Please Note: We missed a crucial detail regarding this NEH grant program: this is a limited submission opportunity. Harvard University, as a single institution, is limited to submitting one (optional) draft and one proposal to the NEH. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal selection process to determine who from Harvard may submit a draft and proposal to the NEH. Potential applicants must submit an internal pre-proposal here by 12 PM on November 30, 2023, to be considered during Harvard's selection process.
 
We want to extend our apologies for the oversight in the previous email. Please contact research_development@fas.harvard.edu with any questions. 

Greetings,

 

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the new Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) program, launched to create humanities research centers on AI at eligible institutions. More information about this opportunity can be found in the synopsis and links below.

 

NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence 

OSP Deadline: February 7, 2024. Departments or areas may require additional time for proposal review and submission. Please discuss a timeline with your grants administrator.

Sponsor Deadline: February 14, 2024

Award Amount: Up to $500,000 for 36 months, with a maximum of $200,000 per year. Applicants may also request an additional $250,000 in federal matching funds to leverage third party funding. 

 

The NEH is launching a major research initiative to understand and address the ethical, legal, and societal consequences of AI, and is particularly interested in projects that explore the risks of AI-related technologies on truth, trust, and democracy; safety and security; and privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program will create new Centers of scholarly discourse and learning, each one a nexus for collaborative efforts that reach across disciplinary lines to gain a more holistic understanding of AI in the modern world. A Center is a sustained collaboration among scholars focused on exploring a specific topic through two or more related scholarly activities. In your application to this program, you must propose creating a Center with a specific research focus related to AI's ethical, legal, and societal implications.

 

In addition to the establishment of the Center, your project should engage in at least two activities that support research into the ethical, legal, and social 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.  

 

Program officers will review draft application materials submitted by January 10, 2024. This optional review is not part of the formal selection process and has no bearing on the final funding decision. However, previous applicants have found it useful to strengthen their applications. If you choose to submit a draft, send it as an attachment to AICenters@neh.gov.

 

 

Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for further details: Research_Centers_on_Artificial_Intelligence_20240214-RAI.pdf.

 

Questions from FAS faculty about this opportunity may be directed to research_development@fas.harvard.edu. 
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