Funding Opportunities

Provost’s Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration

Purpose

The Provost's Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration was developed to promote faculty discussion and collaboration on topics and activities of mutual intellectual interest that involve two or more Faculties. The Provost has limited funds to support a variety of cross-faculty collaborations, including but not limited to courses, time-delimited research projects, small-scale conferences, and working groups.

To be eligible for support, the designated leader and faculty involved with the proposal must hold primary Harvard faculty appointments at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Additionally, the faculty involved must be from at least two different schools. Colleagues from outside Harvard may be included as well. Grants of up to $25,000 are available and will not typically cover salaries of any of the faculty involved. These one-year grants should be considered seed money rather than continuing support. Ordinarily, the funds should be expended within a year of the award; if not, please contact the Provost's office for an extension.

Application Process

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. The proposal should contain a description of the activity (less than two pages), a detailed budget (including categories of expense and specific planned expenditures, e.g., travel, food, honoraria, facilities rentals, student assistance, etc.), and letters of commitment to the project (one from the designated faculty leader assuming fiscal, administrative, and intellectual responsibility for the program and one from each participating faculty specifying the level of involvement to which they are prepared to commit).

Awards will be granted for twelve months, with the possibility of renewal for one additional year upon a showing of substantial progress. A report, at the conclusion of the activities, will be expected from each group, detailing what activities the group has engaged in, who has participated, the substance of the issues explored, and any resulting products.

Applications should be submitted either via email to Marshall Page or in hard copy to:

Provost's Fund For Interfaculty Collaboration
880 Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

For further information, please contact Marshall Page in the Office of the Provost either via phone at (617) 495-2579 or e-mail at mpage@camail.harvard.edu.