Faculty Resources

Summer Grants

The Humanities Institute Summer Grants are open to tenure-earning and tenured faculty whose research falls under the NEH definition of the humanities. Awards are up to $5,000. These funds may be used for travel for research, archival work, essential project-driven equipment, publishing support, research assistance, or summary salary.

Applications are OPEN for the 2026 Humanities Institute Summer Grants. Eligibility, evaluation criteria, and more information is included in the application document. Submit questions and applications to Liz Kicak. 

Application Deadline: February 14, 2026

2026 Summer Grant Application

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2025 SUMMER GRANT RECIPIENTS

Elizabeth Aranda (Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center)

Zaib un Nisa Aziz (History)
Toil and Trouble: A Global History of South Asian Labour

Maria Cizmic (Humanities & Cultural Studies)
鈥淪tory of an Artist鈥�: Psychiatric Disability, Complex Embodiment, and the Music of Singer-Songwriter Daniel Johnston

Olivia Cosentino (Humanities & Cultural Studies)
Starscapes: Youth, Media, and Modernity in Mexico

Thomas Hallock (English)
Tampa Bay and the Blue Humanities: Local Approach, Global Vision

Julia Koets (English)
Someone Will Remember Us: A Collection of Essays on Queerness, Loss, Memory, & Poetry

Quynh Nhu Le (English)
Asian Americans in the Re-narrations of Florida鈥檚 Citrus Empire

Philip Levy (History)
Sarah Tayloe Washington鈥檚 Recipe Book: A Revolutionary-Era Plantation Wife鈥檚 Life Told Through Her Food

Vrinda Marwah (SIGS)
State of Intimacy: Hope and Healthcare in India

Jason Nethercut (World Languages)
Ennius and Homeric Culture in Republican Rome

Summer Grant Award Timeline

  • Call for Applications

    December / January

    Summer Grant Applications Open

  • Applications Due

    February

    Submit PDF document containing:

    • Application cover sheet
    • Description of project
    • Budget
    • Funding disclosure
    • 2 page CV

  • Applicants Notified

    March

    After applications are reviewed and scored, applicants will be notified via email of the decision.

  • Fund Transfer

    April

    The Humanities Institute will work with department managers or URAs to transfer funds to faculty research chartfields. 

  • Spend Grant Funds

    May - August

    Faculty spend their awarded grant funds. 

    A grant report will be sent out at the end of August to complete.

  • Summer Grant Reports Due

    October

    • Faculty submit Summer Grant Reports to Liz Kicak. 
    • Unspent funds will be returned to the Humanities Institute

    • View Previous Faculty Summer Grant Awards 2005-2024