Research
Grant Writing Support: Resources and Consultants
The Office of the Provost provides access to grant-writing support consultants for all tenured, tenure-earning and term faculty members who are writing applications for external research funding.
2015-16 Faculty Research Support Grant Award Winners
Congratulations to the faculty who have received funding to pursue their valuable research projects.
Office of Research Integrity's Revamped Home
Click here to learn more about AU's Office of Research Integrity and use our new tool to determine if your project needs IRB approval.
July 2017 Research Awards
In July 2017 (FY 2018), the Office of Sponsored Programs recorded the following grant for American University researchers.
PI: Maria Floro
College of Arts and Sciences - Economics
Title: The Care Economy and Gender-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling for Policy Analysis
Sponsors: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Funds: $1,800,000.00
PI: Nancy Snider
College of Arts and Sciences - Performing Arts
Title: Koster Foundation Summer Study Grant for Music Majors
Sponsors: The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation, Inc.
Funds: $15,000.00
Research at AU
American University, a Carnegie-classified research university, is deeply committed to creating knowledge, including creative and professional activity, in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and the professions. We strongly support research by our students and faculty.
Known as a college-centered research university, AU values scholar-teachers who are fully engaged both in research and in undergraduate and graduate teaching. Our most distinguished and accomplished scholars also teach.