Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
Categories for grant submission: (A) Funding for one grant that has a direct impact on ASU’s mission and emphasizes one or more of the guiding principles of a New American University: academic excellence; broad access; and meaningful, positive impact on the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the diverse communities we serve; should demonstrate a transformative opportunity for the university. (B) Support for projects that are identified as a top priority by the ASU unit and embody the strategic goals and objectives of a New American University.
One grant is awarded annually to a scholar or researcher in the field of twentieth-century British painting to assist with travel, subsistence and other research costs.
Offered to scholars already engaged in research involving the study of British art or architectural history to assist with research travel costs incurred in visiting collections, libraries, archives or historic sites within the United Kingdom or abroad for research purposes.
Awarded to help towards the costs of appointing a Research Curator (or to assist with replacement costs to temporarily cover a curatorial staff member) to undertake research towards an exhibition or installation of British art or a cataloging project on part of a collection or archive which will result in a printed or online catalog.
Supports faculty members in the teaching and development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This question-driven course will encourage undergraduates and teachers to grapple with a fundamental concern of human life addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day.
Supports the planning stages of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities.
Supports work in the following areas: 1) Expanding Media Engagement; 2) Strengthening People-to-People Ties; 3) Increasing Community Engagement; 4) Building and Strengthening Local Partners.
Supports the early stages of project development, including consultation with scholars, refinement of humanities themes, preliminary design, testing, and audience evaluation. Formats include 1) exhibitions at museums, libraries, and other venues; 2) interpretations of historic places, sites, or regions; 3) book/film discussion programs; living history presentations; 4) other face-to-face programs at libraries, community centers, and other public venues; and 5) interpretive websites and other digital formats.
Supports final scholarly research and consultation, design development, production, and installation of a project for presentation to the public. Formats include 1) exhibitions at museums, libraries, and other venues; 2) interpretations of historic places, sites, or regions; 3) book/film discussion programs; living history presentations; 4) other face-to-face programs at libraries, community centers, and other public venues; and 5) interpretive websites and other digital formats.