Funding
The UAHC will provide five grants of up to $1000 for publishing subventions for humanities faculty to help with the purchase or preparation of visuals, maps, or graphics for publication, to fund translations, to aid in distribution of research materials, or to serve as matching funds for outside publication or distribution grants (films, podcasts, etc.).
The UAHC adheres to the definition of humanities as specified by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act, which defines humanities as including, but not limited to “the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities clarifies that performing and creative arts or empirical social science are not humanities.
Availability of research funds will be a consideration in selection.
Funds must be used w/in 2 years.
Projects should meet the definition of humanities forwarded by the National Foundation
of the Arts and Humanities Act and as clarified by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Awardees will acknowledge UAHC in all publications and provide copies to UAHC.
Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply.
Indexing costs are not eligible for the grant
Interested parties should provide proposal for the project including:
A proposal of no more than 500 words including:
- Title and a description of the work
- Importance or contribution of the work
- A statement on how the funds would be used
- Depending on type of work provide: word count along with image, table, and map count,
length of production, number of episodes, or applicable information
timeline for production of the work - A current curriculum vita
- A statement/email from the publisher, distributor, or producer with their commitment to the work
- A statement on current RIF funds balance
Proposals should be uploaded to the UARK InfoReady portal by end of day November 1, 2024:
https://uark.infoready4.com/
Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering Committee
Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.
The UAHC will provide summer research fellowships of up to $5000 for humanities faculty.
The UAHC adheres to the definition of humanities as specified by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act, which defines humanities as including, but not limited to “the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities clarifies that performing and creative arts or empirical social science are not humanities.
Funds must be used for research expenses (not salary replacement).
Research expenses can include travel or materials
A research deliverable must be specified with a timeline.
Availability of research funds will be a consideration in selection.
Funds must be used w/in 2 years.
Awardees will acknowledge UAHC in all publications and provide copies to UAHC.
Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply.
Interested parties should provide a proposal for consideration by the selection committee
with:
A narrative of the project of no more than 1000 words including:
- Title and description of the project
- Importance or contribution of the project to the field
- Work plan
- Intended deliverable with timeline
- Qualifications for the project.
- A curriculum vita
- A detailed budget
- A statement on current RIF funds balance
Proposals should be uploaded to the UARK InfoReady portal by end of day November 1, 2024:
https://uark.infoready4.com/
Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering Committee
Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.
Two grants of up to $2500 are available for University of Arkansas faculty to support humanities-focused, community-based events for the campus or the region.
These events should include humanities and interdisciplinary content, focus on outreach to a broad constituency, and include multiple streams of publicity (internal/external/online/print/radio).
Preference will be for events that engage the larger public.
Funds must be used w/in 2 years.
Awardees will acknowledge the UAHC in all publicity.
Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply.
Interested parties should provide a proposal that includes:
A description of no more than 500 words including o title for the event
o participants
o intended venue
o intended audience
o publicity plan with targets and timeline (please see Fulbright guidelines)
A detailed budget for all aspects of the event.
A current curriculum vita for organizer(s)
Applications due uploaded to Infoready (search Outreach) by close of business November
1.
Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering Committee
Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.
The UAHC will provide five grants of up to $1000 for humanities faculty at the University of Arkansas to engage a consultant to help with grant, book, or other research proposals.
The UAHC adheres to the definition of humanities as specified by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act, which defines humanities as including, but not limited to “the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities clarifies that performing and creative arts or empirical social science are not humanities.
Funds can be for consultants for grant writing, book proposal, or field specific work
Funds must be used w/in 2 years
Awardees will acknowledge UAHC in all publications or research outputs and provide
copies to UAHC.
Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply
Interested parties should provide a proposal for consideration by the selection committee with:
A narrative of the project of no more than 1000 words including:
o title and description of the project and expected research deliverable
o reason for needing a consultant
o specifics regarding consultant and their qualifications for furthering the work
A curriculum vita for the applicant
A budget detailing estimated fee
A statement on current RIF funds balance
Applications due uploaded to Infoready (search "consultant") by close of business
November 1, 2023.
Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering
Committee
Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.