Grant Opportunities

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) provides annual grant opportunities to support development and excellence. These grants are administered by specialized committees that solicit applications and provide formal recommendations to the Dean. 

Chancellor Small Grants, Collegiate Fee Grants, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Grants and Teaching and Learning Grants are awarded each semester. 

• Chancellor Small Grants - up to $1,000

  • The Chancellor's Faculty Small Grant Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) provides funding twice a year (in the fall and spring) to support tenured, tenure-track, and term faculty appointed at least 35% time for two semesters in their teaching, research, or service.

• Collegiate Fees and Resources Grants 

  • Campus/collegiate fees are campus- and college-wide fees that may be assessed to all students enrolled on a campus or in a college for goods and services that directly benefit students but that are not part of actual classroom instruction. Allowable goods and services include advising, career services, computer labs, special equipment, orientation activities, and other goods or activities intended to enhance the student experience outside of actual classroom instruction.

    • up to $2,500 available for student awards, 

    • up to $5,000 for faculty awards, 
    • up to $7,500 departmental awards, and the occasional $10,000 award for interdisciplinary awards
    • (Each department also receives $4,000 in Collegiate Fees topped off annually. This is separate from the Collegiate Fees and Resources grant process.)
• Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants - Up to $500
• Teaching and Learning Grants  - Up to $500

General Grant Application Form

Imagine Grants are administered directly through the Dean’s Office. Grants are awarded in the spring of each year, according to the program’s established guidelines, and become effective July 1st of the next fiscal year. 

Imagine Grant Application Form

Please log into the CAHSS Faculty & Staff Resource Hub for information about funding opportunities for faculty.

UMD and the University of Minnesota System have a variety of funding resources available, including:

• University of Minnesota Duluth's Sponsored Projects Administration
• Grant-in-Aid Program

• The Kathryn A. Martin Library keeps a list of grant resources
• Office of the Vice President for Research lists a variety of grants and awards

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) invites grant proposals from students, faculty, staff, departments and CAHSS programs for CAHSS collegiate fees for projects that positively impact the student experience in our college.

Collegiate Fee grant funds should directly benefit the academic experience of CAHSS students, outside the classroom. They will be awarded in accordance with University of Minnesota Board of Regents policy stated at the end of this message.

Students are welcome to apply for up to $2,500 for student-led initiatives. Proposals for student-led initiatives must include an affiliated faculty member.

Total available funds for the 2027 academic year are $40,000, which means the committee will recommend up to $20,000 in total awards in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 collegiate fee grant cycles.

An eligible project may be conducted by an individual or a combined group of faculty, staff, and/or students. 

Selection Process 

Awards will be prioritized and granted based on the following review criteria: 

• benefit to CAHSS students, and number of students benefitting from the project.

• quality of the project.

• demonstrated need for the project.

Proposals must be submitted via the common CAHSS application form

The Fall application deadline is Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.

Review of applications begins in the following week, with decisions made by Nov. 15, 2026 and recommendations sent to the Dean shortly thereafter. Applicants will be notified by the end of the Fall 2026 semester.

The Spring application deadline is Monday March 1, 2027. 

Please reach out to Thomas Dorr and John Schwetman with further questions. 

The University of Minnesota's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) offers financial awards to full-time undergraduates for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty mentor.