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Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Grants (SoTL)

Administered by the Center for Teaching & Learning, SoTL grants fund faculty projects that systematically examine and reflect upon the teaching and learning practices in their discipline using appropriate research methods. Proposals are typically due in early October for "one-year grants." 

Scholarship of Assessment Faculty Learning Community Grants

The UNC Charlotte Scholarship of Assessment Faculty Learning Community Grant Program supports faculty seeking student learning improvement in University courses. By providing financial support and scheduled professional development in assessment, the Office of Assessment and Accreditation collaborates with faculty to provide assessment support for up to two summers.  

UNC Charlotte Division of Research Internal Funding Programs

Check out UNC Charlotte's Internal Funding Programs page to learn about upcoming and current opportunities like the Faculty Research Grants Program and Ignite Planning Grants..  

Each year, ALA and its member units award a variety of grants to provide funding or material support for current and future activities. Grants support the planning and implementation of programs, aid in the preparation of a dissertation or other publications, and promote research in library and information sciences. 

Annual Funding Opportunities via ALA include, but are not limited to the following: 

Carnegie-Whitney Grants 

The Carnegie Whitney Awards have been established to provide grants for the preparation and publication of popular or scholarly reading lists, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries.

ALA Travel Scholarships

The EBSCO ALA Annual Conference Scholarship is an annual award consisting of $1,000 for actual reimbursed expenses is designed to allow librarians to attend the ALA's Annual Conference.

EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award (formerly the HW Wilson Library Staff Development Award)

An annual award consisting of $3,500 and a 24k gold-framed citation given to a library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and objectives of the library organization.

Libraries Transform Community Engagement Grant

The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant is an annual grant to recognize, promote, and support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community members – be they library patrons, residents, faculty, students, or local organizations – to address issues for the betterment of the community.

Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries 

• The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant will provide support to a library that would like to expand its existing graphic novel services and programs. 

• The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant provides support to a library for the initiation of a graphic novel service, program or initiative. 

The State Library of North Carolina (SLNC)  administers federally allocated funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).  The call for proposals for these grants typically opens in September of each year, with proposals due on March 1st. 

In addition, SLNC frequently offers mini-grant opportunities to support libraries across the state on relevant topics and themes affecting the world, the country,  our state, our libraries, and our communities. 

Application forms and Notices of Funding Opportunities (Grant Program Guidelines) for the current fiscal year are made available approximately 30-90 days before the grant deadline. Until that time, applications and guidelines from the previous year are available for your reference, but you must use the current fiscal year application when you apply. 

Major IMLS funding opportunities for academic libraries include the following:

Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

The Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) is a joint effort of IMLS and the NEH to support innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects at different stages of their lifecycles, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities.

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports the training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse library and archival workforce and meet the information needs of their communities. 

National Leadership Grants for Libraries

The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. 

 An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book selection with the goal of inspiring meaningful conversations, celebrating local creativity, elevating a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and building stronger connections in each community. 

NEH offers a variety of grant programs to individuals and organizations that do the highest quality work to promote the humanities. NEH supports Preservation Assistance Grants, Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants, Digital Projects for the Public, Digital Humanities Advancement Grants. 

The U.S. National Science Foundation offers hundreds of funding opportunities — including grants, cooperative agreements and fellowships — that support research and education across science and engineering. Use the Funding Search page to find active funding opportunities. 

NSF gives high priority to interdisciplinary research that transcends the scope of a single discipline or program.  Learn how to prepare an interdisciplinary proposal, including how to submit an unsolicited proposal when there is no natural "home" for it in one of NSF’s existing programs. 

The EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)  funding mechanism supports exploratory work in the early stages on untested but potentially transformative research ideas or approaches that are considered “high-risk, high-reward.”

• Andrew K. Mellon Foundation - Grantmaking Policies

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Grant Opportunities

• Pew Charitable Trusts - Current Contract & Grant Opportunities

• Getty - Library Research Grants (short-term grants offering support for researchers to use the Getty Library's Collections)

The U.S. National Science Foundation offers hundreds of funding opportunities — including grants, cooperative agreements and fellowships — that support research and education across science and engineering. Use the Funding Search page to find active funding opportunities. 

NSF gives high priority to interdisciplinary research that transcends the scope of a single discipline or program.  Learn how to prepare an interdisciplinary proposal, including how to submit an unsolicited proposal when there is no natural "home" for it in one of NSF’s existing programs. 

The EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)  funding mechanism supports exploratory work in the early stages on untested but potentially transformative research ideas or approaches that are considered “high-risk, high-reward.”