Arts and Humanities Microgrants

The Arts and Humanities Microgrants support existing projects, works-in-progress, or test the feasibility of a larger grant idea for faculty in the Arts and Humanities. Funds support a wide range of individual and team projects, workshops, symposia and more. For workshops or symposia, the proposal must state how the Microgrants will support the research capacity of the project (e.g., collaborations, etc.) and position the work for external recognition and funding. Awards are made for $3,000 for 1 year and an additional $2,000 may be requested for projects involving sustainability research as part of support from the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.  

Note:  

• Expression of Intent is not required for Arts & Humanities Microgrants.  

Eligibility

• Applicants must be full-time faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh. Eligible appointment stream faculty must have research as their core responsibility.  
• Awardees from the immediate previous funding cycle may not apply to the same grant-type they were awarded funds for (e.g., Microgrant Awardees from FY25 cannot apply for a Microgrant in FY26).  
• Undergraduate, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, staff, research associates, or visiting (non-permanent) faculty members may not be listed as investigators, but they may participate in PMF projects.  
• Faculty from outside the University of Pittsburgh are not eligible to participate in Microgrants.