Foundation and Corporate Relations

Foundation and Corporation Relations focuses its efforts on developing relationships with external private organizations in order to secure financial support for institutional initiatives and individual research projects consistent with the College's mission and priorities. These organizations include a multitude of private and public foundations, as well as, numerous corporate giving programs.

The OFCGR staff is available to assist faculty members identify funding opportunities, discuss proposal ideas, review proposal drafts, and assist in the submission process of foundation and corporate proposals. The Office also identifies funding sources and develops proposals for institutional initiatives.

Faculty members seeking funding from foundations and corporate giving programs are required to follow the Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal at Hamilton. All proposals must have a completed Hamilton College Proposal Endorsement Form attached as a cover sheet. The individual faculty member is responsible for obtaining the appropriate signatures and completing the endorsement form. Proposals should be submitted to the OFCGR at least five to seven working days before the required deadline to facilitate the final review process and to insure the institutional as well as funding requirements are met.

While the Office is more than willing to research funding opportunities for faculty members, we encourage faculty members to actively search for opportunities on an individual basis. Below are a number of foundation and corporate links to facilitate one's funding search.

Funding Alert Services - register for e-mail alert services announcing upcoming funding opportunities.

Community of Science - The OFCGR maintains a subscription to COS, an on-line database containing a wide variety of funding opportunities for all levels of study, organizational affiliations, and disicplines. The focus of the database extends beyond the hard sciences to include resources for all disciplines. The database is accessible from any on-campus computer.

GrantsNet - GrantsNet is a searchable on-line database containing information for biological and medical sciences.

PRIVATE FUNDING RESOURCES

• Alcoa Foundation
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Chemical Society (The Petroleum Research Fund)
• American Council of Learned Societies
• The American Philosophical Society
• American Political Science Association
• Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Bristol Meyers Squibb Co. Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation of New York  
• Earth Watch Institute
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
• The Nathan Cummings Foundation
• Charles A. Dana Foundation
• The Arthur Vinning Davis Foundation
• The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation  
• Gebbie Foundation
• General Motors Foundation
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• J. Paul Getty Trust
• Great Lakes Protectional Fund
• Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
• The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation 
• The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation  
• Hudson River Foundation
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• IBM Foundation
• The Japan Foundation
• Joyce Foundation
• W.M. Keck Foundation
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation
• Henry Luce Foundation
• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
• James McDonnell Foundation
• William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
• The McKnight Foundation
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• The Merck Company Foundation
• Milken Family Fund
• National Geographic Society
• The New York Council on the Arts 
• New York Council for the Humanities
• Jesse Smith Noyes
• David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• The Posse Foundation
• Procter and Gamble Company
• Research Corporation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Rockefeller Foundation
• Russell Sage Foundation
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• Social Science Research Council
• Soros Foundations
• The Spencer Foundation  
• The John Templeton Foundation
• The Turner Foundation
• Wallace - Reader's Digest Funds

Find more foundation links at:

The Foundation Center Grantmaker Information  

Please feel free to contact our office: 

William Billiter
Director of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations
315-859-4384

Amy Lindner
Associate Director of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations
315-859-4678

Colleen Bennett
Assistant for Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations
315-859-4064

Resources

Current Grant Activity Proposal Writing Tips Guidelines for Submitting Your Proposal at Hamilton General Grant Information Getting to Know Your Government Institutional Review Board College Boilerplate Description Time and Effort Reporting Policy Hamilton College Grant Proposal Endorsement

Responsible Conduct of Research