Newcomb Institute provides grant funding to Tulane faculty members for projects that connect to the Institute’s mission of advancing gender equity research and scholarly outputs. We aim to support work that can offer insight and solutions to advance respect and equal opportunity for all people regardless of gender and inclusive of all gender identities.
We are open to any area of focus on issues of gender equity, but we would value applications focused on Newcomb Institute’s current priority areas:
- Elimination of gender-based violence
- Advancement of sexual and/or reproductive health and justice
- Feminist civic engagement and leadership
We prioritize funding applications from Newcomb Faculty Affiliates and are particularly interested in proposals that include community engagement, undergraduate research assistants, or that benefit New Orleans and/or the Gulf South.
We encourage applications from faculty across all areas of discipline – including arts and humanities, social sciences, health/medicine, engineering, business, and law/policy -- and will strive for representation of projects from across diverse disciplines. This call is open to faculty of all ranks, both tenure and non-tenure track, and from all schools at Tulane. We hope to fund at least one research grant from each school.
Newcomb Institute faculty grants fall into three categories:
- Research Grants
- Skau Art and Music Fund grants
- Cross-School Planning Grants on Gender Equity
The Newcomb Institute will consider proposals submitted during these cycles:
- Fall cycle – deadline to submit is October 15, 2025.
- Spring cycle – deadline to submit is March 15, 2026.
At the conclusion of your grant project, please submit a grant report via this form: https://tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/643898
These grants provide support for a faculty member’s research projects related to gender equity. These funds can be used for data collection, exhibition of work, hiring undergraduate research interns, or other research related expenses. Research projects should advance the understanding of gender equity or the implementation of gender equity approaches to improve society. Please note in your proposal what scholarly product(s) are anticipated from this work.
Fall 2025 faculty research grants application link: tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/691321
Research Grant Application Guidelines:
- Maximum funding amounts is $5,000.
- A faculty member may submit one proposal per academic year.
- We anticipate funding 10-12 faculty grants each semester.
- Please include information on timelines and expected products (publications, presentations, future grant proposals, etc.) in your proposal submission.
- Funding awarded in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 should be for projects completed before June 30, 2027.
- All grant-related work should be completed during the period of funding, and a grant report is due at the conclusion of the grant-funded period. Grant reporting form: tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/643898 . Future grant funding decisions may take into consideration the completion and quality of work, as well as the demonstrated value of the effort, as reflected in this report and resultant projects.
- Grant recipients must credit Newcomb Institute in papers, presentations, or other scholarly products connected with the funded project.
- Applicant should incorporate each of these values into the project, and the proposal must clearly describe each:
- Support of the Newcomb Institute's mission (highest priority)
- Student involvement (if applicable)
- Community involvement (if applicable)
Skau Art and Music Fund Faculty Grants
Grants from the Dorothy Beckemeyer Skau Art and Music Fund support initiatives in art and music, with a strong preference for projects that involve and engage undergraduate students and that connect with the Newcomb Institute’s mission of advancing gender equity.
Who May Apply: Faculty and staff in the art and music departments and the Newcomb Art Museum or other Tulane faculty who have a compelling art or music-based project.
Grant Awards: The Skau grants program will make awards of up to $10,000 per project. We may choose to fund one large project or several small projects.
Applications for funding will be considered in both our fall and spring application cycles.
- Fall cycle – deadline to submit is October 15, 2025.
- Spring cycle – deadline to submit is March 15, 2026.
Cross School Planning Grants on Gender Equity
Aligned with our mission to advance research and knowledge on gender equity, Newcomb Institute seeks proposals from other Tulane Centers, Programs, Departments, Schools, and Institutes for cross-disciplinary, cross-school collaboration to help jump start research that can advance gender equity. We are interested in proposals that can result in generation of proposals for larger scale grant funding from NIH, NSF, BMGF, or similar funders of multi-disciplinary research.
We are open to any area of focus on issues of gender equity, and we are open to applications from any and all schools at Tulane but require collaboration from at least two schools for this submission, with a plan for building multidisciplinary work.
Application Guidelines
Please note the following guidelines:
- The maximum funding amount is $25,000.
- Proposals must involve collaboration across two schools within Tulane University and must explicitly highlight the multi-disciplinary approach used for their proposed research focused on gender equity. The proposal should be submitted by one faculty member on behalf of the collaborative team, and the proposal should include CVs from all proposed team members.
- We would like to see a grant proposal submission as the primary product generated from this work. Future grant funding decisions may take into consideration the completion and quality of work, as well as the demonstrated value of the effort, as reflected in the grant report and resultant projects.
- We anticipate funding 1 or 2 proposal(s) during this funding cycle.
- Grant recipients must credit Newcomb Institute in proposals, papers, presentations, or publicity connected with the funded project. We do not expect or require inclusion on subsequent grant proposal submissions but can help with grant reviews or social media awareness building for awarded grants.
- All grant-related work should be completed during the period of funding, and a grant report is due at the conclusion of the grant-funded period (tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/643898).
Required Project Values
Applicant should incorporate each of these values into the project. The proposal must clearly describe each:
- Focus on gender equity research (highest priority)
- Engagement between two schools and involvement of a multidisciplinary team (highest priority)
- Demonstrate focus and capacity for development of a grant proposal for submission to an external funder (high priority)
- Student involvement (if applicable)
- Community involvement (if applicable)
Applications for funding will be considered in both our fall and spring application cycles.
- Fall cycle – deadline to submit is October 15, 2025.
- Spring cycle – deadline to submit is March 15, 2026.
