Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence
Funding Agency:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
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. Centers must focus their scholarly activities on exploring the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI.
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 contribute significantly to the project. 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 ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI. Appropriate activities may include but are not limited to: collaborative research and writing efforts; workshops or lecture series; education and mentoring; and the creation of digital tools to increase or advance scholarly discourse about AI.
You may submit an optional prospectus. You must use the prospectus template found under Application Instructions, Step 1 Review your application package, “Program Resources.” To receive feedback, you must submit the prospectus by Oct 2, 2024 to aicenters@neh.gov. Put “AI Center Prospectus” in the subject line of the message. NEH staff will only comment on one prospectus per institution per competition deadline.
Note about Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
This grant program is one of ten NEH programs that are part of NEH’s Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence initiative, which is encouraging research on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI. To learn more about the initiative, please see our page about the AI initiative.
Applicants to NEH for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024, should be aware of revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective from that date. All NEH awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the revised regulations. You may incorporate these changes into your applications now.
Additional information is available at NEH Update on the 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR 200
Maximum award amount: Up to $750,000 ($500,000 in outright funds plus $250,000 in Federal Matching Funds)
$2,500,000
Optional draft due: October 2, 2024
December 11, 2024
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