Hall Center For The Humanities

Humanities Grant Development Office


The Humanities Grant Development Office stimulates external grant and fellowship activities and enhances the quality of applications by KU humanities scholars.


Grant Development Services - Faculty


Download a PDF of our Services and Proposal Development Tips

Download a PDF of our Institutional Proposal-specific Timeline and Development Tips


Services to KU Faculty in the Humanities and Humanities-oriented Social Sciences

Funding Opportunities Identification

We offer:

  • Personal consultations to plan short- and long-term funding timelines
  • Discipline-specific funding opportunities lists
  • Community of Science tutorials
  • Personalized funding opportunities searches
  • Networking opportunities with colleagues who have similar research interests

Proposal Development

We offer:

  • Interpretation and analysis of application guidelines
  • Interpretation of KU’s policies and procedures
  • Liaising with the Hall Center for the Humanities
  • Liaising with KUCR’s Pre-Award Services
  • Creating online accounts with funding agencies
  • Filling out online and paper application forms
  • Review and editing for both content and formatting
  • Assistance with Budget and budget justification development
  • Collection of components from collaborators
  • Submission of applications (online upload, or paper)
  • Tracking the submission of reference letters
  • Human Subject applications
  • Conflict of Interest reporting

Post-Award Assistance

We offer:

  • Facilitation of Supplemental Salary Fund (SSF) applications
  • Liaising with KUCR’s Post-Award Services
  • Assistance with progress reports and final reports
  • Publicity regarding successful awards



Humanities Lecture Series
Arsalan Iftikhar
September 12, 2013

2010-2011Hall Center Scholars



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