Applying for External Funding
Faculty and staff members of the University of Mary Washington interested in submitting proposals to external funding agencies should contact the Academic Affairs office for assistance. John Morello, Associate Provost, is temporarily serving as the initial point of contact for faculty and staff.
The steps involved in submitting an external funding application are summarized here.
All grants, fellowships, and contracts involving government agencies, foundations, business, and so forth MUST receive prior approval from officials at the University of Mary Washington BEFORE the proposal or application is submitted to the external funding entity.
Scroll down to see the Awards Made to UMW during January 2007 – DECEMBER 2009 period.
| Awarded to: |
Project Title |
Award Amount |
Funding Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
Patricia Reynolds , College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) |
Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Accross the Curriculum |
$59,873.47 | Virginia Department of Education August 2009 |
| Norah Hooper, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | Traineeship for Special Education, Region 3 (continuation project) | $75,000 | Virginia Department of Education July 2009 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Remote Sensing Laboratory | $5,000 (subcontract) | Randolph Macon College July 2009 |
| Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Compounds (contract) | $10,600 | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren June 2009 |
| Kathryn Loesser-Casey, Department of Biology | Transmission Electron Microscopic analysis of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis var globigii, and Bacillus anthracis Delta Sterne spores (contract) |
$1,720 | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren June 2009 |
| Stephen Hanna, Department of Geography | Funds for a regional planning seminar course, to be taught in spring 2010 | $2,500 | Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission June 2009 |
| University of Mary Washington | Use of UMW Chemistry Lab by MECEP Program at Quantico | $2,905 | USMC June 2009 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Technical Support to the Virginia Geographic Alliance (contract) | $4,500 | Virginia Geographic Alliance June 2009 |
| Carolyn Parsons, Special Collections, Simpson Library | IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf | $800 | Institute of Museum and Library Services June 2009 |
| Anne Timpano, Ridderhof-Martin Gallery | IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf | $800 | Institute of Museum and Library Services June 2009 |
| Brian Baker, Rappahannock Region Small Business development Center | Subcontract with George Mason University | $10,000 | George Mason University June 2009 |
Kelli Slunt , Department of Chemistry Venitta McCall, Department of Education |
Science Inquiry in the Environment (SINE) | $211,827 | Virginia Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) February 2009 |
| Charles Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Probing the Mechanism of Singlet Oxygen Production by Natural Organic Matter | $9,810 | Virginia Academy of Science Gwathmey Chemistry Award February 2009 |
| Deborah Zies, Department of Biology | The Role of PPARgamma in the Differentiation and Function of Kidney Cortical Collecting Duct Cells | $20,000 | Jeffress Memorial Trust January 2009 |
| Anne Timpano, Ridderhof-Martin Gallery | Museum Assessment Program grant | $950 | American Association of Museums January 2009 |
| David Berreth, Gari Melchers Home and Studio | Preservation of Belmont Dependencies (three outbuildings on the Belmont property) | $10,000 | Roller-Bottimore Foundation
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| Shawn Humphreys (and students), Department of Economics | La Ceiba Microfinance Initiative (Honduras) | $1,000 | Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region December 2008 |
David Berreth, Gari Melchers Home and Studio |
Preservation of Belmont Dependencies (three outbuildings on the Belmont property) | $10,000 | Richard Gwathmey and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust
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| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position | $62,500 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia December 2008 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Patricia Reynolds, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | TESL 532: Differentiated Instructionfor English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $60,116.46 | Virginia Department of Education November 2008 |
Mara Scanlon, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; Brady Earnhart, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; James Groom, Instructional Technology Specialist |
“Looking for Whitman: The Poetry of Place in the Life and Work of Walt Whitman,” a collaboration among Mary Washington, the City University of New York City College of Technology, New York University and Rutgers University at Camden. | $3,500 (UMW share of the overal $25,000 grant) |
National Endowment for the Humanities September 2008 |
| Alan Griffith, Department of Biology | Impacts of herbivory on Aeschynomene virginica | $550 (contract) | Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consuer Services August 2008 |
Mindy Erchull, Department of Psychology |
