harvard University’s Widener Library (Entitlement)
Annual membership fee subsidized by the Office of the Provost.
The Office of Sponsored Research
The Office of Sponsored Research supports faculty members in all disciplines by providing information about appropriate sources of external grant and fellowship support for their research and by working with them to prepare grant proposals and budgets. In addition, the director serves as a liaison to faculty on responsibilities relating to grant administration and compliance with regulations concerning expenditure of federal funds.