The Humanities Institute has funding available for faculty organized events in 2024-2027.
The purpose of the Faculty Invites program is to support conferences, workshops, and/or lectures led by faculty members in humanities disciplines to take place at University Park.
Approved proposals will be considered Humanities Institute events. Specialized research topics with focused appeal are welcome, but special consideration will be given to events with broader disciplinary appeal and especially to those that involve interdepartmental collaboration. HI staff will support these events either in part or as a whole, by working with the faculty hosts and their home departments to arrange organizational details (such as some if not all travel/lodging, venue, and catering arrangements), and creating and disseminating publicity materials.
Faculty members interested in submitting a proposal are required to discuss the idea with HI Director John Christman and Associate Director Lauren Kooistra in order to determine fit and funding possibilities prior to application. Please email humanities@psu.edu to arrange for an appointment. Only conference applications that have received prior consultation will be considered. Those interested in a single lecture or small workshop proposal are not required to meet but are welcome to schedule an appointment if desired.
There are two rounds of application deadlines. (Support for proposals submitted in Spring 2025 will be dependent on the extent of resources remaining following the Fall 2024 deadline.)
Fall 2024 deadline: October 14, 2024
Spring 2025 deadline: February 10, 2025
Proposals for events happening this AY (‘24-’25) are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible to begin planning.
Proposals should be emailed to humanities@psu.edu with subject line Faculty Invites, by 5:00 p.m. on the application deadline date.
Proposals may be for conferences, lectures, or workshops. Please see specific details below.
Note on Co-Sponsorships: A limited amount of funding is also available for distribution to support non-HI events. We will contribute up to $500 for well-planned events in the Humanities if exhaustion of department and other funds is demonstrated. Funds will be distributed on a first come-first serve basis, and the HI should be mentioned in all publicity materials connected to the event. Email humanities@psu.edu with a brief description of the event planning in place, including other sources of funding, with the subject line: Co-Sponsorship Request.