Why Write Grants?

It is sometimes said that without research, there is nothing to teach. While we at Rhode Island College strive to offer the highest quality education no matter the conditions, we also acknowledge and wholeheartedly support the excellent work performed on and off-campus through sponsored programs managed by College faculty and staff. These programs intermingle with and enhance the academic experience for our students, the College community and the greater community at large through outreach programs, research services and contributions to generalizable knowledge, and are supported by private and Federal grants. Without grants, much of the good work on-going at the College would not be possible, and in times of financial uncertainty it could be said that the importance of using grants to champion academic excellence has never been greater.

Grants strengthen the College and its mission. They are an excellent means to support or augment research you may currently be doing, or possibly to provide an opportunity that would not otherwise exist to begin new work in your fields of interest. They provide possibilities for our students to learn and understand the importance of research, and perhaps to even directly participate in sponsored programs that will better prepare them for graduate school. Further, in making the whole of the academic experience better through sponsored research, many factors such as your own professional outlook, potential for publication and opportunities for collaboration will grow with your own experience. I encourage you to contact the Office of Research and Grants Administration to begin your own search; not merely for funding and outputs, but to allow for yourself the opportunity to improve as a teacher through research and to improve the College as a whole.


Kevin Middleton
Office of Research and Grant Administration

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