Scholarly Resources
One of ISLA’s primary goals is to help Notre Dame faculty secure funding for their scholarly pursuits. We do this in two ways:
We provide internal grants for faculty research and creative activities, travel to international conferences, curriculum development, visiting speakers and conferences, and publication subventions.
We also assist faculty in applying for external grants and fellowships in various ways: advising faculty regarding the content of grant proposals; assistance in proposal writing; assistance in the preparation of proposal budgets; critiquing draft proposals; uploading proposals into on-line grant submission systems such as Grants.gov and Fastlane; and ushering proposals through the administrative review process. In support of this effort, ISLA maintains a library with samples of successful proposals, maintains computerized grant search databases, and hosts grant proposal workshops during the year.
ISLA collaborates with faculty to facilitate their long-term research plans, and maintains lines of communication with the Office of Research and with the Corporate and Foundation Relations office.
For information on internal grants, please contact Thomas Merluzzi or Pat Base. For external grants and fellowships, please contact either Ken Garcia (humanities and arts) or Laurie Arnold (social sciences). Karla Cruise can assist in writing applications to private foundations.
