Kahn Research Award

The Kahn Research Award in the Humanities supports substantive research or creative projects with a significant humanities component. The nature and area of research are not set in advance by the Center, but applicants are required to indicate clearly both the significance and practicality of the projects for which they seek support, and, vitally, to explicitly delineate how their work will be advanced by an award.

The award amount for the Kahn Research Award will be no less than $5,000 but no more than $25,000; applicants will have two years from the time of completion to spend their award, with no possibility of extensions. 

Uses of support are flexible but cannot include faculty salary support/replacement, teaching buyout, or summer salary but can include support for services or research assistance. 

Eligible applicants include tenured, tenure-track, or library faculty of all UVM departments conducting research in the humanities or humanistic social sciences. Priority will be given to faculty in the humanities and arts.

Criteria

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Preference will be given to proposals that:

  • Advance research projects with broad societal, scholarly and/or creative impact with clear outcomes.
  • Successful applicants will address the potential scope and impact of their proposed project; the best applications will explain to a non-specialist the merit of their work and its relevance in and beyond their discipline.
  • Have not received a Kahn Research Award within the previous four years.

Application Requirements

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Proposals should include the following and be submitted as a single page pdf document.

  • A narrative of no more than 3 single-spaced pages (12pt font, 1” margins) accessible to non-specialists and including a description of project outcomes/deliverables.
  • A timeline for the project and its outcomes.
  • Full budget (estimated or known costs broken down by category; e.g., “travel -- airline tickets, hotel, and rental car,” “research assistant,” etc.) No more than 1 page.
  • Abbreviated CV. No more than 2 pages.

Award Requirements

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  • All funds must be expended within two years. No extensions will be given.
  • Submit a report summarizing completed activities (3-5 pages) and, if possible, 3- 5 images within 1 month of the end date of the award.
  • Acknowledge the Humanities Center in related publications or activities.

Please submit your application here: Kahn Research Award in the Humanities

Interested faculty members should submit applications electronically by October 1. Questions? Humanities.Center@uvm.edu

Kahn Research Award in the Humanities

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