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Grants & Sponsored Programs

The Ursinus College Advancement Office provides assistance to faculty and staff pursuing scholarly and institutional grants and initiatives. 

Ursinus Faculty garner major grant and foundation support.

Photo by Jack Hopey
Ursinus Awarded It’s On Us PA Grant

Ursinus College has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education as part of the It’s On Us PA initiative. The $1.6 million program, which supports 44 higher education institutions across Pennsylvania, is designed to help combat sexual assault on college campuses.

A cover crop mixture.
Dr. Finney and Team Win Grant to Develop Nitrogen Fertilizer Decision Tool for Organic Farmers

Dr. Denise Finney, Assistant Professor of Biology, is part of a research team that recently received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to perfect a tool they developed to help organic corn producers decide how much nitrogen — as fertilizer or manure — to apply to their crop fields.

A two-year, $154,000 grant, awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) supports projects that give students in Stephen Kolwicz's lab...
AHA Grant to Support HaMM Lab Research in Innovation and Discovery Center
The AHA Institutional Enhancement Award (AIREA) is designed to support research into cardiovascular diseases and stroke at educational institutions.
The Innovation and Discovery Center earned a Montgomery Award for design.
Innovation and Discovery Center Earns Montgomery Award from County
Ursinus College’s Innovation and Discovery Center (IDC) has been selected by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and the Montgomery County Planning Commission to receive a 2019 Montgomery Award.
Members of the Ursinus community planted a food forest at Whitaker Environmental Research Station.
Planting the Next 150 Years
Members of the Ursinus community planted more than 170 trees and shrubs this fall, creating a food forest at the Whittaker Environmental Research Station (WERS).

contact us

Proposal development and submission:

The Grants Office is located within the Office of the Provost. 

Office of the Provost
Provostoffice@ursinus.edu
Corson 110
610-409-3790

If you are seeking funding, contact Ingrid Cooper in the Grants Office for help in proposal development and submission. Will Caverly is a consultant on the team who is also available to assist with government grants. 

After you are awarded:

When you are awarded, contact the finance office in order to set up budgetary accounts begin processing your expenses. For managing awarded grant funds:

Finance Office
FinanceOffice@ursinus.edu
Corson - 2nd Floor
610-409-3698

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  • Related to animal subjects, contact the IACUC
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