{"id":23016,"date":"2024-12-06T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/?page_id=23016"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:12:02","slug":"revised-faculty-project-awards-overview-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/opportunities\/faculty-opportunities\/revised-faculty-project-awards-overview-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Project Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faculty Project Awards are designed to <\/span>fund the dissemination of humanities scholarship on BU’s campus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please write to the BUCH staff at buch@bu.edu with any questions related to the award application and implementation process. Please first carefully review the information below and on our Project Awards FAQ page<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Applicant Eligibility<\/h3>
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Awards to excellent applications from tenured and tenure-track BU faculty in the humanities will be given priority.<\/span><\/p>\n

We welcome applications with humanistic content from all full-time BU faculty as well as BU administrators who hold a PhD.<\/p>\n

The Center welcomes proposals\u00a0<\/strong>from individuals or from groups.<\/p>\n

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Project Eligibility<\/h3>

\nFaculty Project Awards are designed to fund the dissemination of humanities scholarship on BU’s campus. Applications are judged on the basis of their intellectual quality and scholarly significance, as well as on their direct relevance to the humanities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defining the Humanities<\/strong>
\nThe Center defines the humanities both as designated departments and as an expansive and flexible mode of inquiry. In keeping with the Congressional Act that created the National Endowment for the Humanities, the humanities include the study and interpretation of the following: linguistics; literature; history; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences that have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of life. We understand humanities methods as primarily critical or speculative, as distinguished from the empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. We welcome faculty who share an interest in issues of interpretation and value that are central to humanities work.<\/p>\n

Types of projects typically funded:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n-colloquia
\n-conferences
\n-symposia
\n-lectures
\n-short-term residencies by visiting scholars
\n-graduate student conferences sponsored by a humanities department<\/p>\n

Project Awards Do Not Fund:<\/strong>
\n-production components of live performance (theatre, dance, music etc.)
\n-art exhibitions or installations
\n-projects that are focused on undergraduate curriculum development
\n-in-class visits by guest artists or scholars
\n-multi-year proposals
\n-honoraria for guests who have spoken\/presented at BU within the last five academic years<\/span><\/p>\n

Please review the\u00a0most recent Events & Conferences policies<\/a>\u00a0before submitting a proposal to make sure that your project will be in compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Applying On-Cycle vs. Off-Cycle<\/h3>

\nOn-Cycle Awards<\/strong> support projects to take place in the next academic year <\/strong>(AY 26-27). The Center maintains two annual on-cycle deadlines:<\/strong> Nov 15 and Feb 1.<\/p>\n

Off-Cycle Awards support <\/strong>projects to take place in the current academic year <\/strong>(AY 25-26). The Center accepts applications on a rolling basis. Please note that off-cycle awards are necessarily smaller than on-cycle awards. Since the Center\u2019s budget is set one year in advance, most available funds have already been allocated for the current year. <\/span> Off-cycle awards are typically around $500<\/strong>. Applicants seeking large-scale funding should apply for an on-cycle award.
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Applications & Deadlines<\/h3>

\nAll applications must be submitted via InfoReady Review.<\/p>\n

The next deadline for On-Cycle Awards is Sunday, February 1, 2026<\/strong>. This application cycle will fund projects to take place in AY 26-27.<\/p>\n

Please click here<\/strong><\/a> to access the Off-Cycle Award<\/strong> application for projects to take place in AY 25-26. The Off-Cycle Award for events to take place in AY 26-27 will open on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

Application components<\/strong> for on-cycle and off-cycle faculty project awards are identical and include the following:<\/p>\n