Office of Research

Higher Learning

Limited Submissions

In the interest of maintaining a grantmaking portfolio that supports inquiry into issues of vital social, cultural, and historical import, the Higher Learning program at the Mellon Foundation invites ideas for research and/or curricular projects focused on any of the three areas outlined below:

  • Civic Engagement and Voting Rights
  • Race and Racialization in the United States
  • Social Justice and the Literary Imagination

As always, Mellon seeks to support institutions with a demonstrated record of excellence in the humanities, and we particularly welcome concepts from institutions that are minority-serving (MSIs) and/or have not received Mellon funding in the last five years. 

For more details about project parameters and eligible fields of study, please visit their guidelines:https://awmf.app.box.com/s/48qli9fmex2bnky7ptrsnh5fxnt5ym2t

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.

2. CV (not NIH format) of the PI

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Friday, April 8, 2022. The sponsor deadline is 4/20/22 for registration and 5/16/2022 for a LOI.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2022

Deadlines
04/08/2022 UW Internal Deadline Closed
05/16/2022 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Funding amount

$500,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3 (UW Bothell and UW Tacoma can put forward up to 3 proposals each, as well)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.