Humanities Innovation Grants: Workforce Equity
The Modern Language Association's Humanities Innovation Grants: Workforce Equity funds projects that advance workforce equity and improve working conditions in humanities departments.
Funder: Modern Language Association
Due Dates: September 30, 2026: Full application deadline (application closes)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 per award; ~5 awards anticipated for 2026 cycle
Summary: Supports projects that advance workforce equity and improve working conditions in humanities departments, especially for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty.
Key Information: Applicants must be MLA members or in a MAPS-member department at time of application and award.
Description
This grant from the Modern Language Association funds projects that promote workforce fairness and improved working conditions in language, literature, writing, and culture departments or programs. The program is designed to catalyze sustainable improvements, particularly for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty, by supporting initiatives such as mentoring programs, professional development opportunities, collaborations to improve career outcomes, data gathering on working conditions, equitable workload policies, reducing job precarity, and ethical hiring practices. The grant aims to foster innovative, practical solutions that can be sustained and shared across the humanities community.
