The Rockefeller Center supports an annual competitive research grant program open to tenured and tenure-track Dartmouth College faculty for research on public policy issues relevant to the Rockefeller Center - e.g., healthcare, education, the environment, poverty -  as well as on other research topics in the social sciences.

Eligibility Requirements
For all grants, the project director must be a tenured or tenure-track member of a department reporting to the associate dean for the social sciences.
Faculty from other departments or programs in the Arts & Sciences must obtain prior approval from the Rockefeller Center director before applying. Visiting faculty members are not eligible. Collaborators may be Dartmouth faculty or scholars from other institutions. If collaborators reside at other institutions, evidence of cost sharing in the research project should be presented.

Deadline:  Friday, April 1, 2016
Submission Deadline for the 2016 through 2017 Academic Year
Application is found at http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/ under Funding.
Submit application via email to: Jane.DaSilva@dartmouth.edu
For more information, call Curricular and Research Programs, at 603-646-2229.

Grant proposals will be reviewed once a year during the spring term
Your application must include:
An abstract - 250 words
A concise research proposal written in non-technical language that includes a clearly delineated research methodology section no more than three single-spaced pages or 1,500 words
A detailed budget
Your completed Microsoft Office document application from the Rockefeller Center website, found under Funding

Evaluation Criteria
Quality of the proposal
Likelihood of a project leading to publication or product
Importance of Center funding to the completion of the project
Evidence that the applicant is seeking funding outside of Dartmouth
Benefit to the Dartmouth community, particularly to student engagement in the research enterprise

About the Program
The Rockefeller Center director, the associate dean for the social sciences, and other members of the Rockefeller Center's Faculty Council review applications and select the most promising prospects for funding. We will entertain proposals for projects that reach beyond traditional faculty research endeavors. We particularly welcome submissions from junior faculty and first-time applicants.

Funding Information
Grant budgets typically range from 5,000 dollars to 15,000 dollars.
Compensation for project directors and collaborators is not available.

Rockefeller Center research funding is derived from various endowed funds.
Grants may be designated as funded through specific endowments - e.g., Reiss Family Faculty Research Fund. In all cases, published research emanating from Center grants must acknowledge the financial support of the Rockefeller Center, including specific endowments when appropriate.