The University Research Fund for the assistance of scholarship and research in the Humanities and Social Sciences is administered by a Committee of the Faculty, chaired by the Dean of the Faculty. All regular, full-time members of the Faculty in the Humanities and the Social Sciences are eligible to request grants in support of their own scholarly research activity. Faculty members are eligible for grants to be used over the summer months only if they will continue to serve as full-time, regular faculty members in the following academic year. Grants are made for a great variety of purposes. Subvention of publication One of the funds administered by the Committee, the Tuck Fund, provides support to members of the faculty who desire to travel abroad to enhance their knowledge of their particular fields, and to strengthen their teaching capabilities.
Preference is given to faculty members working in the area of the humanities.
If you believe your application falls within the guidelines for the Tuck Fund, please outline how your work abroad will be incorporated into your instruction. Requests for grants should be submitted on application forms available in the departmental office. These forms should be filled out in detail and should be submitted to the Chair of your department for their endorsement. Requests without the Chair's recommendation will not be considered by the Committee. All applications for grants from the University Committee on Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences should be as fully detailed and supported as for a grant application to an outside funding agency.