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Wilkinson College Funding Opportunities

» College Research and Creative Activity

chart explaining Sponsored Activity Lifecycle.  Including 1) generate your idea 2)find your funding 3)develop your proposal 4) submit your proposal 5) manage your award manage your  awardWilkinson College understands the importance of outside funding to support research and creative endeavors. The college provides the infrastructure necessary to support and encourage high-level research and creative activity in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Wilkinson encourages interdisciplinary collaborations among its faculty and bridging initiatives involving faculty in other schools and colleges. Our students help faculty conduct high-quality research and creative activity and also engage in their own scholarly and creative endeavors.


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Recent Grant Successes

Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa (Dean’s Office/Sociology)

National Endowment for the Humanities: Humanities Initiatives Grant, $149,918, Asian American Studies minor program and Ethnic Studies General Education at Chapman University

Dr. Pete Simi (Sociology)

The University of Nebraska Omaha’s National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center of Excellence for terrorism prevention and counterterrorism research awarded Dr. Pete Simi $254,147 one-year grant.

Dr. Anna Leahy (English) & Professor Claudien Jaenichen (Art)

Poetry Foundation, $5,000, TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics

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Allison DeVries is Wilkinson College’s Manager of Grant Development and Administration. Allison is available to help every step of the way, from initial brainstorming to identifying funding opportunities, providing guidance related to proposal preparation and submission, and award management.

Schedule a planning meeting with Allison to prepare for a smooth application process!