How to Obtain Humanities
Fellowships and Awards:
The Basics
A workshop providing information on the process of applying
for external research awards.
Sponsored by
USF Office of Research
NEH Workshop Facilitator: Roger Ariew , Ph.D.
rariew@cas.usf.edu 974-8207
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This Session will :
Give a general overview of the funding opportunities
in the humanities.
Provide an introduction to the various types of
funding,.
Discuss the grant process.
Find out about the workshop series and the
expectations.
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How Does Research Funding Benefit
You?
Increases research productivity.
Improves research quality.
Ensures thorough program planning.
Enhances tenure/promotion package.
Encourages involvement and visibility
in professional societies.
Solidifies your status as a top-notch
scholar.
Why is Research Funding Necessary?
Provides you and the university with
ability to conduct research;
Fulfills mission of knowledge
generation and student training;
Increases university, department, and
program visibility;
Improves ability to attract high quality
students.
Types of Funding
Opportunities
 Fellowships
 Contracts
 Residencies
 Nominated Awards
 Travel / Conference Support
 Publication Support
Donations/Gifts
Who Might Fund Your Research?
Federal agencies
National/Regional groups
Private Foundations
State and county programs
Institutional Internal Awards
Searching the Web for
Opportunities
National Endowment for the Humanities
www.neh.gov
American Council for Learned Societies
www.acls.org
Chronicle of Higher Education
www.chronicle.com
The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
Grants.gov www.grants.gov
Community of Science www.cos.com
What Kinds of Projects Will Be
Funded?
NEH abstracts: Fellowships & Grants
ACLS recent recipient abstracts:
Recent Awardees
NSF Abstracts: NSF - Award Search
Talk to your colleagues that have been
funded, they should be more than
happy to share their experience.
Improving Your Funding
Chances
Pick a good topic (theoretical advance,
latest literature, compelling question)
Be explicit in design, and focus on
quality
Include a relatively detailed time line
Talk to program representative in
advance
Have others review early drafts
Directly address potential contribution
to larger Humanities goals
USF Research Office
www.research.usf.edu
Division of Sponsored Research
Research Resources
Get to know your Sponsored Research
Administrator
Policies, Rates, & Forms for Grants
 Pre-award and grant budget assistance
Internal opportunity announcements
Institutional Data
The Proposal Cycle
The Proposal Cycle
Principal Investigator
(PI) develops project
idea and researches
funding sources
PI and Department
prepare proposal,
budget and Internal
Form, and submit with
guidelines to the
Division of Sponsored
Research (DSR)
DSR enters award
information into FAST
(assigns Project ID)
and forwards award
package to PI, Chair,
Dean, and Research
Financial Management
(RFM)
DSR reviews proposal,
enters proposal into
FAST, provides
institutional signature
and sends to sponsor
PI collects internal
paperwork and mails
to DSR
Begin Financial Administration Cycle
Sponsor reviews
proposal and if
awarded sends award
notice to USF
DSR renegotiates and
accepts award on
behalf of USF
Award Startup
Division of Sponsored Research (DSR)
Accepts award on
behalf of USF
Certifies IRB, IACUC,
and other regulatory
approvals
Forwards grant
package to PI, Chair,
Dean, and RFM
Research Financial Management (RFM)
Reviews award
package
Department / PI
Receives award
package
Loads new award into
FAST
Assigns personnel to
new project
Completes Signature
Authorization Form
PI begins work on
project
READY TO GET STARTED?