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PHC Programs

Grants and Fellowships


Calls for applications for 2008-2009 grants.

Public Arts and Humanities Faculty Fellowship Program, 2008-2009

To support and advance cultural engagement in arts, humanities, and design at Michigan State University

In collaboration with the College of Arts and Letters and MSU’s Office of University Outreach and Engagement, the Public Humanities Collaborative will grant up to four 2008-2009 Public Arts and Humanities Faculty Fellowships.  Each Fellow will receive funds sufficient for a course release (or equivalent buy-out, depending on appointment status) in Spring Semester 2009 and support for professional development.  These competitively awarded fellowships establish and facilitate a model of faculty development and collegiality that spans, connects, and strengthens rigorous research, innovative teaching, community-based learning, and cultural work in the public interest. 

For more information, please visit the PAH Fellowship page.

Year of Arts and Culture Incentive Grants, 2007-2008

To support teaching, research, and outreach initiatives linking cultural disciplines and public policy

Offered in collaboration with the College of Arts and Letters Office of Outreach and Engagement, these grants are intended as ‘seed money’ ($500) to support teaching, research, and outreach initiatives that explore links between the cultural disciplines and public policy.  These incentive grants are part of the 2007-2008 Year of Arts and Culture, a university-wide effort to position arts and culture at the University as relevant, accessible components of academic and community life.  Award recipients will be selected on the basis of the proposed project’s connection to public policymaking, its potential influence thereon, and its plan to evaluate the proposal’s impact on its targeted audience. For more information, please view the Incentive Grants flyer (PDF - 70 KB). Application deadline: April 30, 2008. Details about accepted projects coming soon.

Faculty/Staff Travel Grants, 2007-2008

To promote and facilitate scholarly approaches to public engagement in the humanities

Travel grants are offered to support academic travel with an outreach and engagement focus in public humanities work ($300 for faculty; $600 for faculty traveling with students). These grants support a limited number of proposals for travel to national conferences related to public engagement in arts and culture. Travel awards may support either individual faculty travel or travel that involves faculty and students. Expenses reimbursed may include registration, entry fees, transportation and other costs related to the travel. For more information, please view the Travel Grants flyer (PDF - 64 KB). Application deadline: April 30, 2008. Details about accepted projects coming soon.



Contact Information

  • Public Humanities Collaborative
  • 100 Linton Hall • Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI 48824
  • Phone: 517.432.3910 • Fax: 517.355.0159 • E-mail: phc at msu.edu