The OVPR Research Enhancement in the Arts, Creative disciplines, and Humanities (REACH) program supports UVM faculty whose arts and humanities whose research or creative work represents a meaningful "reach." REACH funds projects that advance innovative scholarship by taking a project in a new direction — whether through professional exploration, creative risk, or engagement with new audiences — and are positioned to achieve scholarly impact beyond UVM.

REACH is intended to help faculty move their work to the next stage of development while extending its intellectual, creative, or societal reach.

• Support innovative arts and humanities scholarship and creative work, including both established and emerging or interdisciplinary fields
• Enable projects that demonstrate scholarly or creative impact beyond UVM
• Encourage faculty to pursue a meaningful next step in their scholarly or creative trajectory by taking their work in a new direction, exploring new approaches, or engaging new audiences

Eligible applicants include tenured or tenure-track UVM faculty from all colleges whose work is based in the arts, humanities, or creative disciplines.

Application deadline: 

Application materials must be submitted Friday, April 17, 2026 (by 5:00 pm)

Funding announcements will be made Friday May 15, 2025

Amount and Duration:

Budgets of up to $20,000 will be considered.

• Funds may be used to support project costs (research assistance [students, post-docs], travel, materials, supplies, equipment.
• REACH funds may not be used for faculty salary or salary replacement, teaching buyout, or summer salary.
• Funds must be used by June 30, 2027

Applications are limited to 3 pages (single-spaced pages with one-half inch (1/2") margins and a font of at least eleven (11) point). *The Budget form, References/Bibliography, required CV/resumes, and REACH signatures form are excluded from the page limit. and should include:

1. Project Description (3 pages maximum) 

Please provide: 

• a description of the project,
• a description of project outcomes/deliverables, and
• a plan to evaluate the impact of the project, including metrics where applicable.

In addition to the Project Description, please submit:

2. Budget and Budget Justification form (download from InfoReady Review site)

3. References/Bibliography (no page limit)

Please provide references/bibliography relevant to your project. Use the appropriate format for your discipline.

4. CV/Resume: Please include an abbreviated CV or resume of no more than four (4) pages per person for all faculty involved in the project.

5. REACH signatures form (download from InfoReady Review site)

Proposals are reviewed by at least two faculty members whose expertise lies within the broad area of the applicant's field of scholarship. A scoring rubric consistent with the goals of the REACH grant program guides the reviewers in their review of applications. Reviews and recommendations are then forwarded to the Office of the Vice President for Research where the final decisions are made.