Applying for External Grants
Butler encourages faculty and staff to seek support for
research, scholarly, programmatic and creative
endeavors. Grant and fellowship opportunities are available
from a variety of sources, all of which have their
own priorities and guidelines. All faculty and staff who
are planning to seek external funding should contact Dana
Ohren, Manager, Pre-Award Services,
at the Butler Institute for Research and Scholarship (BIRS),
early in the process.
For all applications for external funding, please complete the
Authorization
for External Funding form. This form
ensures compliance with all University procedures and research
protocols as applicable. It also guarantees that the Provost,
Vice President of Finance and Administration, and your chair and
dean (or supervisor) all approve of the timing of the award, as
well as any other commitments (staffing, equipment and space,
programmatic, curricular and/or financial impact) made on behalf of
the University.
Bring the Approval Form, with signatures from your department
chair or program director and dean, and a draft of your proposal
and budget to the BIRS office in JH109 at least two weeks prior to
the application deadline to make sure that there is enough time for
your application's review. If the form and proposal
are not given to the BIRS office two weeks in advance of
the due date, it cannot be guaranteed that the application will be
approved for submission before its deadline.