Vassar College Grants Office
The Grants Office is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the Development Office. The Office mission is to assist faculty and administrators in identifying external funding sources (including foundations, corporations, and government agencies) for both institutional grants and those in support of faculty research projects, to assist faculty members in the preparation and submission of research proposals, to prepare and submit proposals for institutional support, and to administer grants and awards from external sources. The Grants Office also provides administrative support to the Faculty Research Committee.
Primary contacts for faculty seeking external funding for individual, or collaborative research projects are as follows:
Humanities (humanistic social sciences), and Arts: Dionne Carty-Jackson
Sciences (natural and social), and Mathematics: Jim Olson
Institutional grant proposals: Jim Olson and Amanda Thornton
Institutional grants administration: Amanda Thornton
Administrative support: Mary Elizabeth Griffith and Ellen McGuire
| Name | Title | Location | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Olson | Director of Corporate, Foundation & Governmental Relations | jaolson | B-223 | 437-5376 |
| Amanda Thornton | Director of Grants Administration | amthornton | MN-112 | 437-5309 |
| Dionne Jackson | Assistant Director of Corporate, Foundation & Governmental Relations | dijackson | B-223 | 437-7092 |
| Mary Elizabeth Griffith | Administrative Assistant | magriffith | MN-112 | 437-5490 |
| Ellen McGuire | Administrative Assistant | elmcguire | B-323 | 437-7652 |
Grants Office
Main Building North Room 112
Phone: (845) 437- 5490
124 Raymond Avenue # 176, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604