Dean’s Competitive Fund for Promising Scholarship supports Harvard faculty’s new scholarship, research continuity, and critical infrastructure to advance work toward future competitive funding.
The Fall 2026 application cycle is now closed; the deadline was October 19, 2026, at 5 PM ET. The application link has been removed, and the Fall 2026 guidelines and FAQs remain for informational purposes only and are subject to change.
Harvard's Provostial Fund for the Arts & Humanities supports innovative faculty-led arts and humanities projects that emphasize curricular impact and student engagement.
Harvard's FAS Professional Development Funds support tenure-track faculty with up to $1,000 for scholarly activities like manuscript workshops to advance research and teaching careers.
Faculty Special Projects Fund supports Harvard faculty’s one-time data science projects that lack other readily available funding, advancing the Harvard Data Science Initiative’s broader mission.
FAS Tenured Publication Fund supports tenured Harvard FAS and SEAS faculty with publication-related costs for scholarly books and edited collections, helping bring their projects to timely completion.
The Star-Friedman Challenge funds bold, interdisciplinary, high-risk research in the life, physical, and social sciences at Harvard, supporting innovative projects that cross traditional scientific boundaries.