Theodore and Jane Norman Awards for Faculty Scholarship Competitive awards of up to $3,500 per year to support faculty research, creative projects or course development, including book and article manuscript workshops.
Theodore and Jane Norman Junior Faculty Research Leaves Norman leaves are typically one semester fully funded leaves taken in a junior faculty member’s fourth or fifth year and normally may not be followed or preceded by a full year of research leave. Faculty who receive external fellowships for the same period may apply to have the Norman and fellowship combined for two semesters of leave at full pay
Provost Research Awards These awards support early stage innovative scholarly inquiry and creative activities that have the potential for significant, sustained impact. Awards are administered through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Requests for proposals are announced each spring for the upcoming fiscal year, and recipients share their projects at the "Celebration of Scholarly Inquiry" event. The maximum award per applicant is $50,000.
Tomberg Research Fund Each tenure-track assistant professor who does not have Brandeis laboratory startup/research funds will have access to $4,000 in research and travel funds for the fiscal year. Research funds will be available for each year of the appointment as an assistant professor. Faculty who are on leave are eligible.
Senior Faculty Research Semester These competitive awards provide tenured faculty in the divisions of Creative Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences with a nonteaching semester and research funds to allow them to focus on a scholarly or creative focus.