Funding
Dr. Spencer Striker has secured more than $1.1 million in competitive funding for his digital media projects, from sources including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council, and the Doha Film Institute, in addition to major industry investment.
This consistent support, including a $4 million Series A round for the educational game startup Galxyz Inc., based on his original concept, underscores the compelling vision and impactful scholarship driving Striker's creative work.
2026 Scholarly Project Development Fellowship, Northwestern University in Qatar (course release, Fall 2027)
2026 Academic Leave with Full Support, Spring 2026, $50,000
2025 QRDI / RACA Modernizing Charitable Sector Call | Sadaqah Stories AI Game Platform, $41,000
2025 Life-Long Education (LiLEC) Grant, QRDI | CLIP and 50% P(DOOM) (formerly NexTutor AI), one shared grant of $41,000
2025 Doha Film Institute Grant | Legacy of Light: House of Wisdom, AI-Animated Series, $30,000
2025 NU-Q Creative Development Grant | Echoes of the Unseen, $25,000
2025 Alumnae Award for Curriculum Innovation | AI for Media Education, $12,500
2025 Artificial Intelligence & Media Lab (AIM-Lab) Grant | Chaos Corp 2, $8,000
2025 Buffett Institute Global Collaboration Grant | Chaos Corp 2: Serpent of House Sung, $5,000
2025 Dean’s Merit-Based Faculty Supplementary Support Fund, $5,000
2025 Provost Grant for Research in HSSA | AI for Digital Humanities, $3,000
2025 New Course Development Grant | Vibe Coding, $2,500
2024 Dean’s Merit-Based Faculty Supplementary Support Fund, $5,000
2024 NU-Q Small Grant in Support of Creative Work, $1,000
2023 NSF: National Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program, $50,000
2023 Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South - Research Grant, $25,000
2023 NU-Q Major Creative Project Completion Grant, $20,000 (course release)
2023 VCUarts Transformative Learning Fund | A.I.vant-Garde, $10,000
2023 Alumnae of Northwestern University Grant | Black Death Interactive, $5,000
2023 Provost Grant for Research in HSSA | Game-Based Learning, $5,000
2023 Dean’s Merit-Based Faculty Supplementary Support Fund, $5,000
2023 Provost Grant for Career Development & Writing Support, $2,500
2022 NEH: Digital Projects for the Public - Discovery Phase, $30,000
2022 UREP: Undergraduate Research Experience Program, $30,000
2022 NU-Q Research Fellowship, $25,000
2021 QNRF: VR as Hybrid Learning Solution for Education, $50,000
2021 INVO Innovation and New Ventures, N.XT Ed Tech Seed Funding, $25,000
2021 HBKU Innovation Center, Rapid Response Grant, $27,000
2021 Provost Grant for Research in Humanities, Social Sciences, & the Arts, $3,000
2020 NPRP, Qatar National Research Fund, $483,000
2020 Internal Research Grant, Northwestern University in Qatar, $15,000
2020 Educational Technology Teaching Fellows Program, Northwestern University
2016 Oxford Summer Research Institute Fellowship, $20,000
2016 Faculty Teaching Offset Award (FTO), Office of the Provost, $10,000
2016 Faculty Student Mentorship Grant, Office of the Provost, $5,000
2012 Grant Writing Fellowship, Digital Media & Learning Competition, $5,000
2012 Visiting Artist Grant, $3,000
2012 Inclusive Excellence Initiatives Grant, $2,000
2011 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Games, Learning, & Society, $5,000
2011 Academic Staff Development Grant, AERA, New Orleans, $1,000
2010 Academic Staff Development Grant, Next Web Conference, $5,000
2010 College of Arts & Communication/Provost Office, Webby Awards, $4,000
2010 Just-In-Time Award, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, $1,000