Subvention Grants

HFA Subvention Grants may provide up to $2,000 to offset expenses incurred in the publication of single-authored scholarly books and monographs, the recording of musical performances, and the installation of art exhibits. Other activities associated with the visual and performing arts may be eligible for subvention.  

Eligibility and Priority Consideration  

  • Open to full-time tenure track faculty.  Non-tenure track faculty on full-time continuous appointments may apply to the HFA Research Grant for subvention funding. 
  • Priority shall be given to junior faculty who are approaching their tenure decision year. 

Application Procedure 

To be considered for an HFA Subvention Grant, faculty must submit an application to the Office of Research and Engagement's Subvention Program as well as to HFA's. The deadline for both applications is January 31, 2025.   

  • The HFA application will be announced in the fall. Applicants will submit the following information with the application form: 
  • A description of the work for which you request funding, its role in your larger research agenda or creative plan, and why subvention is needed. (maximum of 750 characters) 
  • Materials that document your arrangements with the entity to which subvention would be paid.  For example, a contract, letters requiring a subvention payment, an invitation to exhibit, etc. 
  • A detailed budget that includes all subvention expenses. Present your budget as a spreadsheet, chart, table, or list. Include all sources of support or in-kind contributions (e.g. from your department or the exhibit host, use of MSP funds, outside support, etc.) and all expense categories (on what items or how the funds would be spent, e.g. copyright permission, image rights, publisher subvention, CD production and distribution, artwork shipping and crating, etc.) and the amounts associated with each. For each expense category, provide the actual cost of the item or enter an estimate of the cost. 

Award Management 

The department business manager, in collaboration with the award recipient, submits a summit report to the HFA Business Office for reimbursement of expenses made on the faculty member’s retention account.

Who to Contact

For more information, please contact:

  • Amy Fleig, afleig [at] umass [dot] edu (afleig[at]umass[dot]edu)

  • Pari Riahi, priahi [at] umass [dot] edu (priahi[at]umass[dot]edu)