Research

Call for participation: Survey on humanities-STEM collaborations addressing ecological challenges

Call for participation: Survey on humanities-STEM collaborations addressing ecological challenges

The National Humanities Alliance, in collaboration with the American Council of Learned Societies, and with funding from the National Science Foundation, is conducting a landscape survey of humanities-STEM research collaborations that address ecological challenges. CHSS faculty are encouraged to take a moment to complete this survey, which is estimated to take about 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

Folger Institute applications for Spring 2026 programs

Folger Institute applications for Spring 2026 programs

The Folger Institute in Washington, D.C., will offer several programs in spring 2026, including Early Modern Numeracy, directed by George Mason professor Jessica Otis. The application deadline for the spring 2026 programs is October 20.

Martin Wiener awarded National Science Foundation grant

Martin Wiener awarded National Science Foundation grant

Martin Wiener, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, has received a multi-year award from the National Science Foundation. The project aims to explore how the brain processes time when looking at images, with important implications for understanding memory, learning, and visual perception.

Federal shutdown guidance

Federal shutdown guidance

The Office of Sponsored Programs has developed a resource to support faculty with guidance as to how a government shutdown can impact university research.

Modern Language Association (MLA) webinar

Modern Language Association (MLA) webinar

The MLA will host a free webinar, “Supporting Faculty Research in Difficult Times,” on September 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. The webinar will feature a panel of experts that will answer questions about identifying external and internal funding sources, working with libraries, leveraging institutional support, and more.

COSSA Headlines webinar

COSSA Headlines webinar

The next installment of the Headlines webinar series is September 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) team will provide updates on recent policy and funding developments impacting the social and behavioral science community, discuss Congress’ plans for averting a government shutdown, and analyze the latest actions taken by the Trump Administration.

Funding opportunity for impacted psychology grants

Funding opportunity for impacted psychology grants

The American Psychological Foundation has launched the Direct Action Crisis Funding program to provide up to five grants of up to $20,000 to early career psychological researchers who have lost federal funding. This new initiative aims to support researchers with immediate needs, such as completing data collection or preparing new grant proposals, after their grants were terminated by agencies such as the NSF or NIH.

NIH's new unified strategy and funding priorities

NIH's new unified strategy and funding priorities

NIH recently announced the agency’s revised funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and says it plans to maintain its support of research across the full spectrum of biomedical research topics.

Friendly reminder: the CHSS pre-award team can help faculty unlock their research potential

Friendly reminder: the CHSS pre-award team can help faculty unlock their research potential

Are you looking to elevate your research but struggling to find the right funding opportunities—or not sure where to start? Don’t let funding challenges hold back your innovative ideas! Fill out our Finding Funding Opportunities Meeting Request Form or check out our website to start working with our Pre-Award Research Administrators today.