The Tulane Global Humanities Center invites proposals from School of Liberal Arts faculty and graduate students (those in good standing in a School of Liberal Arts PhD program) in the humanities, and humanistic social sciences for research projects focusing on the Global South or on the Gulf South in a global context. Grants are awarded up to a maximum of $5,000. The fellowship funds can be used as a travel grant to/in the region for archival research and/or fieldwork, or to defray other research expenses.
Awardees are required to do the following:
- Submit a web-ready summary of the project including pictures and a short personal bio along with signing of the grant agreement.
- Submit a final report that includes an accounting of expenses and updated web-ready summary of the project, including pictures and a short personal bio.
- Awardees agree to make a public presentation of their work at a TGHC meeting during the year of or following their award.
Global South Research Grant proposals should include the following:
- 500-word project summary that includes funding request ($5000 max).
- Project narrative of no more than four double-spaced pages
- Detailed budget that includes all project expenses and delineates which expenses will be covered by the requested funds.
- Up-to-date CV.
- Two letters of recommendation.
To apply, please complete the form available at this link: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/xiETbhE_UklcXjQtHbLIxQ. Please note that the form will ask for contact information and a bio and will ask applicants to upload project proposals. All project proposals must be submitted as one compiled pdf.
The next application deadline is December 5, 2025.
Applicants cannot be awarded both the Monroe and the Global South Research Grants during the same academic year.