Internal Funding Opportunities

CMC Opportunities

CMC Faculty Research Proposals

The Faculty Research Committee invites applications for CMC faculty research funds needed, beyond available IFA and department funds. Applicants should provide an itemized budget, and explain how the total amount requested exceeds IFA and department funds already spent or allocated.

Funding can be requested for direct research costs (e.g., data/equipment, archival materials, student research assistants, publication costs), research travel, and conference travel, but not faculty stipends. Maximum funding in any one academic year is $10,000.

In addition to the quality of the research proposal, priority will be given to:

  • Tenure-track and tenured faculty
  • Research that is likely to lead to peer-reviewed publications, grants, or other scholarly achievements
  • Research that involves CMC students
  • Conference travel to present research
  • Faculty who do not have access to other sources of institutional funding (e.g., faculty who are not associated with CMC research institutes)

The Faculty Research Committee typically releases a call for proposals three times a year: early fall, early spring, and late spring (for summer), with typical deadlines during the first weeks of the fall and spring semesters and the week after Spring Break. Please contact deanofthefaculty@cmc.edu for more information.


Other internal funding opportunities are available through CMC’s Research Institutes and other initiatives.  See the appropriate websites or contact the program directors for more information.