Research Information and Applications
Grants and funding for research and creative activities are available from the Dean's Office from several programs that operate on a competitive basis. Applications to these college-based programs are accepted annually or bi-annually. Additionally, the University supports faculty research through several programs to which the college’s faculty members may apply.
Faculty members in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts are also encouraged to seek external sources in the form of grants or fellowships that will offer direct funding of their research or creative activities.
College Outstanding Teacher Award
Any full-time HFA faculty member at the college for three or more years may be nominated for the HFA College Outstanding Teacher Award. Information and application »
Conference Grants
Conference Grants offer partial support for events to be held at UMass Amherst. To be eligible, applicants are required to secure funding from other sources. Grants of up to $1,500 will be made based on a 1 to 2 match, that is to say, a proposal that has a commitment in hand or has otherwise secured $525 in funding, would be eligible for up to $1,050 toward expenses from HFA. Information and application »
External Funding
HFA faculty members have secured grants and fellowships from prestigious funding organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Ford Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Recognizing the value and benefit of off-campus funding, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts is committed to helping faculty members identify potential funding sources and prepare competitive applications. Information and application »
Guest Speaker Funding
The Margarita Hopkins Rand Distinguished Lectures and the Lois E. Toko Lecture Series endowments were established to bring guest lectures and speakers to campus who will inspire, engage, and inform students in the college. Information and application »
Mid-Career Research Award
The HFA Mid-Career Research Award was developed to help faculty members progress toward their promotion to Full Professor. Award recipients will be provided with one semester's release from teaching responsibilities, department obligations, and college service. The award may be scheduled in conjunction with an approved sabbatical leave, thereby yielding a full year's leave. Information and application »
Research Grants
All full-time faculty members in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts whose appointment extends beyond the current fiscal year may apply for research grants. Information and application »
Research Intensive Semester
The Provost and the Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts support the Research Intensive Semester (RIS) program developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Society of Professors. (A description of the program and its eligibility requirements are in Appendix D of the MSP/MTA/NEA contract.) The program gives HFA departments the ability to offer tenure-track junior faculty members who meet the eligibility requirements a “research-intensive semester” during which they can focus on those projects critical to their upcoming tenure review. In this context, we use the word “research” to include a broad range of creative and scholarly work. Information and application »
Research Presentation Funds
Faculty members in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts present the results of their research, creative, and scholarly efforts at conferences, educational institutions, and professional meetings nationally and internationally. To encourage and support this activity the College offers the Research Presentation Program. Information and application »
Subvention Grants
Subvention Grants offer partial support toward expenses incurred in the publication of single-authored scholarly books and monographs, the recording or performance of creative works, and the installation of artistic exhibits. Information and application »
University Support for Faculty Research
The University’s Office of Research and Engagement supports campus research and creative efforts with several grant and award programs. Information and application »
