Dietrich School Faculty Grants Committee administers select funds to be used to support faculty. The awards are made by the Dietrich School Faculty Grants Committee after a review and evaluation of research proposals submitted by interested faculty. The Grants Committee consists of 10 members elected by Dietrich School Council. Each member is usually elected to a three-year term; five positions are allocated to the Humanities, three to the Social Sciences and two to the Natural Sciences.
The Faculty Grants Committee oversees selection and awards for a few significant programs:
The Committee may also serve as the review committee of first resort for occasional limited submission opportunities at the school level, in which only one candidate can be nominated for an external award.
The announcement of each annual competition and the guidelines are carried in the December and January issues of the Dietrich School Gazette, with an application deadline of late January. Awards are announced during the spring term.