The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center provides cost-sharing to leverage extramural research grants for projects in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences. Only projects that are interdisciplinary in nature are eligible for such support. Grant proposals for which IHC cost-sharing is requested should be submitted through the IHC, and the IHC shall administer all extramural research grants for which it provides cost-sharing.

Cost-sharing requests should be made in a memo to the IHC Director, specifying the amount of cost-sharing requested and its intended use (e.g. research assistance, research expenses, travel, summer salary, etc.), with a copy of the extramural grant application (including a detailed budget and the curriculum vitae of the faculty member(s) involved in the project) attached.There are no deadlines, but requests should be made no later than the extramural grant application due date. Requests are reviewed by a faculty committee once every quarter during the academic year. The amount of award varies, generally with a maximum of $3,000 for 12-month projects and $10,000 for 3-year projects.

For more information, please contact Dr. Holly Unruh by phone (x7799) or email hunruh@ihc.ucsb.edu. Prospective applicants are encouraged to consult with her before submitting grant proposals and cost-sharing requests.