Grants for Research and Creative Activity in the Arts & Humanities
Sponsored by the Office of Research
2011-2012 Request for Proposals
Arts & Humanities announces a major grant competition for all faculty on all campuses within the 21
Departments in Arts & Humanities. Grants for Research and Creative Activity (RCA Grants) are open to
all ranks of tenure-track faculty in Arts & Humanities: Assistant Professors must have successfully
completed their fourth year review and exhausted any available Assistant Professor Research Funds to
receive funding from these awards. Projects previously funded by Grants for Research & Creative
Activity or earlier iterations of the Arts & Humanities Seed and Innovation Grants in previous years are
ineligible for these awards. These awards may not be used in conjunction with any other Support for
Research grants in the Arts & Humanities program.
Collaborative Research Grants. Awards of up to $25,000 will be available for groups of two or more
faculty beginning new collaborative research or creative projects. At least one of the Principal
Investigators must be a member of the tenure-track faculty in Arts & Humanities. Preference will be
given to projects that highlight interdisciplinary links in and between the Arts & Humanities, though
connections with other fields are certainly welcome. New collaborative research proposals focused on
book projects, exhibitions, performances, curricular projects, workshops, special seminars, off-campus
research, pedagogy, outreach and engagement, and interdisciplinary work are welcome, as well as any
other projects that fall under the general heading of this program. Specific plans for a tangible product
(e.g. monograph, public or recorded performance, stand-alone symposium, film, catalogue) must be
included in the application. Applicants should carefully explain the expected impact of the project when
completed, including (where relevant) the influence it will have on current scholarship, the size and
composition of the audience to which it will be delivered, the prestige of the venue in which it will be
performed, the influence on curriculum or teaching, the broader impact on the community, and so on.
Application deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012. The total award will not be more than $25,000 for
any one project.
RCA Grant Funds may be used for the following:
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Materials, supplies and equipment (note that any items in this category purchased with grant
money remain the property of The Ohio State University)
Travel for research, presentation, or performance
Honoraria for visiting speakers
Undergraduate or graduate student stipends, tuition, and fees
RCA Grant Funds may not be used to purchase a release from teaching, or to pay for food or per diem
expenses. Funding decisions will be made by the Dean of Arts & Humanities, in consultation with the
Arts & Humanities Research Committee, by March 9, 2012. Funds must be expended within 2 years
from the date of the award and a final report will be due to the College Office within 3 months from the
end of the 2-year award period. The final report should include a description of the objectives, success in
completing the objectives, other accomplishments, impact to the relevant fields, a detailed expenditure
report, and a copy of the publication or documentation of the exhibition or performance, as applicable.
Application Submission Process: An application form is available at the following link:
http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/facultystaff/ah-faculty-awards#creative
Hard copies of the application form are also available by request to the Arts & Humanities Office in
University Hall 114 (2-4063). Submit one copy of the complete proposal by the February 10 deadline to
the Arts & Humanities Office. Direct programmatic questions by e-mail or telephone to Sebastian
Knowles (knowles.1@osu.edu, 2-4063).