Coastal Studies Center
Coastal Studies Project Initiative Fund
Rusack Awards: These awards are made possible through the generous gift of Geoffrey C. Rusack '78 and Alison Wrigley Rusack. The competitive fund is intended to promote and facilitate disciplinary and interdisciplinary projects that attract faculty from across the College to conduct research and creative work on questions, issues and concerns that relate to coastal peoples, cultures, environments and organisms. The fund supports projects that take place at the Coastal Studies Center and surrounding areas as well as coastal locales outside of Maine that draw comparisons to this region. Faculty are encouraged to submit proposals even if their projects (scholarly or artistic) are in the early stages of development. Collaborative proposals between faculty and staff are welcome. The fund is aimed at initiating work in the summer but projects taking place academic year will also be considered. Faculty from arts, humanities and social sciences are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline for spring and summer 2009 is January 28, 2009. See the Faculty Development Committee (FDC) webpage for application format and submission procedures.
Phocas Family Awards: A gift from the Phocas Family Foundation and George A. Phocas '90 is avaialble for faculty research on coastal and marine issues. Interested faculty should apply to the Faculty Development Committee, utilizing the link provided above. For information on projects funded do date, follow the link below: