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.
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)
“Story of an Artist”: 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’s Citrus Empire
Philip Levy (History)
Sarah Tayloe Washington’s Recipe Book: A Revolutionary-Era Plantation Wife’s 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