The West Virginia University Humanities Center is pleased to announce the Academic Year 2026-27 call for humanities grants and fellowships is now open.

Through various monetary awards, the Humanities Center promotes and supports humanities-focused research. With the goal of showcasing the vital role of humanities scholarship and creativity in a thriving and just society, projects will be carefully reviewed and awarded by an interdisciplinary humanities committee.

Academic Year 2026-27 Grants and Fellowships

Humanities Collaboration Grant Application

Maximum budget: $13,000 ($15,000 may be requested if the additional $2,000 is allocated to a student) 

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The Humanities Center’s Grants for Humanities Collaboration are available to full-time faculty members and faculty equivalent academic professionals (FEAPs). Eligible faculty members include tenured or tenure-track, teaching, service, clinical, research, librarian, and continuing visiting faculty members.

Find more details here.

Research Support Grant Application

Maximum budget: $4,000

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The Humanities Center’s Research Support Grants are available to full-time faculty members and faculty equivalent academic professionals (FEAPs). Eligible faculty members include tenured or tenure-track, teaching, service, clinical, research, librarian, and continuing visiting faculty members.

Find more details here.

Humanities Center Fellowship Application

Maximum budget: $7,500

Deadline: March 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

The WVUL Humanities Center’s fellowship(s) is designed as a mutually beneficial, two-pronged opportunity: to contribute to the Center’s mission, programming, and public engagement initiatives, while also providing support for the Fellow’s independent humanities research project.

Find more details here.

If you have any questions about any of these opportunities or their application process, please direct them to Humanities Center Director Dr. Sharon Ryan at Sharon.Ryan@mail.wvu.edu. 

Without proper funding, much of the research that meaningfully improves the lives of human beings is not possible. Humanities Center research funding is provided by generous philanthropists committed to the importance of the satisfaction of human curiosity, the exploration of difficult questions with rigor and artistry, the promotion of civil discourse, the advancement of well-being and a deep respect for the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.

Consider supporting the continuation of this work by donating to the Humanities Center at give.wvu.edu/campaign/wvu-humanities-center/c739545.