Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Vision

To equip Hobart and William Smith’s diverse faculty and staff to pursue funding in areas of scholarly and professional distinction in order to enrich the academic experience and enable high-quality learning opportunities. Through competitive research funding, HWS will lead liberal arts colleges in disseminating innovative research, scholarship, and creative activity in regional, national, and global communities.

Mission 

To support the development and administration of externally funded grants, agreements, and related research functions for HWS faculty and staff. HWS will cultivate relationships with national and international funders and partners to help principal investigators connect their research programs and interests to its mission and strategic priorities.

Values

• Foster a grant-seeking culture that supports individual and collaborative faculty research, scholarship, and creative activity across disciplines and career stages.
• Provide a high level of proactive research administration support and engagement appropriate to a small liberal arts college.
• Assure compliance and competitiveness of proposals to reflect the excellence of the faculty and HWS.
• Partner with faculty and staff to enhance and streamline all grant-related operations while maintaining compliance with internal and external policies in an efficient and equitable manner.
• Protect faculty and staff time by investing in curated resources and tools that minimize the time required to complete grant-related obligations whenever possible.
• Work in a spirit of collaboration, continuous improvement, mutual learning, compassion, and inclusion.