Faculty Summer Research & Creative Endeavor Grant
Manchester University invites proposals from its faculty members for research and creative endeavor to be conducted during the summer in an area of the faculty member’s academic interest.
Course development or revision proposals that integrate a new high impact practice into a course will be considered along with research and creative endeavor proposals, especially those that involve students.
Proposal should include the purpose of the proposed research or creative creation, a definitive budget (stipend, supplies, travel), a bibliography, and a time-action plan including your goals for the research when it is completed. If a proposal involves commitments by other individuals, please include supportive letters indicating that those individuals have agreed to their roles and timelines.
Grant Recipients
Summer 2025
Faculty Artistic and Creative Endeavor (FRCE)
Kathy Davis, Professor of Chemistry
Analyzing Effects of Interventions on Gateway Courses in Chemistry
Jeff Osborne, Professor of Chemistry
Creation and Implementation of JavaScript Webpage Using Application Programming Interface to Access enviPath.org Biodegradation Pathway Data
Kyle Watson, Professor of Chemistry
Developing Research Based Undergraduate Teaching Labs
Summer 2023
Greg Clark, Professor of Physics
London in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Anuj Gurung, Assistant Professor of Peace Studies
“Finding and Minding the Gap: Life of Bhutanese Refugees in the American Midwest”
Tim McKenna-Buchanan, Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Handbook of Public Speaking Theory and Research
Jeff Osborne, Professor of Chemistry
Creation and Implementation of NASC-450 Senior Seminar, a High-Impact, Capstone Course
Jennifer Simmers, Professor Accounting
Incorporating Data Analytics into the Business Curriculum
Gabriela Tafoya, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Reformulate the Political Science Program
Summer 2022
Greg Clark, Professor of Physics
Development of Prototype
Low-Cost Water Column Measurement
Pam Haynes, Assistant Professor of Music
Music Curriculum Development,
Design and Implementation (Piano)
Debra Lynn, Professor of Music
An Apprenticeship in Opera Composition
and Production with Stewart Copeland
Jeff Osborne, Professor of Chemistry
Facilitation of Timetabling Software
Implementation for Course Scheduling at MU
Summer 2021
Beate Gilliar, Professor of English
Native American/Indigenous Matters