Funds for Research & Scholarly Activity
The Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Research & Scholarship Administration oversees centralized funding for research and scholarly activity carried out by faculty and staff. The following programs are currently active:
Intramural grants are available for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK faculty and staff through two competition-based programs hosted by the Research & Scholarship Administration.
- The Enhancing Opportunities for Scholars (EOS) Intramural Grants Program supports scholars across all academic units with the monetary funds and institutional commitment needed to produce high-quality research and scholarly activity. Award funds may be used to support actual costs of the project/program including supplies, fees, travel, services, student research assistant stipends/hourly wages, etc. All Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK faculty and staff members are eligible to apply for funding. Click for more information.
- Scholarly Learning Communities are launching in academic year 2023-2024. More information about programming and funding opportunities is available here
Additional intramural grant competitions may be available through other units. Click for more details about the Teaching & Learning Committee’s grant program aimed at enhancing departmental/program assessment practices and supporting faculty and staff in their efforts assessing student learning and engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
Funds are available to support the cost of public dissemination of scholarship by Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK faculty and staff. More details on how to access the funds is provided below:
Poster printing: Complimentary poster printing services are available through the Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Center for Teaching & Learning. More information on formatting and how to submit the file is available at this link. The cost of printing posters for faculty/staff scholarship provided through the Central Research Operations budget.
Publications: Faculty and staff members may request funds to cover costs associated with publication of research and scholarship. More details on this policy may be found . Individuals seeking to have their publication costs covered by such funds must receive approval prior to submission of the work to the venue. Funding requests that are received after submission of the work may not be approved. Please submit your funding request for publication costs at this .
The Office of Research Operations, Integrity & Compliance oversees funds related to the day-to-day research activities of faculty and staff. This includes the costs for biohazard waste disposal and chemical hygiene; research software; maintenance, repair and acquisition of instrumentation; and stocking of standard consumable supplies.
Through a collaboration with the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Undergraduate Research serves to centralize efforts connecting federal work study-eligible students and faculty/staff that have open positions on their scholarly projects. The wages for these student research assistants is entirely cost-free to the faculty/staff mentor. To learn more about this program, please reach out to Director of Undergraduate Research Carina Collins, Ph.D., at
ccollins@marian.edu.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK scholarly environment is rapidly evolving and, sometimes, the institutional funding structure doesn’t keep up. Is there a financial need related to your scholarship that isn’t adequately captured above? If so, please reach out to Asst. Provost Jonathan Lowery, PhD, directly at
jlowery@marian.edu to inquire about the opportunity for Growth Strategy Pilot Funds.