Humanities Symposium Grant

Humanities Symposium Grant

The Center for Humanities is excited to announce a call for symposium proposals. This new opportunity encourages humanities faculty to enhance their research by hosting an on-campus symposium. The scope and topic of the symposium is open, with preference given to areas and periods not already addressed by current center programming.

Grant snapshot

Dates are for the 2025–26 academic year

Grant amount: Up to $10,000

Application Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026

Award notification: By Friday, March 20, 2026

Grant period: May 2026–December 2027

Eligibility: The symposium team must include at least one tenured or tenure-track faculty in the humanities or humanistic social sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University.