Grant Overview
The Humanities Center seeks to serve as an incubator for original, innovative, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary humanistic research. To support this mission, the Center has established the Faculty Research Grant, designed to provide support for all regular-track faculty. This grant aims to empower faculty to study the human condition and human experience, as well as develop human-centered solutions to real-world challenges in our increasingly technology-driven society. Awards will be granted to faculty members at the beginning, middle and end of their projects.
The objectives of the grant are articulated as follows:
- Advance faculty research and creative endeavors from conception to fruition, moving researchers through the stages of their projects and careers.
- Embolden and make possible ambitious and/or public-facing research.
- Create a supportive and collaborative research community among humanities researchers at 麻豆村.
Grant Duration: One (1) year.
Eligibility
Project Stages
Funding Details
| Project Stage | Beginning |
| Grant Amount | $5,000 |
| Funding slots available | 2 |
| Project Stage | Middle |
| Grant Amount | $10,000 |
| Funding slots available | 3 |
| Project Stage | Completion |
| Grant Amount | $5,000 |
| Funding slots available | 3 |
Application Process
A one-time application will be submitted via a form. The following information will be submitted as part of the application
The application packet will include:
- detailed description of your project
- statement on the broader impact of the project
- statement on how your project studies the human condition, the human experience and/or provide a human-centered solution to real-world challenges
- statement on the innovativeness of the project and how your previous work connects to the project
A high-level work plan outlining the full scope of your project.
A budget detailing the activities you will carry out in your current project phase.
A statement on how you plan to secure funding for the next phase of your project and a list of potential funding sources.
A projected overall budget for your project (beyond the Humanities Center funding support).
Key Timelines
Awardee Expectations
Recipients of the Faculty Research Grant will be required to:
- Participate in the review process for future grant cycles.
- Present their research at an informal Humanities Center event.
- Engage with the intellectual community of the Humanities Center.
- Apply for external funding to extend or expand their project if external funding is available.
- Provide final project and financial report at the end of the grant period
- Consent to the Humanities Center spotlighting and following your project on its social media and website
For questions or further details, please contact humanitiescenter@andrew.cmu.edu
Frequently Asked Questions
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Meet the 2025 Cohort
Uju Anya
Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics(LCAL)
Kiyono Fujinaga-Gordon
Assistant Teaching Professor of Japanese Studies, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics(LCAL)
