Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, August 1st, 2025, 5pm PT Closed.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: October 1, 2025
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 5
Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $750,000 ($500,000 in outright funds plus $250,000 in Federal Matching Funds) for up to three years.
Link to Award: https://www.neh.gov/program/humanities-research-centers-artificial-intelligence
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
Support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions for collaboration among scholars to explore a specific topic through research, as well as spreading knowledge about that research through educational or outreach activities. Centers may include scholars from diverse disciplines and from one or more institutions, but must be focused on asking humanities questions and should be led by humanists. Successful applicants will work to establish a sustainable center and engage in at least two activities—e.g., collaborative research and writing efforts; workshops and lecture series; education and mentoring; and the creation of digital tools to increase or advance scholarly discourse about AI—that support research into the social and cultural aspects of AI.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.