University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound is a small, independent, predominantly undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university serving about 2,000 students on a 97-acre residential campus in Tacoma, Washington. Its industry and community engagement model is relationship-driven: career advisors help students secure internships, while faculty and students work with more than 250 local organizations through community-based learning. Summer research grants and faculty research funding create structured opportunities for external partners to engage with emerging talent and faculty expertise. Its research funding has included competitive support from national agencies such as NSF and NIH, alongside foundation and corporate sources. A dedicated sponsored-research process and Corporate and Foundation Relations office coordinate proposal review, funder contacts, and collaboration support.