grants, fellowships, other funding
The PHIL is funded by the Margaret T. McFadden Fund for Humanistic Inquiry at Colby College.
PHIL Faculty Grants
Faculty affiliated with the PHIL may apply each year for small grants to help support internal and external partnerships that advance research on medicine and race. These grants are intended to support research that cannot be fully supported by other funding sources at Colby.
The PHIL Faculty Grants can provide three types of funding: 1) grants of up to $3000 to support internal and external partnerships in which a PHIL faculty member participates; 2) grants of up to $1500 for a PHIL faculty member to present their research at a professional meeting (e.g., conference); and 3) grants of $1500 to convene an online workshop in which three invited scholars offer feedback on a PHIL faculty member’s book in progress.
Faculty Book Fund
PHIL faculty may submit receipts up to $300 to support the purchase of books related to their research and/or teaching in the field of critical medical and health humanities.
External Grant Opportunities
Colby’s Office of Foundation Relations and Sponsored Programs maintains a list of funding opportunities for faculty who are studying medicine and health from humanistic perspectives. Upcoming opportunities shared by that Office are posted here.
- Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Due Date: Continuous
Description: Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.
We want to hear from scientists, anthropologists, artists, urban planners, community leaders—anyone, anywhere who has a new or unconventional idea that could alter the trajectory of health, and improve health equity and well-being for generations to come. The changes we seek require diverse perspectives and cannot be accomplished by any one person, organization or sector.