Overview
The Council provides funds, connections, and logistical support for faculty and research staff who wish to establish or maintain interdisciplinary reading and discussion groups. In some cases, the Council will publicize the opportunity by issuing a wide call for potential participants; other smaller, more focused groups may be formed by invitation only. Past initiatives have included “Archival Silences,” the “Classical Literature Workshop” and the “Avant-Garde Workshop.” Current initiatives include discussion groups in comparative diplomatics, archival silences, and bodies of knowledge. Groups may invite guest speakers or periodically host interdisciplinary conferences and symposia.
These funds are intended to provide full support for new initiatives or to help sustain those that are not home based in a department or program. Requests for co-sponsorship of a reading group should be submitted through the “conference and project co-sponsorship” funding portal.
The Humanities Council is not currently accepting proposals for new working groups.
See a full list of Humanities Council funding opportunities.
