The CPE Faculty Grant opportunity is now closed. The next application cycle will open in December 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, full-time faculty from all Columbia University schools and affiliates are invited to apply.
Research scientists of any rank are not eligible to apply as principal investigators. They may serve as collaborators to one or more applications, however.
Collaborators may include other faculty members, research scientists, and external partners such as organizations and individuals from the nonprofit, higher education, public, or private sector.
Full-time, assistant and associate professors who have received their highest academic degree within the last 10 years. While applications from early-career faculty are encouraged, all full-time CU faculty are eligible for CPE faculty grants.
Yes, individual faculty members may apply; however, CPE is principally interested in supporting projects that are interdisciplinary and involve applicants from multiple departments and schools. Please note: each proposal must have an identified Principal Investigator (PI). The full administrative and fiscal responsibility and management of the project resides with the Principal Investigator named in the award.
The next application cycle will open in December 2024 and close in March 2025. Grantees will be notified in May 2025.
No, you may return to the application as many times as needed until the application deadline. Once your application is submitted, no additional changes can be made.
The Center will prioritize proposals with the potential to break new ground in understanding the intersection of economies and political and social processes in the US. However, projects may be domestic, international, or comparative in focus.
Idea labs are organizing units within the Center for Political Economy that aim to advance new thinking, affect graduate training and serve as intellectual and policy incubators. Each idea lab explores a distinct theme and acts as a key mobilizer and network node of Columbia faculty and students engaged with its topical focus.
The executive summary must be limited to 350 words. The proposal narrative is limited to 3,000 words, excluding references. All proposals must be submitted via CPE’s submission platform.
No, funds cannot be used to support a portion of Columbia University faculty salaries.
Grant funds must be used completely during the 12-month award period. The next award period will run from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Each grantee is expected to actively engage with the Center. This may include producing publications, presenting project outcomes at conferences and workshops, and working with Center staff and postdoctoral research scholars on related engagements.
In reviewing proposals, a grant selection committee will prioritize collaborative and multidisciplinary initiatives with the potential to break new ground in understanding the intersection of economies and political and social processes in the U.S. and elsewhere and advancing theoretical, conceptual, and methodological innovation. The Center will have discretion on the final grant amounts awarded.
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