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The Foundation and Government Relations (FGR) Office

The Foundation and Government Relations (FGR) Office is responsible for managing the College's relationships with private foundations and government agencies. Our goal is to secure grant support in order to maximize educational opportunities for the St. Scholastica community and regional audiences. The College typically receives between $3 and $4 million in grants annually. However, we received $6,247,576 during 2010-2011, surpassing all previous records. Thank you to everyone at the College for contributing to that success.

We've had a lot of grant activity this academic year. Click here for a listing of faculty and staff who have been awarded new grants since September 2011, and you will find information on the funding source, grant amount, and a brief description of each funded project. Congratulations to all grant recipients, and thank you for working with us! We are also pleased that a number of faculty and staff have spent time this year pursuing new grant opportunities. Please click here for a list of faculty and staff who have submitted grant proposals this academic year, and you will find information on the potential funding source, requested amount, and a brief description of each proposed project.

The FGR office works with faculty, staff, and students to find funding for new programs, academic offerings, special projects, and research. We encourage you to contact a member of the FGR office if you have a project for which you may need grant support. We also focus on securing grants to support the College's overall mission andfundraising priorities such as the Science Initiative and student scholarships.

The FGR Office provides the following assistance to St. Scholastica faculty and staff:

Researching foundation, corporate, and government funding sources;
Disseminating information on proposal guidelines and deadlines;
Maintaining a lending library of grant seeking resources;
Discussing ideas for grant-funded projects and suggesting appropriate funding sources;
Developing reasonable timelines for proposal and report preparation;
Sending reminders regarding reporting deadlines;
Reviewing, commenting on, and editing grant proposals and reports;
Assisting with budget development;
Facilitating the submission of all proposals and reports;
Drafting presidential cover letters; and
Sharing information with the College community on grants received.

For those projects deemed by the President's Staff to be major College priorities, the FGR Office will assume a more significant role throughout the proposal development and grant stewardship process.

We look forward to working with you on grant-related projects. Please be sure to give us a call to discuss your ideas!

Please note: All proposals submitted must first be cleared by the Foundation and Government Relations office.

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Grants & Fellowships

Are you looking for information on a fellowship? How about a small grant to perform a summer research project with your students? Curious about the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program? Please visit our Faculty Grants page that features more than 60 grant and fellowship programs.