Summer Faculty Research Grants

Applications must include:

1. Completed and signed Application Cover Sheet (included in linked form below)
2. Completed Budget Sheet (included in linked form below)
3. Short CV (2-page maximum)
4. Work plan: 1 page, describing the part or stage of the project that will be supported by the summer funding and the activities or steps that you will use during the period of performance to carry it out. Use a timeline that includes each activity, based on a full-time commitment to the project for two consecutive months. If that schedule is not feasible, please provide an alternative workplan describing eight weeks, not necessarily consecutive, of activity during the summer months.
5. Narrative: No more than three single-spaced pages using a font size no smaller than 11 point. Within the narrative, applicants should provide an intellectual justification for their projects, conveying the ideas, objectives, methods and work plan. A simple need or intent is insufficient. The narrative should not assume specialized knowledge and should be free of technical terms and jargon. 
   It should include the following sections:

• Significance and contribution: Describe the intellectual significance of your proposed project, including its value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. State the project’s claim and provide an overview, explaining the basic ideas, problems, or questions examined. Explain how the project will complement, challenge, or expand relevant studies in the field.
• Organization and methods: Describe your method(s) and clarify the part or stage of the project that will be supported by the funding. For written projects, provide a brief chapter outline or an overview of the argument. For digital projects, describe the technologies that will be used and explain how the scholarship will be presented. For edition or translation projects, describe the annotations or other scholarly apparatus that you plan to include. If you are proposing to translate into English a work for which English translations exist, provide a rationale for the new translation.
• Competencies, skills, and access: Explain your competence in the area of your project. If the area of inquiry is new to you, explain your reasons for working in it and your qualifications to do so. Describe where the study will be conducted and what research materials will be used. If relevant, specify the arrangements for access to archives or institutions that contain the necessary resources.
• Final product and dissemination: Describe the intended audience and results of the project. Explain how the results will be disseminated and why these means are appropriate to the subject and audience. While a publication contract is not required, describe any expressions of interest from publisher(s). If you are planning to develop digital material, explain how the public will access the material and how the project’s digital results will be maintained. 

Internal application download: (link to application form)

Application requirements: Submit your internal application as a single pdf to: cenhumapp@wustl.edu using the following naming convention for your application pdf: Last Name First Name FRG.NEH.

Evaluation criteria

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee convened by the Center for the Humanities and ranked according to:

• The potential to advance the field of study in which it is proposed and make an original and significant contribution to knowledge.
• The quality of the proposal with regard to its methodology, scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant scholarly literature.
• The feasibility of the project and the likelihood that the applicant will execute the work within the proposed timeframe.

Grant Administration 

Awardees will be given the option to have the FRG administered through the Center for the Humanities or through their home department. Contact Caitlin McCoy with questions about reimbursements.

• Funds will be made available in an appropriate account by May 1.
• Grantees are expected to adhere to the administrative and financial policies of the University and those specified in the Center for the Humanities’ “Guidelines for Center Grants.”
• All funds must be used within the grant period.
• Any remaining FRG funds as of October 1, will revert back to the Center for the Humanities.
• A report of project accomplishments and a detailed report of expenditures are due no later than October 1.
• Publications resulting from FRG activities must contain an acknowledgment of support by The Center for the Humanities and the following sentence: “Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Center for the Humanities.”