The Humanities Center invites applications from all full-time faculty in the humanities, arts, and related disciplines who seek a small summer grant for research projects that will make a significant contribution to the humanities. Proposals will be adjudicated on the merit of the proposed research project, its potential impact on one or more scholarly fields, and its relevance to the humanities more generally. Applications for Summer 2024 have closed.

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Apply to the Summer Faculty Fellowship Program

The Center will fund up to three proposals with up to $5,000 each. Funding may be used for:

• Research assistance
• Research expenses
• Summer salary and fringe benefits
• Travel

Recipients will be expected to submit a report about their activities by September 1, 2024.

Please note: If your project involves human subjects or animals, you must secure IRB approval before applying for this fellowship opportunity.

Eligibility

All WSU full-time faculty in the humanities, arts, and related disciplines are eligible to submit proposals, except those who received funding from the Center within the last two years. However, previously funded projects are not eligible for additional support. Although the Center's primary obligation is to tenure-stream faculty, professors of teaching are strongly encouraged to apply.

Guidelines for Proposals

Each proposal must consist of a narrative of no more than eight double spaced pages (excluding the application cover page), a detailed budget, and the professional record(s) of the applicant(s). A faculty member may only submit one proposal.

The body of the proposal must include the following elements:

1. A completed application cover page with all required signatures. Note: if a department head is applying for a fellowship, a signature from their dean is required.

2. Principal investigator, and, if applicable, list of key participants, including their disciplines and proposed contributions to the project.

3. A project narrative, which includes sections with the following titles:

• Statement of purpose
• Significance and contribution to field and career
• Theoretical framework and/or methodology
• Project overview
• Relation of the project to the humanities
• Final product and dissemination

4. A bibliography of relevant sources (not to exceed one page).

5. A detailed budget and justification by category, explaining the budget summary on the application cover page. Summer salary, if requested, and fringe benefits costs for all relevant employees must also be included in the total budget request. Applicants should limit their total budgets to $5,000 or less.

6. The professional records and contact information of all applicants.

Conditions

1. A complimentary copy of the final product (book, article, exhibition catalog, video, etc.) must be submitted to the Humanities Center.

2. Recipients must acknowledge the Humanities Center’s support within the publication itself.

3. Recipients must submit a report on their project to the Humanities Center by September 1, 2024.

4. Recipients are encouraged to discuss their projects in a Brown Bag sponsored by the Center.