Matching Funds

The Humanities Center offers matching funds to support projects that are funded by external agencies. These awards are granted on a rolling basis, subject to funding availability.

Guidelines for Submitting a Request for Matching Funds

1. Any tenured or tenure-track faculty member at UAH is eligible to submit a request.
   • Students, staff, and other faculty at UAH may collaborate with an eligible UAH faculty member to develop a request.
   • Community members and others interested in promoting the humanities may collaborate with an eligible UAH faculty member to develop a request.
2. Projects must relate to the humanities, as defined by 20 U.S. Code § 952(a):
   • 20 U.S. Code § 952(a): "The term “humanities” includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life."
   • The National Endowment for the Humanities endorses this definition.
3. Requests should include a narrative for the nature of the funded project.
   • If the project does not plainly belong to one of the categories in the definition of "humanities" from 20 U.S. Code § 952(a), the narrative should explain how the project relates to the humanities.
   • The narrative should identify when the funds are needed.
   • The narrative should mention the other agencies from which funding will be requested.
4. Requests should include a narrative for the goals of the project.
   • The narrative should explain how the project is expected to enrich the intellectual and professional lives of UAH faculty and students as well as the Huntsville community.
5. There is no minimum or maximum award limit.
   • Matching funds are awarded at the discretion of the Director of the Humanities Center, on the basis of funding availability, number of requests received, and merits of the project for promoting the goals of the Humanities Center.
6. Requests should include a detailed budget, along with an explanation or justification of each budget item.
7. Each request should include the following information:
   • Name, rank, home department, and email address of the applicant
   • Title, theme, or topic for the project
   • Total amount of matching funds requested
   • A narrative that explains the nature of the project.
   • A narrative that explains how the project is expected to enrich the intellectual and professional lives of UAH faculty and students as well as the Huntsville community.
   • A detailed budget, including an explanation or justification of each item.
8. Each request should be submitted by email, as a single file in DOC or DOCX format, to humanitiescenter@uah.edu, preferably with the subject line "Matching Funds Request".
9. Members of the Humanities Center Steering Committee, and the Director of the Humanities Center, are good sources of advice about Humanities Center Matching Funds.
10. Direct questions about Humanities Center Matching Funds to humanitiescenter@uah.edu