Faculty Research Awards Committee

(A&S Committee)

Standing Bylaw Committee of the
Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering

MEMBERSHIP: 2020-2021

Term: Five (5) years

Name and Link to Directory Listing	Rank, Department	Term (On leave)
deRuiter, Jan P.	Professor, Psychology and Computer Science	2020-2025
Devigne, Robert*	Professor, Political Science	2017-2022
Donohue, Bonnie*	Professor of the Practice, SMFA	2019-2024
Fyler, John	Professor, English	2017-2022
Mann, Anthony	Professor, Physics & Astronomy	(2018-2021)
Baghdiantz-McCabe, Ina	Professor, History	2020-2025
Mirkin, Sergei	Professor, Biology	2020-2025
Ridge, Jack	Professor, Earth and Ocean Sciences	2019-2024
Warikoo, Natasha	Professor, Sociology	2020-2021
Zhong, Xueping	Professor, International Literary and Cultural Studies	2020-2025
Brizuela, Bárbara+	Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Arts and Sciences
Rohrbach, Augusta+	Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice Provost
Tyson, Donna+	Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

* Chair/Co-Chair
+ ex-officio/non-voting

The function of the Faculty Research Awards Committee (FRAC) is to distribute funds in support of research conducted by members of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering. The main responsibility is for members of FRAC to carefully review each proposal and come to the meetings prepared to discuss why each proposal should or should not be funded.

Visit Arts, Sciences and Engineering Bylaws for more information regarding this committee's bylaws.

View this committee's most recent annual report.

View this committee's workload obligations.

FRAC APPLICATION INFORMATION

FRAC applications from the tenure-stream faculty are considered throughout the academic year. For more information and to submit an application, click the link below.

FRAC Application Portal

YOUR APPLICATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU FOLLOW THIS ADVICE:

Do not cut and paste from another grant proposal. Keep in mind that your application will be read by people across the disciplines in Arts & Sciences. Explain the what, why, and how of your research project clearly and concisely so that people outside your field can understand it.
Avoid technical or specialized language.
Be sure to follow the word limit criteria listed for each category.
Explain how the grant money will be spent (in addition to your attached budget).
If the grant is to support a student, explain how the student's work will contribute directly to your own research project.

2020-2021 deadlines:

Award Type	Application Deadlines
Grants in Aid	Monday, September 28, 2020 Monday, November 23, 2020 Monday, January 11, 2021 Monday, February 22, 2021 Monday, March 29, 2021 Monday, May 10, 2021
Faculty Research Fund	Monday, September 28, 2020 Monday, February 1, 2021
Senior Faculty Research Semester Fellowships	Monday, October 26, 2020
Mellon Awards	Monday, November 9, 2020
Summer Faculty Fellowships	Monday, November 9, 2020
Open Access Publishing	Applications accepted throughout the academic year until funds are expended.
Distinguished Scholarship Awards (Arts and Humanities)	Monday, March 1, 2021

Previous FRAC awards: