Details of the 2026 Workshop
Are you interested in exploring how your research could be supported through external funding? The Humanities Center invites faculty in the Humanities to apply for a two-day workshop designed to help you find, frame, and secure grant support for your research. The workshop will be held January 12-13, 2026.
Participants will learn how to identify external funding opportunities for Humanities research, develop strategies for aligning research projects with grant priorities, gain insight into Miami University’s grant policies and procedures, and build skills for crafting compelling and competitive proposals.
During the workshop, participants will be expected to attend all sessions, spend time developing draft language for a possible grant submission, and give and get feedback on drafts with their peers. After the workshop, participants will be expected to develop a plan for pursuing specific external grants and submit that plan by March 1, 2026. Faculty who complete the entire program will receive $250 in professional funds.
Application is simple. Please send a one-paragraph statement in which you describe a research project or even a broad research agenda you would like to seek grant support for. Paste that paragraph to the top of your current CV. Submit that file as a single PDF titled "[your surname] J-Term Grant Workshop Application.pdf" to humanitiesgrants@miamioh.edu. Please write “J-Term Grant Workshop” in the subject heading of your message.
This program is open to all full-time faculty members in the humanities, broadly construed, including prior participants. Visiting faculty are eligible to apply; in the event of limited space, priority will be given to new applicants and continuing faculty . Participants must agree to meet all of the deadlines given above and comment constructively on the work of other participants, as assigned.
Questions? Contact Ron Becker at beckerrp@miamioh.edu
Applications are due Friday, November 21, 2025.
