The Humanities Center offers three Summer Research Awards to fund faculty members in Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social Sciences.
The Center will provide one-time awards of $5,000 to the selected recipients in each field. The $5,000 awards will be issued as Professional Development Funds to support project expenses. We are no longer offering the award as a stipend.
How can you utilize these funds?
If you are doing archival work, use funds to pay the archive to copy or scan the documents for you.
Hire a research assistant within current hiring guidelines.
Pay for a professional development workshop or online conference directly related to your research.
Purchase supplies necessary for your project such as books, manuscripts, or art supplies.
We are allowing limited technology purchases (camera, sound recording equipment, hard drives, tablets, portable keyboard). Certain software purchases will be allowed but must be justified. No computers or laptops.
Depending on how close to publication you are, secure publication rights for images or text, or pay a subvention fee.
Criteria
Preference will be given to proposals that:
Advance projects with broad societal, scholarly and/or creative impact that extends beyond UVM into the community and the world. Successful applicants will address the potential scope and impact of their proposed project.
Support a trajectory that projects future scholarly productivity.
Articulate potential for future intra- or extramural support.
Have not received a Summer Research Award in the two previous cycles.
Application Requirements
Proposals should include the following and be submitted as a single page pdf document.
- A narrative of no more than 2 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
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.
Interested faculty members should submit applications electronically by April 1. Questions? Humanities.Center@uvm.edu