The Center for the Humanities, in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, is pleased to share this Call for Proposals: Arts and Humanities Research, an internal funding program intended to support innovative and consequential scholarship and creative practices across the arts and humanities at NYU.

Eligibility

Full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and contract) in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai campuses are eligible to serve as PI and Co-PI. The Lead PI must have Principal Investigator status at NYU for the proposed project.

Review Criteria and Funding Priorities

This program prioritizes applications that demonstrate the potential to make meaningful scholarly, artistic, or public contributions in the arts and humanities, whether through publications, exhibitions, performances, community engagement, or extramural funding applications, or other outcomes appropriate to the field. 

The following criteria will be considered by the Selection Committee when reviewing applications: 

I. Proposed Project

• Does the proposal articulate an important and original project?
• Is the proposed topic presented in a clear, detailed, well-organized way?
• Is the project plan feasible?
• Is the budget appropriate and reflective of real needs? 

II. Project PI/Co-PIs

• Considering the PI’s and (if applicable) Co-PI’s scholarly, artistic, and creative  contributions to date, as demonstrated through publications, books, exhibitions, performances, awards and honors, public engagement, and any other forms of professional achievement, are they able to carry out the proposed work successfully?  

III. Potential Impact

• Will the proposed work significantly advance the PI’s/Co-PI’s scholarly, artistic, or creative trajectory? 
• Does the proposed work have the potential to make a significant scholarly, artistic, intellectual, or public contribution? Will the project contribute to the visibility and intellectual or artistic vitality of the field and broader NYU community?

Reporting Requirements

All award recipients will be required to submit a final report within 90 days following the project end date that summarizes project activities, expenditures, and future plans. Periodic updates may continue to be requested to learn about subsequent developments related to the project.

Required Application Materials: 

• Project Summary: up to 250 words
• Project Description: up to 3 pages, not inclusive of references
• CV(s)/Biosketch(es) or portfolios of recent work for PI and Co-PIs
• Current and Pending Support (if applicable)
• Budget and Budget Justification

Opportunity Deadline:August 18, 2026 11:59pm