Faculty are encouraged to submit a proposal for a WVU Humanities Center grant or fellowship by March 1 at 11:59 p.m.

The goal of these grants and fellowship is to promote and support humanities-focused scholarship. Proposals will be carefully reviewed and awarded by an interdisciplinary humanities committee.

Humanities Collaboration Grant Application

Maximum budget: $13,000 ($15,000 may be requested if the additional $2,000 is allocated to a student)

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The Humanities Center’s Grants for Humanities Collaboration are available to full-time faculty members and faculty equivalent academic professionals (FEAPs). Eligible faculty members include tenured or tenure-track, teaching, service, clinical, research, librarian, and continuing visiting faculty members.

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Research Support Grant Application

Maximum budget: $4,000

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The Humanities Center’s Research Support Grants are available to full-time faculty members and faculty equivalent academic professionals (FEAPs). Eligible faculty members include tenured or tenure-track, teaching, service, clinical, research, librarian, and continuing visiting faculty members.

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Humanities Center Fellowship Application

Maximum budget: $7,500

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The WVUL Humanities Center’s fellowship(s) is designed as a mutually beneficial, two-pronged opportunity: to contribute to the Center’s mission, programming, and public engagement initiatives, while also providing support for the Fellow’s independent humanities research project.

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For questions, contact Sharon Ryan.