Research Funding and Awards
Faculty Research Grants Call for Proposals
The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences invites tenured, tenure-track, and collegiate faculty to apply for grants to support research activities and creative work. Faculty Research Grants support scholarly outcomes including articles, books, chapters, edited volumes, creative works, presentations, exhibits, and more, as well as work leading to the submission of proposals for external funding.
Proposal Deadline: October 23, 2025
Please direct questions to Tom Ewing (etewing@vt.edu).
Freedom Scholars
Call for Proposals for Freedom Scholars to support research on themes of freedom within scholarly areas of expertise: $5000 in summer 2026 salary and funds to support a visiting scholar working on related topics. Deadline September 15, 2025.
Reports on Faculty Research Grants
Faculty reporting results from a college research grant may use the form linked here and below to submit results, or may email them to Tom Ewing (etewing@vt.edu).