CARAT (Creative Achievement and Research Administration Team) assists CAHSS faculty with research development, and pre- and post-award services. Faculty seeking external funding for research and creative achievement projects in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences should contact Rachel Brubaker (rbruba1@umbc.edu), CARAT Associate Director for Research Development. Faculty must be Principal Investigator (PI) Eligible to submit external proposals and receive awards at UMBC. Consult with your department chair or program director before beginning any funding application.

CARAT’s pre-award services include consultations and proposal development. For consultation requests, use this form. To begin a proposal with an identified funder, use this form. You must be logged-in to myUMBC to complete these CARAT forms. The lead time for fellowship proposal development is 2-3 business weeks, and at minimum 4 business weeks for grant proposal development. CARAT reserves the right to decline proposal requests that do not include adequate lead time.