Faculty Funding Opportunities
Faculty Funding Opportunities for Research and Development
Davidson faculty are solving important problems, developing useful tools, and contributing to our understanding of the world. Funding allows faculty members to support curricular and pedagogical innovation.
External Funding
Explore external funding opportunities to support new or continuing research, creative works, upcoming sabbatical leaves, curriculum development, workshops, equipment, creative works and travel.
Internal Funding
Internal Funding opportunities can be used for teaching, curriculum development, exploring new research/creative possibilities, and other research, teaching, and learning work. Contact the Faculty Development team (facultydevelopment@davidson.edu) for questions and more information.
Search by funding type(s) and/or keyword(s). Contact Peter Szanton in the Office of Sponsored Programs for questions and more information.
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Associated Colleges of the South Grant Programs
Supports professors with a structured series of workshops and a faculty learning cohort, building clarity, momentum, and supportive professional networks around their ongoing development.
Bacca Foundation Visiting Scholar and Artist Program
Supports visits from distinguished scholars, visiting faculty, writers, performing artists and professors of practice.
Clark Ross Academic Innovation Fund
Supports faculty/student research and curriculum development that leads to new methods of teaching and research or to the production of new knowledge.
DACE Arts Across the Curriculum Enrichment Fund
This faculty fund supports creative endeavors that seek either to enrich the classroom experience by integrating the work of visiting artists or to enhance the student experience through travel to museums, theatre performances, literary talks, etc.
Davidson Arts & Creative Engagement (DACE) Grants
Supports integrating the arts into the daily lives of our students, faculty and staff.
Dean Rusk International Research Collaborative
Supports international travel and expenses for a Davidson faculty member traveling with a small group of students for research, methodological training, or comparative creative arts experience.
Dean Rusk International Studies Program Faculty Travel Grant
Grants are available to conduct international research or creative projects.
Faculty Study and Research (FS&R) Grant
Support professional activities, including summer study, research and other scholarly and creative pursuits as well as provide support for student research assistants.
Fund for Teaching, Research and Creative Work on Institutional History
This fund supports faculty research and teaching initiatives focused on the history of Davidson College.
John Crosland Jr. Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
The CTL provides funds to enhance faculty/staff teaching methods and student learning experiences.