Grants are available to assist tenure-track faculty and ad hoc continuing lecturers in the humanities who expect to incur specific research costs, such as costs associated with travel to archives, the purchase of technology, payment for translations, and obtaining documents for study. Attendance at scholarly conferences will not be considered as an eligible cost. Research grants are awarded for amounts up to $1,000 per year. Emeritus and adjunct professors are not eligible. Preference will be given to new submissions rather than funding the same project twice within the same fiscal year. Applicants who have previously received a grant from the Center and have not yet submitted a funding report are not eligible.

The primary criteria upon which the grants will be awarded include:

• The significance of the project to knowledge in the specific field;
• The significance of the project to the knowledge of the humanities in general;
• The quality of the project, including its originality and clarity,
• The quality of the budget, including its clarity and specificity.

To Apply

Applications for Spring 2024 grants may be submitted to InfoReady starting Feb. 7 and are due by March 18.

Please submit your application to the Center’s Director using the electronic grant application.

Your application should include the following:

• The title of your project, your name, phone number, address, e-mail, and department;
• An explanation of the scope of your project and its importance for furthering knowledge in your specific field and for the humanities in general and include a timetable for completing research (three pages maximum);
• A brief curriculum vitae (three pages maximum);
• A detailed budget outlining how Center funds are to be spent. If research expenses exceed the amount the Center will provide, please explain where else you are seeking or have secured funding.

Proposals that do not include all requested information will not be funded.

Not sure if your project is a humanities project? Please see our homepage for a definition of the humanities.

Please keep in mind that applications are read by faculty across several disciplines who may not be familiar with jargon specific to your particular field of research. For more guidance, please see a checklist review compiled by board members of the Center for Humanities, as well as an example criteria rubric.

For additional questions, email the Director at urihumanities@uri.edu

Other Requirements

Award recipients will be expected to acknowledge the Center’s assistance in any publications or exhibitions that result from the research. They will also be required to provide a final report to the Director. Recipients will be expected to adhere to applicable URI travel and purchase policies.