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Faculty Application Deadlines

Not faculty? See Student Application Deadlines.

Grant Deadline
Large grant proposals (for more than $5,000) Last working day in March (must be submitted in March preceding the academic year in which the program will occur)
Medium Grant proposals (over $1,500 to $5,000) Last working day in August for events scheduled in the fall or spring semesters; last working day in December for events scheduled in the spring semester
Small Grant proposals (for $1,500 and under) Last working day of any month (August-April)
Aperio Series of Humane Texts Last working day in October. If a proposal is not approved then, the steering committee will consider further proposals, with a deadline of the last working day of January.
Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Faculty) Last working day in July (for the following summer)
Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Students)  Last working day in October
Faculty publication costs Any time during the year
Grants for teaching faculty attending academic conferences Last working day in  August for September meeting (priority deadline) and the last working day in any month from September to April until grant funds are used up
Humanities faculty library grants Any time during the year
Nachbahr Award nominations Last working day in October
NEH summer grants applications to the University for sponsorship Last working day in July (date announced yearly)
Stipends for student summer study Last working day in February
Stipends for (otherwise) unpaid internships Last working day in March
Student-Led Seminars Last working day in October for spring seminars
Student-Led Seminars Last working day in February for fall seminars
Student research assistants for summer Last working day in March
Student research assistants for fall Last working day in March
Student research assistants for spring Last working day in November
Student summer fellowships Last working day in February
Summer study grants for teaching faculty Last working day in January
Teaching Faculty Excellence Award Last working day in April
Team-taught courses Last working day in September; if the full number of grants is not given then additional proposals will be accepted the last working day in March

Deadlines By Date

Last working day of the month (August-April):

  • General proposals for small grants ($1,500 and under)
  • Grants for teaching faculty attending academic conferences (until grant funds are used up)
  • Nurturing intellectual friendships
  • July 31, 2024:
    • NEH Summer Stipend for summer 2025
    • Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Faculty) for summer 2025

  • August 30, 2024:
    • Grant proposals for medium grants ($1,500 - $5,000) for fall or spring semester events
    • Grants for teaching faculty attending academic conferences (priority deadline)
  • September 30, 2024: Team-taught courses (for the following academic year)

  • October 31, 2024:
    • The Nachbahr Award nominations
    • Aperio Series of Humane Texts
    • Student-Led Seminars for spring seminars
    • Digital Humanities Summer Institute student applications

  • November 26, 2024: Student research assistants (for the spring semester)

  • December 20, 2024: Grant proposals for medium grants ($1,500 - $5,000) for spring semester events
  • January 31, 2025:
    • Summer study grants for teaching faculty
    • Aperio Series of Humane Texts (if no proposals are accepted in November)

  • February 28, 2025
    • Student summer fellowships
    • Stipend for summer study
    • Student-Led Seminars for fall seminars

  • March 31, 2025:
    • Proposals for grants for more than $5000 (for the following year)
    • Team-teaching proposals
    • Stipends for (otherwise) unpaid internships
    • Student research assistants for summer
    • Student research assistants for fall

  • April 30, 2025
    •  Teaching Faculty Excellence Award nominations

  • May 31, 2025
    •  Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Faculty) for the following summer

Note: Applications for university sponsorship for NEH Summer Stipends for Summer 2025 will be due on July 31, 2024.

Submitting Your Application

All applications should be sent electronically to program assistant Bess Garrett, esgarrett@loyola.edu.

For information about any of these programs please consult the grant guidelines. For answers to specific questions, consult program assistant Bess Garrett at ext. 2617 or the interim CFH director, Dr. Peggy O'Neill Poneill1@loyola.edu.