Government and Foundation Relations
The Government and Foundation Relations Office at St. Olaf College is a resource for faculty and staff seeking funding from government agencies and private foundations.
Our mission is to assist individual faculty members, academic departments and programs, and the wider college community in the submission of successful proposals to external funding agencies. The awards received will enrich the learning and research activities of the college.
This office can contribute to the success of each proposal by ensuring:
- its compatibility with the mission of the college
- its intellectual coherence
- the accuracy and inclusiveness of its budget
- its consistency with college policies
- its conformity with the guidelines of the funding agency
We're here to help you with:
- Locating prospective funding sources
- Providing proposal writing resources
- Developing budgets
- Forms and policies
- Submitting proposals
- Post-Award Reporting (NEW!)
- ARRA Stimulus Funds Reporting
GFR NSF LUNCH 2012
RECENT AWARDS:
IN THE NEWS:
Associate Professor of Music Justin Merritt recently received a $25,000 fellowship from the McKnight Foundation's Arts Program. Read full story here.
St. Olaf Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry Laura Listenberger recently received a Cottrell College Science Award, an honor that includes a $35,000 grant to fund her research on fat and obesity. Read full story here.
Professor of History Mike Fitzgerald has received a $6,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for "Race and Railroads in Alabama Reconstruction: Economic Issues and the Challenge to White Supremacy," his study of emancipation and Reconstruction in Alabama. Read full story here.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Fellowships for Faculty
- FNSM Opportunities
- Political Science Opportunities
- Fulbright Information
- My Fulbright
- Arts Opportunities
