Office of Research

Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

Limited Submissions

 

The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to 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.

A center supports 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, but must be focused on asking humanities questions and should be led by humanists. Scholars may come from one or more institutions. NEH welcomes international collaboration, but scholars at U.S. institutions must oversee and set the agenda for the center. This program is for establishing new centers; existing centers and institutes are not eligible in this competition. Only one application per institution is permitted in this competition. For the purposes of this limitation, branch campuses are considered separately and each may submit one application.

Successful applicants will work to establish a sustainable center and engage in at least two activities that support research into the social and cultural aspects of AI. Appropriate activities may include but are not limited to: 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.

Application Instructions

Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Proposals are due to the sponsor 10/1/2025/2025 so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 9/22/2025 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

20251210-RAI

Deadlines
08/06/2025 UW Internal Deadline Open
09/22/2025 OSP Deadline
10/01/2025 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Funding amount

$750,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1 (per UW campus)

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.