The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center supports UCSB faculty efforts to secure extra-mural funding for research projects in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences at all stages of project development and funding, from finding funding sources to grant administration.

Finding Funding Sources

Assistance in locating and identifying suitable funding agencies is available through:

• Funding Searches: Individual fund searches are performed for faculty upon request. To initiate a funding search, please contact Holly Unruh (x7799; hunruh@ihc.ucsb.edu) or email her the following information: a short project description, tentative dates of project activities, and the kinds of support needed (e.g. travel, release time).
• Electronic Databases on funding sources: UCSB faculty and students interested in doing their own funding searches can access the following databases:
  Illinois Research Information Service (IRIS) (http://carousel.lis.uiuc.edu/~iris/databases.html)
  Community of Science (COS) (http://fundingopps.cos.com)
  
  Workshops on using these databases will be offered upon request.
  
• Supplementary Research on funding sources: Additional information about funding agencies can be found in annual reports and other published materials, and is available upon request.

Project Development and Proposal Preparation

General guidance and detailed consultation on project formulation, proposal writing and budget issues for extramural grants are provided through:

• Workshops: Workshops for faculty seeking extramural funding in the humanities and arts are offered at various times during the academic year.
• Individual consultation: Faculty are invited to make appointments with Dr. Lai to discuss their projects and any aspects of fellowship and grant proposal writing and preparation.
• Budget preparation: The IHC business officer, Theresa Pena, assists faculty in detailed budget preparation for all grants submitted through the Center.

Cost Sharing on Extramural Grants

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center provides cost-sharing to leverage extramural research grants for projects in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences that are interdisciplinary in nature. Grant proposals for which IHC cost-sharing is requested should be submitted through the Center, and the Center 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 Holly Unruh (x7799; hunruh@ihc.ucsb.edu). Prospective applicants are encouraged to consult with her before submitting grant proposals and cost-sharing requests.

Proposal Submission

The IHC works in coordination with the Office of Research to submit proposals for extramural funding in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences. All grant proposals are subject to review prior to submission. To ensure proper review, proposals should reach the IHC at least seven working days before the agency deadline.

IHC staff will assist in the completion of forms required by the agency and the University, and be responsible for making the required number of copies and submitting the application package on time.

The IHC will administer funds for successful grant proposals submitted through the Center.

For further information on any aspect of research development, contact Holly Unruh (x7799; hunruh@ihc.ucsb.edu)