First priority is given to those who have not received a grant from the HRF Committee within the last five year. Faculty may apply for grants of one or two semesters at partial salary to supplement their sabbatical salary. Travel funds, the most economical round-trip air fare, might be awarded when the Committee judges that travel is essential to the project. Per diem, travel funds for dependents, or funds for research and clerical assistance are not provided. The Committee is very interested in the particular circumstances of each applicant, and it encourages department chairs to elaborate, in their letters of support, upon any special circumstances that their faculty may have.
Applicants are normally eligible for a sabbatical leave supplements as follows.
In exceptional circumstances, and with the endorsement of the department chair, the Committee may consider exceptions to the following criteria. All accrued sabbatical credits must be used. Exceptions will be considered in the case of Assistant Professors facing imminent mid-career and tenure reviews whose circumstances might warrant additional support. In general, recipients of a Humanities Research Fellowship may not hold a simultaneous grant from another sources. Since the number of applicants always far exceeds the number of awards, the Committee strongly recommends that applicants also apply to extramural sources.