Foundation, Corporate & Government Relations

The Office of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations (OFCGR) cultivates and maintains relationships with sources of external support for projects consistent with the College’s mission and priorities.

A central activity of the Office is supporting faculty members who wish to find external funding for their research projects. We are ready to research potential funding sources, discuss proposal ideas, review drafts of proposals, and facilitate the submission process.

The Office provides information to the faculty regarding current funding opportunities, proposal writing tips, and on-campus workshops to facilitate the proposal development process.

Recent Awards

Guiden’s $500K NSF Grant: How Relationships Between Deer and Rodents Shape Forests
The glens of Hamilton College are poised to receive national attention through Assistant Professor of Biology Peter Guiden’s new project funded by a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant. Alongside Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend and Northern Illinois University’s Holly Jones, Guiden seeks to untangle the complex relationships between deer and rodents that could be shaping our forests.
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College News
De Bruin and Collaborators Awarded SSHRC Grant
Associate Professor of Government Erica De Bruin has been awarded a $68,974 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada to fund a new project on "The U.S. Military in a Political Crisis."
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Faculty
Weiner Publishes Article, Presents, Receives Grant
Associate Professor of Classics Jesse Weiner recently published a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Monsters in Classical Myth, presented a talk at the annual meeting of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, and was awarded a course development grant.
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Classics
Beck Hosts Annual Meeting of NSF FRES Project Researchers
During fall break, Associate Professor of Geosciences Catherine (Cat) Beck hosted the annual “all hands meeting” of researchers on the Turkana Miocene Project.
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Geosciences
Kucinskas, Strong Awarded $346K NSF Grant to Study Rural Perceptions of Climate Action
Associate Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Aaron Strong were awarded a National Science Foundation grant from the Sociology Program. Under the five-year $346,149 grant, they will study rural community perceptions of climate action pathways in New York, New Zealand, and Sweden.
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Research and Discovery
Kudos! Recent Student, Faculty, Staff Accomplishments for Late Summer 2024
Learn about just a few of our students’ and faculty members' accomplishments this summer and as the academic year gets underway.
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Student Experience
Nannas Receives Grants, Publishes Paper
Associate Professor of Biology Natalie Nannas recently received grants for ongoing projects and published a paper.
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Biology
Damashek, McCormick Receive Prestigious Sequencing Grant
Julian Damashek, assistant professor of biology, was awarded a prestigious Community Science Program grant through the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a user facility of the Department of Energy Office of Science.
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Faculty
Knight Awarded ACSF Fellowship
Professor of Art Robert Knight was recently awarded the Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum (ACSF) Lindsay Jones Memorial Fellowship.
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Art
Welsh Receives Cottrell Scholar Award, $120K Research Grant
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Welsh has received a prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award, a $120,000 grant for research and education from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. The grant will fund his proposed project, Characterization of Enzymes that Build and Degrade Spore Cortex Peptidoglycan.
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Faculty