Program Overview
Graduate students and faculty can request funds for hosting in-person and online events.
Application Process
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the proposed event. Decisions will be announced within eight weeks of submission. These grants are highly competitive.
Events Supported
These grants can be used to support a variety of events including:
- Campus-wide lectures and panel discussions
- Book manuscript and papers workshops (honoraria for participants)
- Author-meets-critics panels
- Pedagogy and professionalization workshops
- On-campus conferences
- Reading groups for students or faculty
Event Eligibility
- Events must be rigorously academic in nature and take place in the United States or online.
- Preference goes to events that deal with the IHS areas of focus.
- Events should feature speakers or texts that represent the diversity of views within the broad liberal tradition.
Indirect Costs
IHS grants cannot support institutional overhead or indirect costs.