Colloquia/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Interest Groups Fund

WIHR welcomes applications for group events and collaborations—colloquia, symposia, workshops, interest groups, and other working groups that meet regularly to share out research ideas on shared topics of interest—that focus on any of the following research areas: Environmental Humanities, Western/Wyoming Humanities, Global Humanities, Cultural Studies, and Indigenous Resurgence (e.g., language revitalization, sovereignty, storytelling, environmental knowledges, etc).

We will consider funding space needs, refreshments, small honoraria for participants, costs for recording/casting, and other related expenses. The purpose of this funding category is to convene researchers working on similar issue areas who might not otherwise get the chance to share their ideas with one another, and potentially to initiate further collaborative work, interdisciplinary grant-writing, etc. These groups may be designed to initiate discussions between those doing early-stage research on a particular topic, or they may be structured around the sharing out of more developed research. In either case, the desired research outcomes of the group participants should be made clear in the application materials.

Groups must include multiple UW faculty and/or staff members, but they may also include community members, graduate students, and faculty from other institutions (however, the majority of the participants must be UW faculty/staff). This funding is not earmarked for invited keynote speakers—please see our events funding call if you are seeking monies for that purpose.

Funds will be awarded through semesterly competitions; a call for proposals will be made at the start of each semester.

Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria: relevance to a Humanities issue area described above; plan for multiple members of the group to share out their research; clarity of desired outcomes for the activity. Applications should include a clear project plan and timeline (1-2 pgs.) and a detailed budget.

Maximum award: $2500