Faculty Research Awards Committee

(A&S Committee)

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

MEMBERSHIP: 2022-2023

Term: Five (5) years

Name and Link to Directory Listing	Rank, Department	Term (On leave)
Baghdiantz-McCabe, Ina	Professor, History	2020-2025
de Ruiter, J.P.	Professor, Computer Science and Psychology	2020-2025
Donohue, Bonnie*	Professor of the Practice, SMFA	2019-2024
Gee, Laura	Associate Professor, Economics	(2021-2026)
Haber, Judith	Professor, English	2021-2026
Mirkin, Sergei	Professor, Biology	(2020-2025)
Montez, Noe	Associate Professor, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies	2022-2027
Ridge, Jack	Professor, Earth and Ocean Sciences	2019-2024
Shin, Lisa	Professor, Psychology	2021-2026
Smyth, David	Associate Professor, Mathematics	2022-2023
Storeygard, Adam	Associate Professor, Economics	2022-2023
Zhong, Xueping	Professor, International Literary and Cultural Studies	(2020-2025)
Thomas, Ayanna +	Dean of Research, 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 the School of Arts and Sciences. 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 the School of Arts and Sciences 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 A&S tenure-stream faculty and full-time Professors of the Practice 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.

2021-2022 deadlines:

Award Type	Application Deadlines
Grants-in-Aid	Monday, September 20, 2021 Monday, November 22, 2021 Monday, January 10, 2022 Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Monday, May 9, 2022
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Grants-in-Aid	Thursday, April 14, 2022
Faculty Research Fund	Monday, September 27, 2021 Monday, January 24, 2022
Senior Semester Leaves	Monday, October 25, 2021
Mellon Research Awards	Monday, November 8, 2021
Summer Faculty Fellowships	Monday, November 8, 2021
Open Access Publishing	Applications accepted throughout the academic year until funds are expended. No funds remain for the AY 2021-2022 cycle
Distinguished Scholar Award (Social Sciences)	Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Previous FRAC awards: