UAHC Matching Funds Request

When available, the University of Arkansas Humanities Center will pledge matching funds of up to $5000 for external grants or conference sponsorships. Grants and events must be related to humanities research.

According to the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, “The term 'humanities' includes, but is 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.”

Requests can be made by emailing the following information to uahc@uark.edu:

• title for the grant or event
• participants
• proposed dates for submission of grant or conference event
• copy of grant proposal or conference program with statement of humanities content 
• budget for grant or event and requested funds
• a current curriculum vita for organizer(s) and/or hosted speaker
• UAHC Steering Committee Members are eligible for this award but cannot serve on the sub-committee.

The materials will be circulated to the UAHC steering committee for evaluation and approval on an ad hoc basis as funds are available.