Grants Academy supports research faculty and staff from across the University of Maine System in the process of writing a significant external grant proposal to fund their research, scholarship, and/or creative activity. This program is an academic-year-long developmental experience designed for faculty members to increase their capacity to receive extramurally funded grants.
The academy serves faculty across the spectrum, including those that are writing a first-time single investigator grant or sponsored fellowship to those looking to build institutional capacity with public programming, community-engagement, or curriculum development grants. Faculty identified by their department chairs, unit supervisors, and/or deans are eligible to apply if they have not yet been the PI on a significant grant award.