Humanities Funding
Workshop
TO D D F U L L E R , P H . D .
A S S O C I AT E D I R E C TO R F O R R E S E A R C H D E V E L O P M E N T
CENTER FOR RESEARCH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT
Talking Points & Activities
◦ Why Pursue?
◦ VPR’s Recognition Program
◦ Provost’s Forms
◦ Funding Opportunities
◦ Internal
◦ External
◦ Fellowships
◦ Grants
◦ Project Timeline
◦ Funding Calendar
Why Pursue?
◦ I’ve got my first book publication for tenure, so I’m good
◦ I’ve got my second book publication for full, so I’m good
◦ I’m a scholar in the humanities, I don’t need much funding for research
◦ But what if I:
◦ Want to be one of THE leading scholars in my field?
◦ Want to be recognized for my outstanding work?
◦ Want to keep growing and producing as a scholar?
◦ Want my scholarship to impact students and communities?
◦ And, no matter what . . .
I always need time off to write, and
extra $ is always welcome.
VPR’s Recognition Program
◦ AKA, Recognition Program for Exceptional
Achievements in Research and Creative Activity
Norman Campus and Norman Campus Programs at
OU-Tulsa
◦ Rewards highly-prestigious and prestigious awards /
fellowships
◦ https://vpr-norman.ou.edu/VPR-researchawards/recognition-program-exceptionalachievements-research
$5000-2500 Awards>>
Highly Prestigious Tier:
(for humanists [with some gray])
o Academy Award
o American Antiquarian Society
o ACLS Fellowships
o Guggenheim Fellowship
o National Book Award
o National Endowment Fellowship
o National Humanities Center Fellow
o Robert Wood Johnson Policy Fellow
o Tony Award
o Woodrow Wilson Int’l Ctr for Scholars
Prestigious Tier:
o American Academy in Rome – Rome Prize
o American School of Classical Studies @ Athens
o Friederich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
o Fulbright Scholar
o Getty Scholars in Residence
o Humboldt Prize (aka Humboldt Research Award)
o IMLS Early Career Awards
o Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships
o Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
Fellowships
o Stanford Humanities Center
Provost’s Forms
◦ Steps:
◦ Read and re-read both the Policy and the Leave Form
◦ Consult with your respective dean’s office
◦ Fill out the form as early as possible
◦ ($ can be negotiated on the back end)
◦ Consider Option 2 as the best option
◦ Become familiar with the activities the fellowship covers (and how much for each category)
◦ Salary (how much from the grant?)
◦ Travel
◦ Cost of living
Provost’s Policy & Procedure:
http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/provost/documents/prestigious-scholarships-fellowships-policy-procedures.pdf
Provost’s Leave Form:
http://www.ou.edu/content/dam/provost/documents/fellowship-leave-form.pdf
Funding Opportunities / Internal
◦ College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
◦ Funding Assistance Program (FAP)
◦ Junior Faculty Fellowship (JFF)*
◦ Senior Faculty Summer Fellowships (SFSF)
◦ Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR)
◦ Faculty Investment Program (FIP)
◦ Arts & Humanities Faculty Fellowship (AHFF)
◦ Junior Faculty Fellowship (JFF)*
◦ Provost
◦ Presidential International Travel Fellowships (PITF)
See the following link for
an extensive of internal
Funding opportunities:
https://vprnorman.ou.edu/files/vpr/re
ports/Internal_Funding_OU
_2015.pdf
Funding Opportunities / External
◦ Keys to Success:
◦ Become familiar with your discipline’s primary [Federal] funding
organization/s
◦ Know the major awards within your discipline / field
◦ National Associations
◦ Foundations
◦ Know each organization’s funding priorities – past, present, and future
trends
◦ Fellowships: Lots
◦ Grants: Not so many
Funding Opportunities / External / Fellowships
◦ Foundations:
◦ Pivot: http://pivot.cos.com/funding_main
◦ University of Oklahoma: https://crpde.ou.edu/funding/fellowships/table
◦ Boston University: http://www.bu.edu/cas/faculty-staff/faculty-staffhandbook/research/humanities-fellowships-and-grants-deadlines/
◦ Northeastern University:
http://www.northeastern.edu/research/funding/external-fundingopportunities-2/funding-in-the-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences/
◦ University of Connecticut: http://humanities.uconn.edu/national-andinternational-opportunities/
Funding Opportunities / External / Grants
◦ Grants:
◦ Pivot: http://pivot.cos.com/funding_main
◦ Federal: http://www.grants.gov
◦ National Endowment for the Humanities
◦ National Archives and Records Administration
◦ Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
◦ Institute of Museum and Library Services
◦ National Park Service
◦ National Endowment for the Arts (Translation Projects)
◦ National Science Foundation
Project Timeline
PROJECT START
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 1
SUBMIT ARTICLE
CHAPTER 3
PROJECT END
LIT REVIEW /
RESEARCH QUESTION
15 Aug
EDIT
15 Sep
15 Oct
15 Nov
15 Dec
15 Jan
15 Feb
15 Mar
15 Apr
15 May
15 Jun
INTRO
CHAPTER 2
CONTACT PUBLISHERS
AFTERWORD
CHAPTER 4
15 Jul
Funding Calendar
Agency / Foundation
Due Date
Scope / Summary
OU Lead / Others
Tasks
TBD by when
Faculty Investment
Program
Rolling deadline (15th of
each month, during the
academic year)
January 6, 2016
The best humanities
project ever – your great
project idea
A different phase of the
project (most faculty use
the JFF to cover summer
salary
A new, great idea –
penetrating, profound,
and fun
Your name
Others, if applicable
X, Y, Z
1st of the month (set up
meeting with CRPDE)
You (and only you)
Ditto
December 1st (unless you
feel like doing it during
winter break)
You (and only you)
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
March 15
NEH’s Division of
Research Programs at
202-606-8200 or
fellowships@neh.gov
August 15
Rachel Bernard:
rbernard@acls.org
Junior Faculty
Fellowship
NEH Fellowship
April 28, 2016
ACLS
Usually mid-to-late
September
ETC
Activity
◦ Identify 5-10 funding opportunities (by field)
◦ Determine suitability / fit of your work with the program
◦ Remember: it’s about the funder, not you (or your work)
◦ Determine due dates
◦ Would your project benefit from collaborators?
◦ Complete funding calendar template
◦ Create project timeline
◦ Major benchmarks
◦ Include meeting/s with Dean
◦ Completion of Provost’s Form
In Closing
◦ If you would like to set up a consultation, I am available to meet and
discuss:
◦ Your strategy
◦ Your project
◦ Your timeline
◦ Your funding calendar
◦ Your next steps
◦ All of the above
◦ None of the above
Make an appointment now, if you’d like!
Todd Fuller / tfuller@ou.edu