Grants Office

The Grants Office helps secure grant funding for operating college programs led by our full-time faculty and staff.

If you are a student looking for scholarships and grants, please visit Student Financial Services.

Columbia College Chicago is fortunate to receive numerous grants from corporate, foundation and government funders every year. To see a list of our grant funders, please go to Columbia College Chicago Grants Awarded.

If you are a new project director, we encourage you to call our office to set up an appointment so that we may assist you in planning your grant proposal from start to finish.

About Us

The Columbia College Chicago (CCC) Grants Office is designed to help you research, plan, write and manage your grants.

The Grants Office has information about the following:

Information and deadlines for grant opportunities
Assistance with prospect research and links to common funders
Interpreting funder guidelines – matching your project to the funder’s interests
Assistance with proposals from intent to submit (concept) to grant application
Basic grant requirements – what you will need to include in your proposal
Essential CCC information and common grant attachment forms
Proposal sign-off information – who needs to sign what and when they need it
Information about managing your grant and working with other CCC departments
Links to grant writing Web sites
A list of current CCC grant awards

CCC Funding Comes From

Foundations

Corporations

Government agencies at all levels – city, state, and federal

For more information and links, please go to Links and Resources.

Projects We Can Help You Fund

The Grants Office can assist in funding projects such as:

public programming

special exhibitions or performances

lectures and seminars

residencies

conferences and guest speakers

innovative special projects and costs

interdisciplinary collaborations (with internal and/or external partners)

projects with a public outreach component

editing individual faculty projects

Projects We Cannot Help You Fund

The Grants Office cannot assist in funding projects such as:

acquiring space (see Office of Campus Environment)

individual faculty projects (see Center for Teaching Excellence or Center for Instructional Technology)

salary increases

additional staff or faculty

equipment and supplies normally included in the annual department operating budget

projects directed by adjunct faculty, part-time staff or students

On average, the grant approval, writing, and application process takes 8 to 10 weeks. Please allow time in your work plan for adequate preparation.

To begin, go to Planning Your Grant

If you have a question, please contact the Grants Office:

Office of Institutional Advancement
Grants Office
600 S. Michigan Ave Suite 400
Chicago,IL 60605
312.369.7356