RFA Now Open For Humanities And Arts Research Program
Dear Colleagues:
The Office for Research & Innovation (R&I) invites applications to the 2020-2021 Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP). Guidelines and instructions can be found online at the Grant Proposal System (GPS) website (https://msu.smapply.io). Proposals are to be submitted electronically through the HARP GPS site. If you have any questions after reviewing the HARP website, contact us at: proposal@msu.edu or 432-3773.
HARP has two components:
Development:
The HARP Development program provides funds to support faculty who are conducting important research leading to creative and performance projects or activities in the arts and humanities. This limited funding is designed to support faculty in the development of projects that seem likely to enhance the reputation of the faculty member and the university.
Within the Development program, there are two panels that conduct the reviews; the Humanities Research panel and the Exhibition and Performance panel. The Humanities Research panel will review applications that are supporting research projects and scholarship broadly related to the humanities. The Exhibition and Performance panel will review proposals that support scholarship and creative activities leading to an exhibit or performance. See the FAQs posted on the grant proposal system for clarification.
The deadline for HARP development applications will be in mid-November, with awards announced in March. Funding will be available for a two year period beginning on July 1.
Production:
The HARP Production program provides funds, when research is complete, to help subsidize the costs of book publication, permissions to use copyrighted materials, CD recording and production, the creation and mounting of exhibits, and other expenses associated with producing the results of a completed creative or research project. A contract from the publisher will be required if funds are being requested to publish a book. Proposals requesting funds to complete textbooks will not be considered.
Within the production program, there are two panels that conduct the reviews; the Humanities Research panel and the Exhibition and Performance panel. The Humanities Research panel will review applications that support the completion of research, such as the publication of a book or production of a film. The Exhibition and Performance panel will review proposals that provide support for an exhibit or performance. See the FAQs posted on the grant proposal system for clarification.
In order to respond to the more immediate needs that these subsidies often entail, the panels will review applications twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring semester. Funds will be available for an additional year after the fiscal year of the original funding allocation.
I encourage you to consider this program to support appropriate arts and humanities research and scholarship. The specific deadlines can be found on the HARP GPS website.
Sincerely,
Doug Gage
Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation