Collaborative Humanities Labs
Brown University's Collaborative Humanities Labs fund cross-disciplinary faculty teams to pursue innovative, three-year research projects addressing key issues in the humanities.
Funder: Brown University
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Collaborative Humanities Labs; projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $40,000 per year for 3 years per lab (total up to $120,000); includes programming, publication, research support, admin support, and teaching relief.
Summary: Funds three-year, cross-disciplinary labs led by Brown faculty to address emerging issues in the humanities through collaborative research and teaching.
Key Information: Requires two Brown tenured/tenure-track faculty (at least one humanities); not open to lecturers, adjuncts, research, or visiting faculty.
Description
The Collaborative Humanities Labs program at Brown University's Cogut Institute for the Humanities supports innovative, three-year research initiatives that bring together faculty from different disciplines to address significant and emerging questions in the humanities. The labs are designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, generate new forms of knowledge, and promote academic dialogue. Each lab involves a pair of faculty leaders (with at least one from the humanities), opportunities for student involvement, collaborative teaching, and public-facing activities. The program provides substantial funding and administrative support to enable ambitious research, programming, and publication efforts.