An Expoloration of Objectification in Menstrual Product Advsertisements |
$2,000 |
National Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Research Grant Program August 2008 |
| Norah Hooper , College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | Traineeships for Education of Special Education Personnell (Region 3) | $75,000 | Virginia Department of Education July 2008 |
| Patricia Reynolds, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | TESL 532: Differentiated Instructionfor English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $52,219.60 | Virginia Department of Education July 2008 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Remote Sensing Laboratory | $3,000 (subcontract) | Randolph Macon College July 2008 |
| Antonio Barrenechea, Department of English, Lingusitics, and Communication | Participant in National Humanities Center Institute | $9,521 | Jesse Ball duPont Foundation June 2008 |
| Kelli Slunt, Department of Chemistry | Use of UMW Chemistry Lab by MECEP Program at Quantico | $2,905 (contract) | USMC June 2008 |
| Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry | Educational Partnership Agreement with NSWC at Dahlgren | for loan of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instrument (NMR) | NSWC June 2008 |
Alan Griffith, Department of Biology |
"Best Dam Project Ever" |
$500 | The Nature Conservance in Virginia March 2008 |
| Shawn Humphreys (and students), Department of Economics | Students Helping Honduras: Indoor Air Pollution Initiative | $1,000 | Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation January 2008 |
| Ron Zarcharski , Department of Computer Science | Computer Analysis of Cyberterrorism against the U.S. | $19,988 (subcontract) | New Mexico State Univertsity January 2008 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position | $62,500 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia December 2007) |
| Awarded to: |
Project Title |
Award Amount |
Funding Source: |
| Charles Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Probing the Origins of Natural Organic Matter Photochemistry Using Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Approaches | $25,460 | Research Corporation May 2007 |
| Allyson Poska, Department of History and American Studies | “Iberian Regionalism and the Formation of Gender Norms in Colonial Spanish America” | $60,000 | American Council of Learned Societies March 2007 |
Nabil Al-Tikriti, Department of History and American Studies |
“Addressing Ethnic Conflict and Population Displacement in Iraq” |
$57,000 |
U.S. Institute for Peace, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship April 2007 |
Robert Barr, Department of Political Science and International Affairs |
“Understanding Populism” |
$60,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation, Junior Faculty Grant for International Security and Foreign Policy October 2007 |
Ben Kisila, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
“Sediment Chronology to Aid in Historical Analysis of PCB Influx in Lake Anna Sediments, Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Virginia” |
$13,092 |
Army Corps of Engineers July 2007 |
Ben Kisila, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
“Sediment Chronology and Influx Rates to Aid in Historical Analysis of PCB Influx in Lake Anna (Near Cooling Intake) and WHTF (Lagoons 1 & 2) Sediments” |
$5,338 |
Dominion Virginia Power October 2007 |
Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library |
“Publication of ‘The Making of a Revolutionary’” |
$1,974 |
Virginia Foundation for Humanities August 2007 |
| Awarded to: |
Project Title |
Award Amount |
Funding Source: |
|---|
Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library |
“James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library Costume Collection” |
$26,262 |
National Endowment for the Arts, “Save Our Treasures” May 2007 |
Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry |
“New Reagents for the Solution of Phase Synthesis of Alkylguanidines” |
$50,000 |
American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund Preliminary notification received in October 2007; final award notice due in December 2007 |
Teresa Coffman, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) with Stafford County school system |
“Technology Resource Teachers (TRT) Role in Teacher Preparation” |
$10,000 |
Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development August 2007 |
Debra Hydorn, Department of Mathematics, Alan Griffith and Kathryn Loesser-Casey, Department of Biology |
Promoting Biostatistics” |
$3,000 |
American Statistical Association November 2007 |
| Awarded to: |
Project Title |
Award Amount |
Funding Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
Kathryn Loesser-Casey and Lynn Lewis, Department of Biology |
“The Freshman Biology Class We Wish We Had Taken in College” |
Course development and materials costs for three years |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute November 2007 |
Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library |
“Publication of ‘The Making of a Revolutionary’” |
$500 |
Community Foundation of the Rappahannock Region (Ukrop’s First Market Bank Fund) November 2007 |
Alan Griffith, Department of Biology |
“Diagnostic Question Clusters to Improve Student Reasoning and Understanding in Biology Courses” |
$13, 125 |
National Science Foundation (CO-PI on grant awarded to Hamsphire College) November 2007 |