Office Of Foundation Relations and Sponsored Programs
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Welcome to the Office of Foundation Relations and Sponsored Programs. On this website you will find an abundance of information and resources to help you at each step of the grant process, from discovering funding sources and developing proposals, to budget analysis and research administration.
For questions relating to grants at Colby, please contact our office at [email protected].
FY2021 BY THE NUMBERS
Grants allow Colby to invest in our world-class faculty and students, and in the greater community.
NUMBER OF GRANTS SUBMITTED
103
PERCENT OF GRANTS AWARDED
60%
NUMBER OF FACULTY ENGAGED
98
LARGEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH GRANT
$700,000
RECENT GRANTS
- COAST TO COW TO CONSUMER: MARINE ALGAE USED TO ENHANCE MILK PRODUCTION, MITIGATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND RECOVER NUTRIENTS
- ART AND ENERGY: FRANKENTHALER CLIMATE INITIATIVE GRANT
- PAVING NEW ROADS: DOWNTOWN WATERVILLE TRANSIT CORRIDOR, GATEWAYS, AND REVITALIZATION
- FINDING NEW TECHNIQUES: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT FOR ULTRACOLD PLASMA PHYSICS RESEARCH
- WORLD OF DISCOVERY: NSF GRANT FOR RECONSTRUCTING PAST ATMOSTPHERE AND OCEAN DYNAMICS USING GEOCHEMICAL TRACING OF DUST AND SEDIMENT
- SMALL TOWN, BIG IMPACT: STUDENTS LEARN STUDENTS VOTE COALITION GRANT FOR ASK EVERY STUDENT IMPLEMENTATION